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1. Which of the following statements is false?
A. You have a variety of learning styles, striving styles, and intelligences.
B. Your style reflects your preferences regarding which abilities you like to use, not the abilities themselves.
C. Your style never changes over the course of your life.
D. You should work on improving your less-preferred styles
2. A time log can be helpful
A. To determine how you spend your time
B. To determine how to find more time
C. To check your perceptions of how you spend your time against how you actually spend your time
D. All of the above
3. Priorities are defined as
A. Tasks and activities that one needs to do, rank-ordered from least important to most important.
B. Tasks and activities that one wants to do, rank-ordered from most important to least important
C. Tasks and activities that one needs and wants to do, rank-ordered from most important to least important
D. Tasks and activities that one needs and wants to do, rank-ordered from least important to most important
4. It may be possible to plan for surprises when taking control of your environment by
A. Always saying no
B. Always saying yes
C. Reacting differently, depending on the attractiveness of the opportunity
D. Anticipating patterns and planning your reaction
5. Which of the following statements is false?
A. Procrastination is the habit of putting off tasks that need to be accomplished.
B. Bottlenecks let you predict periods of time when you may be strapped for time.
C. There should be no relationship between effort expended and importance of task.
D. Start with the simplest part of a task, and then do the harder parts.
6. Which of the following statements is true in relating to working smarter, not harder?
A. Accomplish the task in the most effective way possible.
B. Accomplish the task in the fastest way possible.
C. Accomplish the task in an innovative way every time you do it.
D. Accomplish the task in the most efficient way possible.
7. Your striving style affects your reading and remembering. If you are a Socializer, you should
A. Set up memorizing challenges to stay engaged
B. Use visual tools and acronyms
C. Read, then review, and talk with others about the subject
D. Try reading while walking on a treadmill
8. Which of the following statements is false with regard to advance organizers?
A. They allow you to approach each new reading task as something entirely new and unrelated.
B. They allow you to tie old information to new information.
C. They allow you to build memories.
D. They are comprised of broad, general ideas.
9. When you annotate your textbook, you add
A. Your own personal notes, numbering, and paraphrasing of key points
B. Your own underlining and highlighting
C. Everything that personalizes the reading for you: notes, numbering, paraphrasing of key points, underlining, highlighting
D. Nothing to distract you from the text on the page
10. One guideline for highlighting or underlining material on a page states that
A. No more than 10 words should be highlighted per page
B. No more than 10% of the material should be highlighted
C. No more than 20% of the material should be highlighted
D. More is better
11. To help stay focused on your reading, you should
A. Read the entire assignment in one period of time
B. Keep distracting thoughts at bay by listening to music
C. Deal with distractions immediately and as they come up
D. Plan to take several short breaks to reward yourself while you're reading
12. Your striving style affects your reading and remembering. If you are an Adventurer, you should
A. Set up memorizing challenges to stay engaged
B. Use visual tools and acronyms
C. Read, then review, and talk with others about the subject
D. Try reading while walking on a treadmill
13. Choosing a seat that promotes good note-taking means
A. Sitting where you can nod off without offending your instructor
B. Sitting where you can be near your lab partner
C. Sitting where the instructor cannot make eye contact with you
D. Sitting where the instructor can make eye contact with you, usually front and centre
14. When taking notes in class, you should do the following:
A. Write down everything the instructor says
B. Use a laptop to take notes even if your instructor does not permit its use
C. Leave your textbook at home so you have more room to carry notebooks
D. Engage in active listening to write only what is necessary
15. Why should you ask questions in class?
A. Questions will help you evaluate the instructor's credibility.
B. Questions will help you to stay awake.
C. Questions will help you to evaluate, clarify, and personalize the material.
D. Questions will demonstrate your knowledge of the material.
16. When Rethinking while reviewing your notes, you should
A. Think of them in terms of a single lecture or single class
B. Keep distracting thoughts at bay by listening to music
C. Avoid marking up the notes you took in class
D. Think critically about the material
17. What is a glossary?
A. A table of contents
B. A list of class notes
C. A list of definitions
D. A list of key topics
18. One distinct reason for taking notes in meetings is
A. To engage in the act of hearing
B. To engage in active listening
C. To engage in buzzword bingo
D. More is better
19. If your instructor uses PowerPoint slides
A. Print out the slides one per page
B. Ask him/her to post the slides before class
C. Take your own notes instead of using slide handouts
D. Still use the concept mapping method of note taking
20. Which statement best describes tests?
A. They are direct and imperfect measures of what you know.
B. They are indirect and perfect measures of what you know.
C. They are direct and perfect measures of what you know.
D. They are indirect and imperfect measures of what you know.
21. Which of the following statements is false in relation to test anxiety?
A. You should completely eliminate test anxiety to get your best results.
B. Text anxiety is a temporary condition.
C. Test anxiety can be alleviated through thorough preparation.
D. Test anxiety can be alleviated by taking a realistic view of the test.
22. Which of the following course work counts as test preparation?
A. Completing only the assignments that count heavily toward the course
B. Completing all assignments and reviewing feedback
C. Reading assigned chapters the night before the test
D. Attending the class before the test
23. To study for essay questions on a test, you should prepare by
A. Cramming the night before
B. Remembering small details from the textbook
C. Listing facts and the connections between them
D. Reviewing a list of the facts
24. Which of the following should you bring to a test?
A. Your study notes and your textbook.
B. Your cell phone, your iPod, and some gum.
C. A watch, a cell phone, and two pens.
D. A watch, two pens, and your study notes.
25. The first thing you should do to start work on a test is
A. Take several deep breaths
B. Read the test instructions carefully
C. Listen carefully to what the instructor says
D. Learn the weighting of the marks
26. One of the biggest benefits of skimming the entire test before you begin is
A. You can figure out which questions to skip
B. You can gain intratest knowledge
C. You can gain intertest knowledge
D. You can figure out how long the test will take
27. Why is it important to know the weighting of the marks for test questions?
A. It will help to increase your anxiety
B. It will help you to master the answers
C. It will help you allocate your time
D. It will help you to write legibly
28. If you have lists, formulas, or key facts on your mind when you start taking the test
A. Jot them down immediately on a piece of scrap paper
B. Look for the questions that need this information
C. Keep them in the back of your mind for later on in the test
D. Answer the easiest questions first
29. Action words for essay questions are very important. Which of the following defines "contrast"?
A. Describe and explain differences
B. Describe and explain similarities
C. Describe and explain evidence
D. Describe and explain an overarching framework or explanation
30. What is a budget?
A. A formal plan that accounts and plans for income and expenditures
B. An informal plan that tracks income and expenditures
C. An ideal strategy for where your money will go
D. A list of expenditures, itemized and prioritized
31. The best part about a budget is that it provides
A. Unpredictability
B. Security
C. Free money
D. Justification for wants
32. Which item is not considered to be part of your estimated expenses when budgeting?
A. School supplies
B. Electric bill
C. Entertainment
D. Salary
33. A fixed monthly expense
A. Changes from month to month
B. Changes every other month
C. Does not change from month to month
D. Does not appear in a typical budget
35. An example of a variable expense is
A. Rent
B. Gasoline for the car
C. The monthly cable TV bill
D. A newspaper subscription