1. Note taking is an important practice for capturing information from textbooks and lectures. It improves listening skills, focus, organization of information, understanding, and retention. 2. There are different note taking methods like the Cornell Method and Mapping Method. Effective notes are written legibly using key words and cue words to make them concise. 3. The "5 R's of Note Taking" are: Record, Reduce, Recite, Reflect, and Review. This helps to actively engage with the material by writing, reciting without notes, reflecting on ideas, and reviewing main points.

1. Question Comprehension and
Answering Skills
Good Answers Better Score
Ram Kumar Rai (Arts Department)

2. NOTE TAKING ???
1. Topics
2. Sub Topics
3. Key Concepts
4. Main Points
5. Important
Examples
6. Terms and
Definitions
7. Muddiest Points
Elements of
‘Good Notes’
Practice of recording
information and supporting
details captured from
another sources such as text
books and the lectures
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3. •Cornell Method1.
•Mapping Method2.
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4. The 5 R’s of Note Taking
• Write all the meaningful information legibly.
1. Record
• Make your notes as short as possible using key words and cue
words2. Reduce
• Recite all the information in your own words without looking at
your notes or the text books.3. Recite
• Think about your own opinion and ideas
• Raise questions and record original ideas.4. Reflect
• Before going for the new notes, skim over the main ideas and
details.5. Review

5. 1. • Improves listening skills.
2. • Increases focus more.
3. • Have well organized information.
4. • Helps understand better.
5. • Increase your retention power.
6. •Builds connections between topics
7. •Serves as quality review material.
8. • Vital for academic success (Tests and Exams)
BenefitsofNoteTaking

6. Note Taking + Diary= Accomplished life
Write ups=Author+Poet
Hardwork=Success

7. Step: 1
•Read
Step: 2
•Write
Step: 3
•Learn
Step: 4
•Succeed
People who takes
notes remembers
things longer then
those who do not.

8. 1.
• Leave space or draw the margins at both sides of the page.
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• Make sure that you have understood the questions before answering it.
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• Be aware of the marks awarded to each of the questions before answering it.
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• Plan the sequence of your answers.
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• Attempt to answer those questions first about which you know everything.
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• Keep the long essay type questions for later half.
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• If time left is short, you can squeeze the answer without losing much content.
Tips for Answering the Questions in the Test/Exam

9. Answering Skills…………continnued
• Make sure that the grammars and the spellings are correct.
• Underline the key points in your answers.
• Try to write your answers in points/bullets (a. b. c. d. / 1. 2. 3. 4. )
• If possible begin the answer to each questions on a fresh page.
8. • Make sure that you fulfill all the demands of the questions.
9. • Make sure that all the spellings are correct.
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• Keep some spaces after the end of answer to each points.

10. Answering Skills…………continnued
• Try to answer the whole exam paper with the pen of the same colour of ink.
• Try to write answers in points because no one reads the whole para.
• Write the answers neat and legible as it will give a good impression to the examiner.
• Write a crisp and to the point answers.
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• Make sure that you fulfill all the demands of the questions.
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• Make sure that all the spellings are correct.
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• Write the answers neat and legible as it will give a good impression to the examiner.

11. continnued
• Write your answers in value points.
• If question is out of 5 marks, you need to write 5 value points.
• Practice is the main key.
• Solve the past years questions and verify the validity of answers.
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10. • Revise your answers to edit and minimize the mistakes.

12. Mathematics
• In math's or numerical questions, write EACH STEP in correct sequence.
• Any rough work can be done in the answer sheet itself.
• Cover every aspect of the question.
• Keep some gaps between answers to each questions.
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13. English
• Make sure that there is no spelling and grammatical errors.
• Keep your answer in a single tense.
• Make sure your answers are more creative (idioms/synonyms/antonyms/good words).
• Practice, essays, letter writings and articles and have it edited even before exams.
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• Remember that your language maters the most.
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• Read the whole of the passage and try to summarize more than memorize.
10.
• Rephrase/paraphrase the lines in the passage.

14. English…..continued.
• Try to use passive voice to sound attractive
• Avoid using same words time and again.
• Using phrases and proverbs wherever suitable.
• While writing the letters, make sure that the format is very much correct.
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• While writing essays, make sure all the body parts are present..
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• Practice thesis, topic sentence and and the supporting details are available.
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• Practice grammar every day.

15. History
• Remember history is about the past except the Bhutan Civics.
• So always use the past tense while answering.
• There must be proper subtopics in answers to each questions.
• Do not forget to write the key words/main points in the answer.
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17. ‘In a Nutshell’
Hearing something once is not enough to
really learn it, and that is why note taking is
so important.
Clearly written, accurate notes helps to
capture information for later study and
review