Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 880 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) writing every line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
5. 5.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
6. 6.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
8. 8.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
17. 17.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
19. 19.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
30. 30.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left

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