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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Oliver, Evelyn, and Sophia are having a debate about the Focused Notes Taking Process. Can you help them figure out what is included in this process?
Annotations
Summarizing
Questioning
All of the above
Evelyn, Grace, and Olivia are planning their college applications. They are curious about the role of community service hours in securing college scholarships. Can you help them understand?
Most scholarships require community service hours
Most colleges require community service hours for admission
Community service hours guarantee you getting a college scholarship
You get paid for community service hours and that money is put toward your scholarship
Imagine Abigail, Michael, and Emma are studying for their psychology exam. They come across a term called the "Curve of Forgetting." What do you think it refers to?
The curvature of their brains
A concept that describes how they retain or get rid of information that they learn
A theory that suggests if they never study their notes, they will still retain 100% of what they were taught
All of the above
It is helpful to consider all the _______________ to your goals and look for solutions ahead of time?
Aria, Nora, and Sophia are having a debate about summarizing. Can you help them out? Which of the following best describes summarizing?
It explains the paragraph in different words
It shortens the paragraph, keeping the main idea
It expands on the main idea
It adds your own thoughts to the main idea
What is the best way to explain paraphrasing?
What is the best way to explain reflection?
Imagine Ava, Arjun, and David are all students striving to be in "Good Academic Standing". Which of the following activities is NOT necessarily reflective of a student in such a position?
Maintaining a 2.0 GPA
Joining extracurricular clubs and activities
Being an upstanding citizen/student leader
Participating in a sport
Mason, Evelyn, and Ethan are having a debate. They are discussing the purpose of "Goal Setting". According to you, who is correct?
Mason says it's to avoid procrastination
Evelyn believes it's to help with time management
Ethan thinks it's to problem-solve possible issues that you may encounter on your road to being successful
Or, are all of them correct?
Maya, Isla, and Ethan are having a debate. Maya says that she learns best by hearing. What type of learner is Maya?
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Visual
Hearing
Kai, Abigail, and Mia are playing a game. They discovered that Mia learns best by touch. What type of learner is Mia?
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Visual
Hearing
Samuel, Ava, and Maya are in a study group together. They are discussing the steps of the focused note-taking process. Samuel is a bit confused about one step where you analyze the notes to add your own thinking. Can you help him identify this step?
Taking notes
Processing notes
Connecting thinking
Summarizing and reflecting
By looking at your notes to take this test, you are... summarizing and what?
You should study your notes within the first 24 hours after taking them. True or False?
Luna, Abigail, and Benjamin are working on a project together. They are currently on step #2, processing notes. Can you help them out by selecting all of the options that are a part of this step?
Revising and Highlighting
Revising, Highlighting, Connecting, Adding and Organizing
Connecting and Adding
Adding and Revising
Olivia, James, and Luna are having a debate about the five phases of the Focused Note Taking Process. Can you help them settle the debate?
Taking notes, Processing, Connecting, Summarizing and reflecting, applying
Taking notes, processing, connecting, summarizing and reflecting
Taking notes, producing, connecting, summarizing and reflecting, applying
Taking notes, processing, connecting, summarizing and reflecting, re-applying
Mia, Elijah, and Liam are having a debate. They are trying to define 'summary'. Can you help them out?
Facts from your notes. It's the most important info and answers the essential questions.
It's your opinion on how the learning has affected you
It's how you will demonstrate what you've learned and how to apply it.
None of these
Sheila received on her last report card three B's. If she calculates her GPA, what would it be?
Aiden, Harper, and Hannah are discussing ways to avoid stress. What advice would you give them?
Skip class
Set goals and plan ahead
Get a poor night sleep
Don't worry about grades
Imagine Grace, Liam, and David are having a debate. They are trying to figure out when is the best time to study. What do you think?
During class when you have a teacher available
After eating a delicious meal
Just before an exciting exam
Immediately after learning new, fascinating material
Michael, Jackson, and Harper are having a debate. They are trying to figure out the best way to stop procrastination. What do you think is the best method?
Creating a schedule and sticking to it
Watching all their favorite TV shows so there's nothing to distract them while studying
Waiting until the last minute to study
Watching movies that feature smart characters
Liam, Abigail, and Ethan are discussing the best ways to stay focused in class. What do they agree on?
Sitting in the front of the classroom
Watching videos on their phones in their laps
Eating food to stay awake
Both sitting in the front of the classroom and eating food to stay awake
Lily, Anika, and Noah are having a discussion. They all love stories but don't like to sit and read for a long time. What could they do instead?
Buy the book on iTunes/Audible and listen to it
Drink a lot of caffeine
Read in a study groups
Have a friend read them the books out loud.
What material would be the most important when studying?
Imagine Arjun, Aria, and Harper are planning a study session. What would allow them a block of time to study uninterrupted?
Prioritizing their activities
Effective time management
Not participating in any after school activities during the study session
Motivation to get good grades
Imagine Kai, James, and Priya are setting up their study spaces. Which item should NOT be included to make their study environment effective?
Desk
Good lighting
TV or Phone
Controlled temperature
Priya, Benjamin, and Michael are having a debate. They are discussing a method that they use to manage their time effectively while studying. They call it the 'pomodoro method'. Can you guess what this method is?
A study skills system
A stress management technique
A time management technique
A way potential employers evaluate you
Imagine Michael, Aiden, and Avery just got their test results back. Michael didn't do as well as he hoped. What would be the best advice for Michael to improve his grade for the next test?
Do the same thing that was done when he didn't do well
Reflect on his study habits and correct any mistakes
Review his notes
Read more during the week
True or False: A mistake on your resume or application can keep you from landing a job.
Imagine Benjamin, Evelyn, and Emma are having a debate. They're trying to figure out the biggest difference between a college and a university. What do you think it is?
Benjamin argues that universities offer more courses and academic flexibility
Evelyn believes that colleges focus exclusively on undergraduate education
Emma thinks that universities offer big-time athletic programs
They all agree that colleges are not as academic as universities
Evelyn, Harper, and Ethan are planning for their college. They are discussing the best way to determine whether a college/universities is affordable. What advice would you give them?
Apply only to schools with a low cost per year
Use online calculators to determine your family's financial contributions
Ask the financial aid officer to provide an early estimate of your family's expected contribution
Sit down with your family and determine if your choice is affordable.
A PAR and Elevator Speeches are great practice for what?
Imagine Harper, Priya, and Benjamin are choosing a college. According to you, which college would be the best fit for them?
The one that values them for what they do well
The place that is closest to their home
The one with the highest-ranking
The place where a lot of their friends will be attending
Abigail, Avery, and Henry are preparing for their college entrance tests (ACT/SAT). What's the best strategy they could use?
Read a lot
Eat a good meal and get lots of rest the night before
Become familiar with the test format through tutoring or test prep
Sleep with a copy of the test under their pillows
Imagine this scenario: Michael, Maya, and Grace are facing some unexpected challenges that are affecting their academic performance. What should they do?
Make sure they have a good excuse for what went wrong
Take responsibility for telling their story in their application for admission
Tell their guidance counselor to present the facts of the situation to the admission officers
Get their parents to write a letter to the admissions officer explaining everything
Imagine this, Isla, Aiden, and Henry just finished their job interviews. What should they do next?
Send a thank-you note to the interviewer
Go back the next day to ask how they did
Have their guardian call the interviewer and ask how they did
Send flowers to the interviewer and their receptionist
Hey Mason, Elijah, and Grace! How do you guys plan to select your courses for the next school year?
Using Xello, of course!
Letting our parents or guardians do it for us
Asking our friends to do it for us
Learning the names of the mean teachers and avoiding them
Imagine you're Sophia, Noah, and Arjun. You guys are starting to look into colleges. Where's the first place you should visit to see if they are a good fit?
Your favorite college team mascot
Xello
The college you want to attend
Your parent or guardian's pick
Maya, Sophia, and Noah are having a heated debate about choosing a college major. What should be their determining factor?
It is what the university offers
It is something that they are interested in
It is something that they can make money in
It is something that they will be successful in
Imagine you're in a team with Kai, Aiden, and Samuel, and you're all applying for the same university. What do you think would be the most important factor influencing your admission application?
SAT/ACT scores
Recalculated GPA
Community Service
Extracurriculars
