Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 906 · 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: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) your own words
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
13. 13.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) your own words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
21. 21.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
24. 24.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) they are long
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) writing every line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
37. 37.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) clear headings

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