Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 907 · 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: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.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
3. 3.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) the last point
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
34. 34.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons

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