Chapter 6: Studying and Test Taking Strategies

Metacognition means.....

• thinking about the future

• thinking about the past

• thinking about thinking

• not thinking at all

The first step in dealing with test anxiety is to.....

• dispute your thoughts

• praise yourself

• make a milkshake and bring it to the yard

• tell yourself to stop

One of the easiest and BEST things you can do to calm yourself when anxiety begins to creep in is to.....

• call a friend

• slow down and take deep breaths

• begin to think of all the other things that must be done

• put the work off til later

It is best to look over your notes within 96 hours of taking them down.

• False

• True

What is an example of looking for a clue from your professor during class?

• They repeat something

• They write something on the board

• They emphasize a point

• None of the above

• All of the above

According to our notes, when studying in groups, you should set a(n) ________ for each meeting.

• oven timer

• agenda

• cell phone timer

• leader

Asking your instructor for guidelines, assigning roles, and setting an agenda all fall under which subtopic?

• Preparing for Tests: Studying in groups

• How to cope with test anxiety

• Taking different kinds of test

• During the test

Open book tests can be both good and bad.

• True

• False

For essay questions, the word critique means....

• explain or review

• break concepts into key parts

• offer examples

• judge and analyze

In essay type questions, illustrate means to......

• explain or review

• judge and analyze

• offer examples

• clarify or give reasons