Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 929 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
8. 8.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
23. 23.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
24. 24.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
32. 32.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) the main topic
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
35. 35.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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