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Read the text below and answer the questions accordingly.

CLASSROOM NOTAKING
Clarissa White

1 How would you feel if you were forced to
spend 1800 hours-the equivalent of 75 days in a
row-sitting in a hard-backed chair, eyes wide
open, listening to the sound of someone else's
5 voice? You wouldn't be allowed to sleep, eat, or
smoke. You couldn't leave the room. To make
matters worse, you'd be expected to remember
every important point the speaker made, and you'd
be punished for forgetting. And, to top it off, you'd
10 have to pay thousands of dollar for the experience.
Sound like the torture scene from the latest
spy thriller? Actually, it's nothing of the kind. It's
what all college students do who take a full load of
five courses for four years. Those 1800 hours are
15 the time they'll spend in the lecture room.
Unfortunately, many students do regard these
hours as torture, and they do all sorts of things to
deaden the pain. Some of them sit through class
with glazed eyes, minds wandering to the athletic
20 field or the movie theater. Others hide in the back
of the room, sneaking glances at the newspaper of
the book they're being tested on in their next class.
Still others reduce the pain to zero: they simply
don't come to class. These students do not realize
25 that they're missing out on one of the most
important aspects of their education.
One reason you should take lecture notes is
that lectures add to what you read in textbooks.
Lecturers combine the material and approaches of
30 many texts, saving you the trouble of researching an
entire field. They keep up to date with their subjects
and can include the latest studies or discoveries in
their presentations; they needn't wait for the next
edition of the book to come out. They can provide
35 additional examples or simplify difficult concepts,
making it easier for you to master tricky material. And
the best lecturers combine knowledge with expert
showmanship. Both informative and entertaining
speakers, they can make any subject from ancient
40 civilizations to computers leap vividly to life.
True, you say, but isn't it good enough just to
listen to these wonderful people without
writing down what they say? Actually, it isn't, which leads us
45 to another reason for taking lecture notes. Studies
have shown that after two weeks, you'll forget 80%
of it. And you didn't come to the lecture room just to
be entertained. You came to learn. The only way to
keep the material in your head is to get it down in
50

permanent form-in the form of lecture notes.

Extracted from Broderick Bill (1991), Groundwork for College Reading II (pp. 266-267).



 
1

Examine the word "actually" on lines 12 and 43. Which expression best replaces it?

a) At this moment.................... ( )
b) In fact................................. ( )
c) Nowadays.......................... ( )
d) Currently............................ ( )
e) Supposedly......................... ( )


 
2

The word "showmanship" in "...the best of them combine knowledge with expert showmanship...they can make any subject from ancient civilizations to computers leap vividly to life" (line 38) means...

a) speech.................................. ( )
b) demonstration....................... ( )
c) appeal.................................. ( )
d) popularity............................. ( )
e) performance......................... ( )


 
3

The word "what" in the sentence "It's what all college students do ...for four years" (line 13) refers to

(1) Not sleeping, eating, or smoking.
(2) Spending 1800 hours in lecture rooms.
(3) Being forced to remember every important point a speaker makes.
(4) Being punished for forgetting.
(5) Paying thousands of dollars for the experience.

a) 1 and 5........................................... ( )
b) 1, 2, and 5...................................... ( )
c) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.............................. ( )
d) 2 and 3........................................... ( )
e) None of the above........................... ( )


 
4

The word "others" on lines 20 and 23 can be replaced by...

a) students............................ ( )
b) glazed eyes....................... ( )
c) glances.............................. ( )
d) minds................................ ( )
e) hours................................. ( )


 
5

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of this selection?

a) Students can learn more from lectures than from reading textbooks........................ ( )
b) College lectures are more than just entertainment................................................... ( )
c) Taking lecture notes is an important ability............................................................. ( )
d) Use lecture notes to stay busy in class................................................................... ( )
e) Notetaking allows you to bring a copy of the lecture home with you....................... ( )


 
6

Below you find a list of things that students do to minimize the agony of sitting through endless classes. Choose the IDEA that is NOT PRESENT in the text.

a) Think about other interesting activities............................ ( )
b) Study for an exam in the next class................................ ( )
c) Entertain themselves by talking...................................... ( )
d) Don't come to class...................................................... ( )
e) Think about a movie..................................................... ( )


 
7

What is the main idea controlling BOTH paragraphs 4 and 5?

a) There are many reasons for students to take notes...................... ( )
b) Notetaking adds to what students read in textbooks................... ( )
c) Notetaking helps students to memorize material.......................... ( )
d) It isn't enough to listen to lecturers.............................................. ( )
e) Lectures should combine content with entertainment................... ( )


 
8

From the selection, we can conclude that

a) classroom notetaking is very easy........................................................................ ( )
b) classroom notetaking is a detailed but rewarding ability........................................ ( )
c) there is only one good reason to take classroom notes......................................... ( )
d) most colleges now teach notetaking procedures to new students.......................... ( )
e) students should learn how to take notes............................................................... ( )


 
9

The sentence "...you should take lecture notes" (line 27) approximately means...

a) I give you permission to take notes............................ ( )
b) I oblige you to take notes.......................................... ( )
c) I suggest that you take notes...................................... ( )
d) I warn you to take notes............................................ ( )
e) I think you are able to take notes............................... ( )


 
10

Choose an alternative that is synonymous with "Studies have shown that after two weeks, you'll forget 80% of it" (line 45).

a) Studies demonstrate that students forget 80% of lectures............................................... ( )
b) Studies will demonstrate that students forget 80% of lectures......................................... ( )
c) Studies demonstrated that students forget 80% of lectures............................................. ( )
d) Studies had demonstrated that students would forget 80% of lectures............................ ( )
e) Studies are demonstrating that students forget 80% of lectures....................................... ( )