Study Skill Semester Exam Review

If you have time left when you are finished with a test, you should...

• double check to make sure that you have answered all the questions

• relax and talk to your friends

• look over your test and change the answers you are unsure of

• both a and c

One way to improve your communication is to...

• look down when someone is talking to you

• think about what you are going to say while the other person is talking

• try and understand how the other person feels

True or false - active listening is one skill that is important when working in groups?

• True

• False

When working in groups, disagreeing respectfully includes:

• keeping calm

• explaining your perspective clearly

• communicating in an aggressive tone of voice

• all of the above

How should you look when having a conversation with someone?

• upset and angry

• fidgety and restless

• uninterested and bored

• calm and relaxed

When someone is talking to you about a specific topic and you're not really interested, you should:

• interrupt frequently

• start whining about your day

• stay on that topic

• walk away in the middle of the conversation

What are good ways to study (check all that apply)

• highlight important information

• make study cards

• leave it for the last minute

• ask an adult to quiz you

What are suggestions that help with a test that has multiple choice questions? check all that apply

• read all the answers choices first

• eliminate answers that you know for sure are incorrect

• pick c if you don't know

• choose the shortest answer

What are suggestions that help with a test that has true-false questions? check all that apply

• leave it blank if you do not know

• circle key words in the question

• watch for words like "never, always, all, none, and only"

• circle both answers

True or false - on a test, you should stick with a problem no matter how long it takes?

• True

• False