Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 865 · 40 questions

Study tip (Notes you can test yourself with): Cornell notes: notes in the big column, cue questions in the left column, a summary at the bottom. Mind map: main topic in the centre, branches for subtopics, one keyword per branch, colours and small icons. Good habits: your own words, short keywords, clear headings, a look within a day. Poor: copying word for word, writing every line, never looking again.

1. 1.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
19. 19.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
33. 33.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
37. 37.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
38. 38.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams

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