Academics

Most instructors read the body language of the students in the front rows to gauge how they are doing and if they are losing the class.

• True
• False

Words like “always,” “never,” and “every” are words that are rarely found in a ______ option.

• correct
• right
• accruate
• all answers

To avoid running out of time on a test, you should:

• Write quickly, even if it’s not so neat.
• Frequently ask your instructor to tell you how much time is left.
• Stick with a difficult question until you get a right answer so that you don’t have to come back to it
• Spend time reviewing the entire test before you start to budget your time.

Good essay answers are based on your thoughts, and do not have to include examples from class or the course materials.

• True
• False

All of the following are considered effective study strategies, except:

• Study in a quiet, well-lit place.
• Take short breaks if you are studying for a long time.
• Schedule a consistent study-review time for each course at least once a week.
• Consume sugary foods or drinks to avoid fatigue.

Which of the following is considered a strategy in answering multiple choices questions:

• Eliminate the wrong answer or the distractor.
• Choose the answer that would make the statement true.
• Turn the stem around into an open-ended question.
• all of the answers

It is best to try to answer a multiple choice question in your own head, rather than relying on the choices.

• True
• False

Why is it important to read the graphics provided in textbooks?

• They will increase your understanding.
• They engage different comprehension processes.
• They will create different kinds of memory links to help you remember the material.
• all of the answers

Reading your most difficult assignments early in your reading time, when you are freshest, is a suggested reading strategy

• True
• False

The learning cycle consists of what four steps?

• Prepare, dispute new ideas, rewrite, review/apply.
• Prepare, absorb new ideas, record, review/apply.
• Prepare, absorb new ideas, record, disregard/discount.
• Prepare, absorb new ideas, talk, review/apply.