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Focused Note-taking Quizz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What goes on the LEFT SIDE of your notes?

a)

Vocabulary Words

b)

Questions

c)

Main Ideas

d)

All of the above

2.

What goes on the RIGHT SIDE of your notes?

a)

Notes

b)

Details

c)

Evidence

d)

All of the above

3.

What are the types of notes?

a)

2-Column Notes 

3-Column Notes

b)

Cornell Notes 

Mind Maps 

c)

Graphic Organizers

Interactive Notebooks 

d)

All of the above

4.

How many phases of focused note-taking are there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

5.

A question frames a unit of study as a problem to be solved.

a)

Matching

b)

Multiple Choice

c)

Essential Question

d)

True/False

6.

When you establish a purpose & objective for note-taking:This is what phase?

a)

Phase 2

b)

Phase 3

c)

Phase 1

d)

Phase 5

7.

Involves thinking about the notes

Should be done within 24 hours of taking the notes

Provides opportunities for collaboration

Will get messy as note-takers revise

Focuses on clarifying content and organization

a)

Phase 4

b)

Phase 3

c)

Phase 2

d)

Phase 5

8.

Using notes for their intended purpose and applying what you have learned from your notes.

a)

Phase 1

b)

Phase 4

c)

Phase 2

d)

Phase 5

9.

True or False:You should not think about your notes as a whole. Only parts of your notes matter.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Return to the notes with an eye for inquiry:

  • Learning makes sense when it is connected to what we already know, what we’ve experienced, or how we can use it.

  • Learners should ask questions they really want to find the answers to and truly want to discuss.

a)

Phase 2

b)

Phase 3

c)

Phase 4

d)

Phase 1

11.
  •  The process of capturing key information during a lecture, discussion, or reading, while ignoring the less important details. 

a)

Focused Note-Taking

b)

Socratic Seminar

c)

Tutorials

d)

Collaborative Study Groups

12.

Why is focused note-taking so important? (Choose ALL that apply)

a)
  • Improved retention of information: When you focus on the most important information, you are more likely to remember it later.

b)

Better understanding of concepts: Focusing on key ideas and themes can help you connect the dots and see the bigger picture.

c)
  • More efficient studying: Well-organized notes can save you time when reviewing and studying for exams or assignments.

d)
  • Improved critical thinking skills: Focused note taking requires you to analyze and evaluate information, which can help you develop critical thinking skills.

13.



1.Process Notes

2.Connecting Your Thinking

 3.Summarizing and Reflecting

a)

How I REP my notes

b)

Five Phases of Focused Note Taking

c)

Analyzing Notes

d)

None of the Above

14.

True or False:Academic Vocabulary is highlighted in blue.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Questions and Connections are highlighted in....

a)

Pink

b)

Blue

c)

Orange

d)

Yellow

16.

Mathematical Relationships are highlighted in....

a)

Orange

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Pink

17.

Questions and connections are located on which side of your notes

a)

Left

b)

Right

18.

True or False:You can write your essential question in the summary section of your notes.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Put in order the 5 Phases of Focused Note-Taking

a)

Taking Notes

b)

Processing Notes

c)

Connecting Thinking

d)

Summarizing and Reflecting on Learning

e)

Applying Learning

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
20.

True or False:You should take notes in all your classes.

a)

True

b)

False