Note Taking and Newspaper Articles Quiz

What is the practice of writing down pieces of information in a systematic way during a lecture, discussion, or reading session?

• Paraphrasing

• Summarizing

• Note taking

• Skimming

Which type of note-taking involves making a framework or skeletal plan that reflects the systematic order, completeness, clarity, and logic of the idea or information being documented?

• Summarizing

• Skimming

• Listing

• Outlining

When you skim a text, what are you trying to identify?

• Sub-topics

• Main idea

• Specific information

• Source of information

What type of article in a newspaper presents the editor's or the publisher's opinions on current issues, situations, or news items?

• News story

• Feature story

• Editorial

• Signed column

Which type of article in a newspaper features interviews with well-known people or those who are mentioned to the 5Ws and one H questions?

• News story

• Feature story

• Editorial

• Special interest or features

What type of article in a newspaper is usually accompanied by pictures, graphs, or charts and caters to readers' varied special interests?

• Special interest or features

• Cartoons

• Comic strip

• Advertisement

What is the purpose of an advertisement in a newspaper?

• Help in searching for a job or products to buy

• Express opinions on current issues

• Entertain the reader

• Provide latest news

What are cartoons in a newspaper typically used for?

• Express opinions on current issues

• Feature interviews

• Entertain the reader

• Provide latest news

What type of article in a newspaper carries dialog or a story through serial pictures or drawings?

• Editorial

• Comic strip

• Signed column

• News story

Which technique on note-taking involves translating information into a note-and-diagram format using concept maps, diagrams, charts, or outlines?

• Recognizing main ideas

• Using own words

• Translating information into a note-and-diagram format

• Listing and highlighting