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Active listening and note taking are: |
| | A) | tools for school. |
| | B) | essential job skills. |
| | C) | not just tools for school but are also essential job skills. |
| | D) | necessary only if you need extra help in school. |
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Being mindful means: |
| | A) | focusing your attention. |
| | B) | allowing your mind to wander. |
| | C) | being mentally preoccupied. |
| | D) | thinking about your next class. |
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While your instructor is lecturing, you should: |
| | A) | ask questions. |
| | B) | be quiet. |
| | C) | ask the student next to you any questions you have to avoid interrupting the instructor. |
| | D) | set up your next study team session. |
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When taking notes, you should: |
| | A) | take notes exactly the way your instructor instructs you to do so. |
| | B) | use a system that enhances your learning and personality style. |
| | C) | choose a system and stick to it to develop discipline. |
| | D) | follow the example of a successful student in your class. |
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With a formal outline, you: |
| | A) | divide your notepaper and use the left side for key words, illustrations, etc., and the right side to list topics. |
| | B) | start from the main idea placed in the center of a page and branch out with subtopics. |
| | C) | integrate text and lecture notes. |
| | D) | show headings, main points, and supporting examples using enumeration like A. 1., and B. 2. |
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A mind map: |
| | A) | uses the left side of your notepaper for key words, illustrations, etc., and the right side to list topics. |
| | B) | starts with the main idea placed in the center of a page and branches out with subtopics. |
| | C) | integrates text and lecture notes. |
| | D) | shows headings, main points, and supporting examples using enumeration like A. 1., and B. 2. |
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The Cornell system of note taking: |
| | A) | uses the left side of your notepaper for key words, illustrations, etc. and the right side to list topics. |
| | B) | starts with the main idea placed in the center of a page and branches out with subtopics. |
| | C) | integrates text and lecture notes. |
| | D) | shows headings, main points, and supporting examples using enumeration like A. 1., and B. 2. |
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The creative outline: |
| | A) | uses the left side of your notepaper for key words, illustrations, etc., and the right side to list topics. |
| | B) | starts with the main idea placed in the center of a page and branches out with subtopics. |
| | C) | integrates text and lecture notes. |
| | D) | shows headings, main points, and supporting examples using enumeration like A. 1., and B. 2. |
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Note-taking strategies include all of the following except: |
| | A) | go to every class. |
| | B) | be on time. |
| | C) | sit up front. |
| | D) | copy other students' notes. |
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The first step in overcoming the barriers to effective note taking is to: |
| | A) | view note taking as a passive academic skill. |
| | B) | choose the right note-taking system. |
| | C) | recognize its importance. |
| | D) | learn note-taking shortcuts. |
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