Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 899 · 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: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
4. 4.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
8. 8.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
14. 14.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
20. 20.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
26. 26.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
29. 29.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
34. 34.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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