Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 991 · 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.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) your own words
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) your own words
15. 15.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
27. 27.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
36. 36.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom

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