Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 872 · 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.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
5. 5.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the last point
6. 6.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) your own words
9. 9.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
11. 11.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
12. 12.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
27. 27.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
30. 30.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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