WorksheetsCrash Course Quiz #4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
As a result of these crash course videos so far, how prepared do you feel to take on studying and staying on task on your own?
Very Prepared, I know exactly what to do
Somewhat prepared, but I want to review a couple of the concepts to be even more comfortable
Not very prepared, I missed some of the information and don't recall enough to be comfortable on my own
Not prepared at all, I didn't pay attention and didn't get any benefit from talking about study skills
Benjamin Franklin said "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to ______."
start
fail
know
fly a kite
Learning is a physical process that doesn't happen overnight. It takes ________.
time
money
experience
sweat
By far, the most important external structure to help your brain with studying is a ______________.
study schedule
nap
library
video game
True or False? You should allocate more study time to big exams than you should for smaller, regular exams
True
False
One of the best ways to prepare for a test is to study under the same _________ as the actual exam.
conditions
roof
umbrella
note cards
Just like the scuba divers remembered the vocabulary better under water vs dry land, you should try and study _________.
under water
in the same classroom as the test
with fish
wearing a face mask
True or False? Active recall is one of the best ways to study. You can do this with flash cards or actively solving problems.
True
False
True or False? If you get stuck on a problem, you should ask the teacher right away before trying to solve it on your own.
True
False
"Rubber Duck debugging" is the process of explaining your problem to a __________ in order to better understand where you are getting stuck.
bath toy
non-expert
imaginary friend
duck bug
Sometimes the best was to study is to ________, which honors the work/rest cycle and ensure that you can have some fun too.
not study
pull an all-nighter
study while you sleep
take a nap
High pressure situations can deplete your working memory. Stress increases cortisol in the brain which ________ memory recall
hinders
increases
pressures
likes
Henry Fonda suffered so badly from performance anxiety, even with decades of experience, that he would _____________before a stage performance.
pass out
throw up
laugh hysterically
forget his lines
__________ is the greatest teacher, but you can't improve unless you know what you did wrong, analyze past mistakes, and work to correct them.
Failure
Mr. Kallmes
Pain
Success
True or False? Our brains place a heavier emotional weight on negative experiences than positive ones, meaning that they impact our fears and behaviors more.
True
False
Just like studying for a test, a great way to reduce the fear of the unknown is to try and replicate the _________ of the test so you know how it feels before you actually take the test.
conditions
answer key
numbers of questions
font
True or False? You are defined by your past mistakes and can never change your future. Once a failure, always a failure.
True
False
You can __________ from failing most tests. There are very few scenarios where the failure of a test, interview, job, etc. will affect your life in the long run.
recover
lose everything
succeed
get ahead
Moving the worries in your mind to a safe place, like a journal, can help to stop your anxiety/fears and frees up your mental resources. A great way to do this is to simply __________.
write them down
tell a stranger
stop worrying about them
think about them even more
A great way to increase recall strength and practice writing the information down on a small note card is called the__________.
cheat card method
flash card way
tiny writing method
Rubber Duck method
