PCC Final Exam Review

According to the textbook, two pieces of information that can help you get oriented to new surroundings are _____ and _____.

• policies/procedures

• directions/instructions

• maps/guides

• handouts/textbooks

Making a list of everything you have to do and then ranking the tasks by importance is referred to as _____.

• evaluating

• prioritizing

• making policies

• following procedures

As you become more independent, you _____.

• make more decisions for yourself

• need to lean on others more

• follow others’ instructions

• have fewer friends

Self-management is important _____.

• only when you are in school

• wherever you go

• only when you are an adult

• only when people are watching you

To become oriented to new surroundings, you must _____.

• forget the past

• use your new skills in self-management

• rely on others to tell you what to do

• not admit that you are excited, depressed, or frightened

The purpose for policies and procedures is to _____.

• take the fun out of new experiences

• show people who is in charge

• give those in charge a way to evaluate others

• guide people’s choices and behaviors

A school handbook is similar to _____.

• a telephone directory

• an employee manual

• a dictionary

• a role-playing script

Understanding what you lose if you do not follow policies and procedures is _____.

• more important than understanding what you gain if you do follow them

• as important as understanding what you gain if you follow them

• not a student’s responsibility

• being self-centered

Getting a world-wise view of life is _____.

• gaining an awareness of the world and your place in it

• traveling to other countries

• understanding that your country is more powerful than all the others

• unimportant for those who live on a farm

The studying tip “set the stage” means _____.

• pretend that you are a good student, and you will be one

• make sure that your surroundings make it easy for you to concentrate as you study

• use expensive equipment, and you will learn better

• a quiet area is the only place where anyone can study