Reading and Notetaking

What is the overall purpose of notetaking?

• to torture teenagers

• to understand the text and record the most important information

• to make beautiful outlines to share with friends

• to write own everything in case you forget it

While preparing notes you should

• read material carefully

• write down word by word

• wait until the morning of the test to start

• ignore the pictures and maps

Which of the following should your notes include?

• key words and phrases

• complete sentences

• full paragraphs

• exact punctuation

What is summarizing?

• Restating in your own words only the key ideas of the original piece in a condensed form

• Copying the ideas word for word and using quotation marks

• Restating the content in your own words by replacing some of the words to avoid plagiarizing but maintaining most of the same meaning

• Writing the first and last sentence of every paragraph

When taking notes from a lecture, write down every word the teacher says.

• True

• False

When recording information, it is alright if you abbreviate when possible.

• True

• False

Which techniques can be useful in notetaking?

• Use abbreviations

• Use color and image

• Use keywords

• All above

Which is NOT a visual note taking system

• Diagrams

• Mind maps

• Pictures and flow charts

• Outline system

How soon will you need to work with your notes in order to initially reset the curve of forgetfulness?

• within 24 hours

• within a week

• within 30 days

• Just taking notes is good enough.

True or False - every time you interact with your notes you increase your memory and knowledge of the information.

• true

• false