Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 926 · 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: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) short keywords
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
31. 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles
36. 36.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes

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