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WorksheetsExecutive Functioning Resource Class Final Exam
Total questions: 160
Worksheet time: 7hrs 4mins
What is a prerequisite?
a useful tool in college to pass an exam
It is an optional course of study
a course or other requirement that a student must have taken prior to enrolling in a specific course or program
a class that you take as a freshman
Two major deciding factors on your acceptance to a college or university would be:
Grades and SAT/ACT scores
GPA and popularity
extra curricular activities and test scores
Sports and grades
What is a credit
Something you earn for successfully completing a class at high school
The worth of a class
What you get for study hall
.5 for a semester
GPA stands for
Grade Point Average
Great Past Anthill
Go Pass Again
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What is body language?
A form of dance that expresses emotions
A type of sign language used by deaf people
A method of communication using written symbols
Nonverbal signals and cues used to communicate with others.
Which of the following is an example of positive body language?
Crossing arms and avoiding eye contact
Frowning and looking away
Slouching and mumbling
Smiling and maintaining eye contact
What does a thumbs-up gesture typically mean?
anger or frustration
confusion or uncertainty
approval or agreement
disapproval or disagreement
Which of the following is a type of body language?
Gestures
Written communication
Verbal communication
Facial expressions
What does crossed arms usually indicate?
Defensiveness or resistance
Relaxation or comfort
Aggression or anger
Boredom or disinterest
What does leaning forward during a conversation typically indicate?
Aggression and confrontation
Interest and engagement
Confusion and lack of understanding
Boredom and disinterest
What does a clenched fist gesture usually indicate?
Confusion or uncertainty
Anger or determination
Happiness or excitement
Sadness or disappointment
Which of the following is an example of negative body language?
Nodding and maintaining eye contact
Smiling and open body posture
Standing tall with hands on hips
Crossed arms and a frown
What does a raised eyebrow gesture typically mean?
agreement
happiness
surprise, skepticism, or disbelief
confusion
What does a handshake gesture usually signify?
confusion or misunderstanding
farewell or disagreement
greeting or agreement
celebration or excitement
Which of the following is not one of the 5Rs of Note Taking?
Record
Remiss
Reduce
Recite
Reflect
When taking notes, write down every word the teacher says.
True
False
What do you do when you reflect (in the "My Thoughts" section) in note taking?
Write down question or things to be researched.
Go over mistakes
Highlight everything
Which of the 5Rs says to memorize important facts and details?
record
reduce
recite
reflect
When recording information, it is alright if you abbreviate when possible.
True
False
What is the last thing that you do when taking notes?
Abbreviate when possible.
Date and number your pages.
Make sure all of the questions in the workspace have been answered.
Memorize facts and details.
5Rs of Note Taking recommends that you divide your notebook paper into 15 sections.
True
False
Which of the sections would you summarize the book/chapter of what you read or heard in class at the bottom of the page?
Record
Reduce
Recite
Reflect
When you read an assignment in your textbook, or a story, it is a good idea to highlight important information.
True
False
Which of the following is not a good idea when taking notes in class?
Date and number your pages.
Don't write down any questions you have since it takes extra time.
Write clearly.
Include possible questions that could be asked on an exam.
Which of the following statements is true about SUMMARIZING?
A summary should include many story details.
A summary is always found in the first sentence of a paragraph or chapter.
A summary should always be fiction.
A summary is what the passage is mostly about.
Which of the following is NOT part of a summary?
using your own words
exact words from the text
shorter than the text
main ideas only
Which best describes a summary?
Main or most important idea of the text
A really long detailed piece of writing
A dumb thing teachers make you write
The entire text in your own words
For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.
The best summary of this passage is:
Jenny likes bright colors.
Jenny was going to paint her room.
Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.
Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.
The best summary of this passage is:
Jason really wanted to play third base.
Jason was the best player on his team.
Jason had trouble catching ground balls.
Jason was too lazy to practice.
It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.
The best summary of this passage is...
Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.
The camels were swatting flies with their tails.
It was really hot at the zoo.
Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.
Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The best summary of this passage is:
Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
Jill loves Mexican food.
The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The best summary of this passage is:
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
The first book Chris read in fifth grade was about a lost kitten. Then he read a book about a family of bears, and then he read about a wild kangaroo in Australia. It seems every book Chris reads is about animals. Last week he found a good book about snakes and reptiles, and another book about elephants. Today Chris went to the library, and he checked out a book about dolphins, whales and other animals that live in the sea. The best summary of this passage is...
Chris likes kangaroos.
Chris is in the fifth grade.
Chris reads a lot of books about animals.
Dolphins and whales live in the sea.
Julie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren't lazy.
The best summary of this passage is:
Ants carry many things.
Some ants may bite you.
Ants are hard workers.
Some ants help take care of the queen.
As soon as she arrived at grandmother's house, Jessica ran into her bedroom to look at the blue quilt. It covered her grandmother's bed and was Jessica's favorite. It had patches of dark blue, medium blue, and light blue, with pictures of birds and flowers on every other patch. Jessica liked to take naps with the quilt wrapped around her. She loved the way it felt so soft and warm against her skin. Whenever she was visiting grandma, just looking at the quilt made Jessica happy. The best summary of this passage is...
Jessica's grandmother has a pretty blue quilt.
Jessica loved her grandmother's quilt.
Jessica took naps at her grandmother's house.
The quilt was warm.
Read the following passage and then answer the question.
Books lay in the middle of his floor. Several broken toys were shoved halfway under the bed, and dirty clothes were everywhere. Frank's parents kept telling him to clean his room, but it never seemed to get clean. In fact, if Frank did manage to clean part of it, the rest of the room just got messier. In one corner of the room was an old peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and an open bag of potato chips was thrown on the dresser. What is the MAIN IDEA of this passage?
Frank's room was a mess.
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich was in one corner of the room.
Frank liked potato chips.
Frank got in big trouble because his room was not clean.
Hawaii is the most recent of the 50 states in the United States. It became a state in 1959. It is the only state that is made up entirely of islands.
Should you underline clues, and key words?
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
By using a ruler, the teacher was able to illustrate how to measure.
By using a ruler, the teacher was able to illustrate how to measure.
Evidence that DOES connect to the claim is _____________ evidence.
Relevant
Irrelevant
Evidence that DOES NOT connect to the claim is _______________ evidence.
Relevant
Irrelevant
Dora the Explorer is an educational show for kids.
It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete.
This paragraph is about the invention of the book. Which sentence is irrelevant?
Most people could never own a book.
Then sometime between 1450 and 1460, Johannes Gutenberg got the idea of carving separate letters and moving them to make new words.
Gutenberg died at the age of 68.
This was the invention of moveable type.
From then on, the numbers of books grew quickly.
This paragraph is about the origin of the solar system. Which sentence is irrelevant?
`The solar system is believed to have formed, perhaps 5 billion years ago, from a spinning cloud of gas called a nebula.
As this nebula contracted, it began to spin faster and faster.
Probably, it spun off rings of planetary matter as it became more disk-like.
These rings later contracted into planets.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
This paragraph is about how bats can navigate in the dark. Which sentence is irrelevant?
Bats are able to maneuver in the dark even if they are blindfolded.
Bats emit very high pitched sound waves through their nostrils.
The reflection of these sound waves, reaching their sensitive ears, enables bats to avoid obstacles.
In this way, they can capture even very tiny insects.
Many bats prefer to eat fruit rather than insects.
Which detail would be relevant to this main idea?
There are many fun things to do at the beach.
Playing kickball can be lots of fun.
It is fun to walk along the shore and look for shells.
Some people burn easily in the sun.
Unfortunately, we don't live that close to a beach.
Title: Teen siblings collect thank you cards from the community to tell health care workers they're heroes.
Based on the title and the photo, which sentence is the most irrelevant?
In just two months, they collected more than 250 thank you cards.
Every day on every news channel, teenage siblings Prabhleen and Mantej Lamba watched the sacrifices of medical workers around the world.
If you want to make a beautiful birthday card, you need many different colored markers.
The teens also created an e-card option. It lets people go online. They fill out a Google form instead of hand writing the card.
Which sentence is irrelevant?
What do you do when you're feeling sick? If someone brings me flowers when I'm sick, it makes me feel happy. Many Americans go straight to the drugstore for painkillers, cough syrup, or other medicines. But lots of other Americans (and people all around the world) visit their backyard or the kitchen instead. That's because some mild disorders can be treated with plants, foods, and other natural medicine.
If someone brings me flowers when I'm sick, it makes me feel happy.
But lots of other Americans (and people all around the world) visit their backyard or the kitchen instead.
That's because some mild disorders can be treated with plants, foods, and other natural medicine.
Which sentence is irrelevant?
Did you know that trees can tell us their age? Under the bark, some trees have growth rings. These rings tell how old the tree is. Some trees lose their leaves in the winter. The dark circle in the center of the trunk is the oldest part of the tree.
Under the bark, some trees have growth rings.
These rings tell how old the tree is.
Some trees lose their leaves in the winter.
The students who practice good organization ...
have a place for everything
clean once a quarter
NEVER have a plan to keep things in order
For a student, executive functioning skills help you to _________________________________.
complete assignments
study for exams
accomplish out of school activities
All of the Above
This skill helps individuals use their time wisely and complete tasks without needing to go back and redo work.
Planning
Procrastination
Task Initiation
____________________ allows us to focus on a person or task for a period of time.
Daydreaming
Attention
Listening to music
Time Management is ...
going too with friends instead of completing assignments th
NOT using a calendar or planner.
using time well to complete tasks or assignments within the time allotted, or by the due date.
Each of the Executive Functioning skills play an important part in helping to accomplish ____________________ and long-term goals.
daily responsibilities
video game challenges
landing the lead in the school play
An important tool to use when managing your time is a(n) (a) , whether it be electronic, notebook form, or even a piece of paper..
The executive functioning skill organization means?
never knowing where anything is
throwing everything in my backpack
keeping neat and orderly systems
Task Initiation means ...
Playing video games instead on doing homework at a scheduled time
Not starting a task or assignment on time
Starting right away or at a scheduled time
Which note taking technique is shown here?
The Mapping Method
The Sentence Method
The Cornell Method
Executive Functioning is sometimes described as what?
A gold star method.
The Management System of the Brain.
A way to help businesses make money.
Which executive function skill means NOT procrastinating?
Task Initiation
Organization
Metacognition
When people struggle with executive functioning it impacts them at home, school, and in life.
True
False
Which note taking example demonstrates the Outlining Method?
Planning is ...
putting assignments off until the last minute
developing a strategy before starting a task.
watching Netflix instead of doing homework.
Students with strong organization skills are NEVER able to find what they need when they need it.
True
False
A student with strong attention skills
will have a hard time listening.
will have an easier time listening and understanding instructions, focus on lectures and conversations, and be able to concentrate longer on tasks.
not be able to focus on anything.
Time Management is arguably the most (a) of the executive functioning skills.
20. On average, a 10 year old student can focus on a task for 45-60 minutes.
True
False
Which of these should be your priority?
Studying for a test you have in 7 days
Reading ahead 3 chapters in your novel for English Class
Completing your rough draft of an essay that was due yesterday
Completing tonight’s homework assignment for your History Class
Which of these must be done today?
Studying for a test you have in 7 days
Reading ahead 3 chapters in your novel for English Class
Completing your rough draft of an essay that was due yesterday
Completing tonight’s homework assignment for your History Class
Four key ingredients to growth are effort, challenges, feedback, and...
luck
mistakes
achievement
appearance
Hawaii is the most recent of the 50 states in the United States. It became a state in 1959. It is the only state that is made up entirely of islands.
Should you underline clues, and key words?
"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
By using a ruler, the teacher was able to illustrate how to measure.
By using a ruler, the teacher was able to illustrate how to measure.
The best Resource Class Teacher EVER is:
Mr. Z at SMS
Matthew Zabroski
The one I had in eighth grade
The one who assigned this final exam to me
Which one of the following statements about Mr. Z is NOT true?
Mr. Z loves Star Wars
Mr. Z Loves Jimmy Buffett Music
Mr. Z had strong study skills as a student
Mr. Z loves to play golf
