1. What is NOT an example of a Mnemonic device?

RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)

Remembering a name of Peggy by picturing a pirate with wooden leg

In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue

Reviewing notes in a digital format

2. A visual and flexible form of note taking that links ideas and supporting details and examples using lines and shapes is called a __________.

Spider web

Sticky map

Think Link

Idea circle

3. Ideally, when you should you review the notes you’ve taken?

The same day you took them

48-72 hours after you took them

Approximately one week after you took them

You should only review your notes right before the test

4. In which note-taking situation is personal shorthand most likely to cause a problem?

when the student forgets the meaning of their own abbreviations

when shorthand words are repeated throughout the student’s notes

when different students use different shorthand symbols

when students take notes on course discussions

5. People often recall an event from the past inaccurately because they’ve heard someone else tell the story, or because they want to forget some aspect of it. For your purposes as a college student, what does this emphasize about memory?

Students shouldn’t work in groups

Regular repetition and studying in a consistent environment are important

You should always use a highlighter when taking notes

Rely only on the PowerPoint slides, and use your notes as a supplement tool

6. Soundnote, Evernote, and Livescribe are types of what?

Tools to purchase course notes from other users

Electronic notetaking tools

Mnemonic devices

Cell phone plans

7. When using the Cornell note-taking style, what is the last thing you should do?

list key words

record questions the instructor asks

add supporting details

write a summary statement

8. What is the most common reason that information fails to stay in long-term memory?

Nutrition

Ineffective studying

Age

Health problems

9. Which note-taking strategy describes a mind map?

a circled top with subtopics branching from the center

a chart with labeled columns to write anticipated information

a word-for-word transcription of the instructor’s lecture

a four-inch margin on the right side and top of the page for questions

10. Choose the option that best completes the sentence. Shelley uses “ROY G BIV” to assist in remembering all the colors on the spectrum. Which type of mnemonic device did she use?

mind map

acronym

chunking

sentence