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WorksheetsAVID 6th CFE Review #3
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 42mins
Your AVID teacher has completed your binder check for this week. Review your score based on 1 – 10 points for each category. (A 10 is the highest score you can receive.)
According to the binder check results above, what goal should you set for next week?
Reorganize all of my supplies and clean out my loose papers.
Update my resource selection and replace old handouts.
Increase the number of Cornell notes that I am taking and record all of my homework assignments.
Reorganize my subject area dividers and place my current
assignments in the front of each section.
After taking notes in class, what is the first step you should follow to improve the notes?
Write a summary of the notes.
Write some questions about the notes.
Complete your heading at the top of the page.
Read and revise the notes.
For homework, you have just completed reading and revising your Cornell notes that you took today in history class. What do you need to do next?
Define the important vocabulary discussed in class.
Identify the main ideas and write a summary at the bottom.
Identify the main ideas and write questions about them in the left-
column.
Compare the science notes you took today to the notes you took
yesterday.
Why do we write summaries for our Cornell notes?
to identify the most important detail
to review the new vocabulary
to connect the big ideas and answer the essential question
to answer and explain one question in the left-column
When you finish a test in class, what test-taking skill should you complete first?
Review the last test you took in class.
Write a reflection of what was easy and difficult on the test.
Talk to your teacher about your previous test grades.
Make a list of what will be on the next test.
You are attending an AVID college field trip and listening to the college president. Why is it important to listen carefully?
to practice asking higher-level questions
to practice listening to and speaking with adults
to gather as much information about the college as possible
to compare this college information with other schools
You are studying for an upcoming English test. You are using your Cornell notes as a study guide to review the unit on Poetry. You begin to review all of the questions that you have written on the left-hand side of your notes trying to identify the most challenging questions your teacher will ask on the test. Below is the list of questions you are reviewing. Based upon what you know about levels of thinking; which question is considered to be the most challenging question (an example of a Costa’s Level Three question)?
Who is the author of this poem?
What is the main idea of this poem?
Pretend you are the main character in the poem. How would you rewrite the last three lines of the poem to express your point of view?
Explain the author’s point of view. What information in the poem
supports your explanation?
Which of the following is not the purpose of the AVID binder?
To help keep the student organized
A place to keep work and all notes for class
An evaluation tool for the AVID teacher
A form of torture for AVID students
Which of the following is NOT part of the Cornell Note system?
The essential question
Questions or main ideas on the left side
Copying notes word for word from teacher or powerpoint
Summary of notes taken
Inquiry describes the part of WICOR that involves:
Writing
Working together
Discovery by asking good questions
Organization
Reflecting is a method to learn through:
Reading
Writing
Speaking
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate use of your planner?
Lending it to a friend because they lost theirs
Writing down due dates for assignments
Using it to go to the grade level office or the media center
Using it to record learning goals or essential questions
Which statement is an example of a long term goal?
My goal is to get all of my late work turned in this week
My goal is to be a doctor or lawyer
My goal is to do well on all of my final exams
My goal is to read 15 books this summer
How can an AVID student develop ideas for community service projects to be utilized by the AVID class?
Pick a program based on a local news report profile.
Hear about an idea and tell the class they are doing it.
Brainstorm ideas and then research those ideas.
Do the exact same project a neighboring AVID school is doing.
Before starting to take a test, which of the following should you do?
Scan the test to see what questions you can answer easily
Verify that there are no spelling errors on the test
Pace yourself
Reflect on the test-taking experience
Identify the level of questioning for the following question:
Predict who will be elected President in 2020.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Identify the level of questioning for the following question:
What is the main character’s name?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Why is it important to write good summaries for Cornell Notes?
To show what you learned in class
So that you can use these to study for tests and quizzes
To highlight the important information from notes
None of the above
The timeline to complete this goal can best be described as:
short-range goal
mid-range goal
long-range goal
half-range goal
Which of the following thesis statements would be appropriate for an expository essay?
I think we should go to SeaWorld for a field trip.
Traveling back in time could be a lot of fun.
Uniforms should be required for middle school students because it will improve behavior, attendance, and grades.
The life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent
studying, attending class, and socializing with peers.
For this nine week marking period, you have been assigned a 150-page novel to complete. Which short-range goal below will help you achieve this task?
Read the book every couple of days
Read when you have time.
Read at least 16 –17 pages per week.
Read the first 100 pages by week 7.
In the AVID classroom, team building is important because it strengthens the relationship students have with each other and the AVID teacher. Which of the following is an outcome of having a strong team?
Students learn how to manage their time.
Students learn to listen carefully to others.
Students learn to work independently.
Students learn how to behave on field trips.
By definition a job is an activity completed for a determined amount of time for a specific rate of pay. A career is defined as a long-term occupation where both salary and personal fulfillment are benefits. Based upon the results of the student interest inventory below, which of the following choices would be considered a career?
Teacher
Tutor
Daycare worker
Babysitter
What is the purpose of the Study Buddy Contract?
To make a list of names of classmates you like.
The purpose is to select a partner for AVID tutorials.
The purpose is to organize a list of contact information of 2 classmates per class to contact when you miss school.
The purpose is to identify a person you can study with on upcoming tests and practice Cornell note-taking with in class.
What is an example of a career?
Medical Studies
Career & Technical Education
Marine Biologist
Business Management
What is an example of a career field?
Brain surgeon
Structural engineer
High school teacher
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
After analyzing this student's Time Log, how would you recommend they go about changing their schedule to help them become more successful?
to combine their computer and TV time to give them additional time for homework
to eliminate any extracurricular activities
to do their homework during All Stars when they get to school the next morning
to do their assignments while on the computer or talking on the phone
Choose the answer choice that best completes the following sentence.
A good summary:
condenses (shortens) the original text.
includes only the most important information.
includes only what is in the passage.
All of the above
What would be the most effective way for a kinesthetic learner to learn how to perform a science experiment?
Listen to step-by-step directions.
Follow along with the teacher as he/she demonstrates how the experiment works.
Read a handout with step-by-step instructions.
Look at a picture of how the experiment works.
Billy Bob has the following grades: Algebra 82% (B), Science 94% (A), History 65% (D), Language Arts 87% (B), Chorus (100% (A), and AVID 89% (B). What is Billy Bob's GPA?
1.27
3.0
2.75
3.5
What type of learner prefers learning through verbal lectures and discussions?
Visual learner
Kinesthetic learner
Auditory learner
Scientific learner
What type of learner prefers displays of information such as graphs, charts, pictures, and/or diagrams?
Visual learner
Kinesthetic learner
Auditory learner
Scientific learner
Which of the following is one of the five criteria for writing a good summary?
A good summary includes dialogue.
A good summary includes quotations.
A good summary condenses, or shorterns, the original text.
A good summary includes includes footnotes at the end.
A degree earned after a two-year course of study, especially by a community or state college.
Associate's Degree
Master's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
High School Diploma
Approximately how many years does it take to obtain a four-year degree, or Bachelor's Degree?
6-8 years
3-5 years
2-3 years
4-6 years
The image above depicts a screenshot of 2019-2020 Academic Year tuition at the University of Florida. What does the word tuition mean?
The amount of time you have to wait to get accepted into college.
The cost of taking classes at a specific university/college.
How many classes you take each semester.
The cost of commuting back and forth to campus.
Identify the level of questioning for the question below.
Who was the first President of the United States of America?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of questioning for the question below.
Explain and justify your reasoning for who you think has been the best President of America so far.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of questioning for the question below.
Compare the three branches of government.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of questioning for the question below.
Sort the American presidents according to their political party.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of questioning for the question below.
Make an inference about the author's purpose for writing.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of questioning for the question below.
If American decided to allow teenagers (aged between 15-7) to vote, hypothesize how that might have changed the outcome of the most recent presidential election.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Identify the level of questioning for the question below.
Write a new poem or short story that reflects the theme of patriotism.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Read the following statements about the tutorial process in AVID and determine if they are true or false.
The group should decide together who presents first, based on need.
True
False
Read the following statements about the tutorial process in AVID and determine if they are true or false.
It's more important to go quickly and make sure everyone has a turn to present than it is to go slowly and make sure the presenter actually learns the information.
True
False
Read the following statements about the tutorial process in AVID and determine if they are true or false.
If the student presenter is struggling, another group member should go to the whiteboard to show them how to solve the equation/answer the question.
True
False
To gain a deeper understanding of informational text, which
strategy below would be the least effective technique to use
when marking the text?
Number the paragraphs
Underline important information
Emphasize/Highlight key terms
Circle the dialogue.
When public speaking, what does extemporaneous, or informal, mean?
Extemporaneous is to speak well.
Extemporaneous is to pronounce words clearly.
Extemporaneous is a speech without advanced preparation.
Extemporaneous is a form of nonverbal communication.
An AVID student is giving an informal speech about their favorite family vacation to an amusement park (a place that has rides and games). What non-verbal communication skills could the student use when describing a rollercoaster ride?
The student could speak faster as he/she describes the ride
getting more intense.
The student could move their arms and hands up and down as
he/she describes the movement.
The student could raise the tone of their voice as he/she
describes the ride getting scary.
The student could ask their classmates how they would feel
during the same experience.
Which of the following is an example of an informal speech?
A speech delivered when running for class president.
A final exam speech about a science fair project.
An impromptu speech about “Changing the School” during
AVID class.
A Power-point presentation about a favorite novel read during
Language Arts class.
