Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 922 · 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: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) clear headings
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the last point
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
15. 15.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
21. 21.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
25. 25.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
35. 35.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) writing every line
39. 39.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics

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