When is the ideal time to study?

• Right before going to bed

• While you watch TV

• Right after school while the material is fresh from the day

• Right before the test

Which of the following is an example of active studying?

• Reading a teacher-created study guide several times
• Making flashcards to review difficult concepts and terms
• reading a chapter in the on-line textbook
• re-reading your notes from class

Re-reading your notes is more beneficial than study cards.

• True

• False

Where is the ideal place to study?

• On your bed
• At a desk sitting upright
• In a hammock in the backyard
• In the kitchen as your mom or dad prepares dinner

When you sit down to study for a test, you should begin by:

• collecting all of your materials.
• setting specific study goals.
• tuning out distractions - like TV, music, games, phone, and social media.
• all of the above.

Which of the following strategies would help you focus more and study less?

• Turn off your phone, TV, and electronic devices
• Listen to soft or acoustic music without lyrics
• Study the harder things first, then move on to easier topics
• All of the above

Studying in 20 -30 minutes sessions over time trains your brain to effectively remember content.

• True

• False

When you take notes you:

• waste a lot of paper.
• get writer's cramp.
• remember what you read and have a tool for effective studying.
• forget what you wrote. down

Paraphrase means to:

• put it in your own words.
• cut the phrase in half.
• delete the unimportant facts.
• none of the above.

How often should you study?

• A little bit each day, even if you don't have a test coming up
• Once per week
• The night before a test or quiz
• A few minutes before a test or quiz