The students took notes during the lesson.

Meaning: This sentence is about students who wrote down important information from the lesson.

Choice of Words: Students are people who are learning at a school. Took means to pick up or hold something. Notes are written or typed records of information. During means at or within a particular period of time.

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The students recorded the lesson with their pencils.

Meaning: This means the students wrote down the important information from the lesson using pencils so they can keep it and review it later.

Choice of Words: **Students** are people who go to school to learn. **Recorded** means they wrote or typed down something to keep it for later. **Lesson** is the information that is being taught in class. **Pencils** are writing tools. In this case, the students are using pencils to write down the information from the lesson.

The students jotted down the key points of the lesson.

Meaning: This means the students are writing down the most important information from the lesson so they can remember it later.

Choice of Words: **Students** are people who go to school to learn. **Jotted down** means they quickly wrote something down. **Key points** are the most important information. **Lesson** is the information that is being taught in class. In this case, the students are quickly writing down the most important information from the lesson.

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