Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 91 · 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: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
8. 8.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
11. 11.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
14. 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) a small detail
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) your own words
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) the date only
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
27. 27.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) in your own words
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
32. 32.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
39. 39.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes

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