Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 518 · 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 of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) nothing
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
12. 12.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
23. 23.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map

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