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How to take notes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do we take notes during a class or lecture?

a)

To record everything that was said.

b)

To help the content tick in our memories better.

c)

To reduce passivity and boredom.

2.

Why is it important to take our own notes?

a)

You might not be able to trust another person.

b)

It is considered cheating to copy notes.

c)

It hurts your learning and memory if you don't take notes.

3.

Most modern scientists suggest:

a)

Typing notes

b)

Handwriting notes

c)

Either typing or handwriting notes is fine.

4.

True or False:

It is a good idea to write down every word that the teachers says?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False:

Teachers lecture randomly with no structure, order, or organized style.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False:

Once you have taken notes, it doesn't matter when you study them.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False:

It doesn't matter where you keep your notes.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False:

You will probably remember everything, so you don't need to take notes.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False:

Taking notes from a video is the same as taking notes from a person.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False:

When reading, you can highlight as much as you want.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False:

If the teacher is talking, you should probably be writing.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What kind of information goes in box number 4?

a)

Name/Period/Title

b)

Summary

c)

"In-the-Moment" Notes

d)

Questions or Key Ideas

13.

What kind of information would I find in box 3?

a)

Lecture or Reading Notes

b)

Key Ideas

c)

Date

d)

Summary

14.

When taking notes, what can you use to help you write the notes faster?

a)

Friend's notes

b)

iPad

c)

Abbreviations

d)

Highlighter

15.
How can you emphasize important parts or key words?
a)
Underline
b)
Highlight
c)
Circle
d)
All of the above
16.
What are Cornell Notes?
a)
Music in the written form.
b)
A note taking system used for organizing notes
c)
Notes that are taken in computer class
d)
A note that is written to a friend.
17.

Highlighting and colored ink can be used to help make...

a)

...the notes prettier.

b)

...the notes harder to read.

c)

...important words and phrases stand out.

d)

...me happy.

18.

I should be taking notes using the Cornell Notes format while...


Select ALL answers that apply.

a)

reading assigned text/articles.

b)

the teacher is lecturing.

c)

watching a video.

d)

taking a test

e)

reading for fun.

19.

Which classes can you use Cornell Notes?


ONE answer.

a)

History

b)

English

c)

Science

d)

Math

e)

All of them!

20.

Where should my questions come from?

a)

The essential question

b)

The summary

c)

My brain

d)

The main ideas in the notes

21.

1. You should take notes while you’re reading _________.

a)

so you can show your future teachers your notes so that they know what you’ve already learned

b)

because it will help you not get bored when you’re sitting in class

c)

because you can’t rely on your short-term memory to remember everything you read

d)

because notes will be helpful for any classmates or friends who need to copy your work

22.

What word matches the definition:

a small part of something

a)

main

b)

subtopic

c)

detail

d)

outline

23.

What word matches the definition:

arranged in a logical order

a)

detail

b)

organized

c)

phrase

d)

summary

24.

What word matches the definition:

a general plan for a report or project

a)

outline

b)

phrase

c)

key word

d)

subtopic

25.

What kind of note-taking method is this?

a)

Cornell notes

b)

outline

c)

mind map

26.

What kind of note-taking method is this?

a)

Cornell notes

b)

outline

c)

mind map

27.

What is the smaller section of a main topic?

a)

subtopic

b)

note

c)

phrase

d)

outline

28.

What is the Golden Rule of Notes?

a)

Stuff them away you got it now

b)

Burn them like Fahrenheit 451

c)

Look at them again in a scheduled 20 minute increments every night

d)

Study them the night before the test only

29.

Which Note taking strategy will you use?

4 lines
30.

Do you think you will use the same note strategy every day or switch it up?

4 lines