Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 870 · 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.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
15. 15.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) never looking again
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
36. 36.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the page number
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) never looking again

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