I. True-False (1-10) Number your paper from one to ten. Write true if the statement is true; write false if the statement is false.
1. In order to take good notes, you must concentrate on your instructor's lec- ture. To do this, you might have to choose a seat away from friends. It is important to review notes soon after taking them.
2. It is important to review notes soon after taking them.
3. Good notes include all the important points, but they also include some unimportant points.
4. You should choose one system of note taking and stick to that; it is never necessary to use more than one system.
5. In taking notes, you look for the main ideas, which are the points the author is trying to make.
6. The main idea appears in only one position in the paragraph; you will always find it in the first sentence.
7. Note taking is a-muscle activity; the muscles you use as yeu write help you remember the material.
8. Signal words may or may not help you in taking notes.
9. First, second, third, and so on are called half signals.
10. To use margin notes or highlighting as your note-taking techniques, you have to own your textbook.