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College Success Skills Vocab

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Likes variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovation. They tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.






2. Innovative - flexible - spontaneous - creative - and idealistic. Creators are risk takers; they love drama - style - and imaginative design. They like fresh ideas and are passionate about their work. The key word for them is experience.






3. A form of cheating - since it is presenting someone else's ideas as if they were your own.






4. Professional and peer staff who review transcripts and major contracts and perform degree checks.






5. Dependable - self-directed - conscientious - efficient - decisive - and results-oriented. They like to be the leader of groups and respond to other people's ideas when they are logical and reasonable. Their strength is in the practical application of






6. A way to order and arrange thoughts and materials to help you remember information.






7. Professional and peer staff who review transcripts and major contracts and perform degree checks.






8. The ability to control your impulses - to think beyond the moment - and to consider how your words and actions affect yourself and others before you act.






9. Prefers to rely on their hearing sense. They like tapes and music - and they prefer to listen to information - such as lectures.






10. The time that is yours to use as you please. You want to use this time for the things you value most in life. These important items include relationships with family and friends; service to the community; intellectual development; and activities that






11. Developed in the 1950s by Walter Pauk at Cornell. It is effective for integrating text and lecture notes.






12. A way to order and arrange thoughts and materials to help you remember information.






13. The inner drive that moves you to action.






14. Energized by time alone - solitude - and relfection - preferring the world of ideas and thoughts. They tend to have a small but close set of friends and are more prone to self-doubt.






15. Deliberately putting off tasks.






16. Energized by time alone - solitude - and relfection - preferring the world of ideas and thoughts. They tend to have a small but close set of friends and are more prone to self-doubt.






17. A center that provides general education advising and answers general questions and specific concerns about policies - procedures - graduation requirements - and deadlines.






18. Tends to be logical - thoughtful - loyal - exact - dedicated - steady - and organized. They like following directions and work at a steady pace. The key word for them is thinking.






19. Time devoted to school - labs - studying - work - commuting - and other activities involving the immediate and long-term goals you have committed to accomplishing.






20. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






21. To restate in different words; to summarize; clarifying what you just heard - such as writing a summary of the key points and main ideas.






22. Developed in the 1950s by Walter Pauk at Cornell. It is effective for integrating text and lecture notes.






23. You are fully focused with the intent on understanding the speaker. It is a consuming activity that requires physical and mental attention - energy - concentration - and discipline.






24. Using your imagination to see your goals clearly and to envision yourself successfully engaging in new - positive behavior.






25. Prefers flexibility and spontaneity and like to allow life to unfold.






26. Students over the age of 25 who return to college in order to complete or further their education.






27. Usually well coordinated - likes to touch things - and learns best by doing. They like to collect samples - write out information - spend time outdoors - and relate to the material they are learning.






28. Uses Roman numerals and capital letters to outline headings - main topics - and points - and supporting points are highlighted with lowercase letters and numbers.






29. The person at your school who will help you to navigate academic life. Your advisor will help you clarify procedures - answer other academic concerns or questions - create a major contract - and refer you to offices on campus that can best meet your






30. Time you spend maintaining yourself. Activities such as eating - sleeping - grooming - exercising - and maintaining your home.






31. Learns best from their senses and feels comfortable with facts and concrete data. They like to organize information systematically.






32. You are fully focused with the intent on understanding the speaker. It is a consuming activity that requires physical and mental attention - energy - concentration - and discipline.






33. A term often used in business - but it simply means enriching yourself and your opportunities by building relationships with others.






34. Also called a think link - is a visual - holistic form of note taking.






35. A free-form of note taking that shows the same headings - main points - and supporting examples and associations - but uses a system of dashes and indenting.






36. A rule that says 80% of your results flow out of 20% of the activities.






37. Prefers to see information and read material - and learns most effectively with pictures - graphs - illustrations - diagrams - time lines - photos - pie charts - and visual designs.






38. Innovative - flexible - spontaneous - creative - and idealistic. Creators are risk takers; they love drama - style - and imaginative design. They like fresh ideas and are passionate about their work. The key word for them is experience.






39. Deliberately putting off tasks.






40. Dependable - self-directed - conscientious - efficient - decisive - and results-oriented. They like to be the leader of groups and respond to other people's ideas when they are logical and reasonable. Their strength is in the practical application of






41. Left brain dominant people like routine - structure - and deadlines - and tend to be convergent thinkers because they are good at looking at several unrelated items and bringing order to them.






42. Left brain dominant people like routine - structure - and deadlines - and tend to be convergent thinkers because they are good at looking at several unrelated items and bringing order to them.






43. Positive self-talk - the internal dialogue - you carry on with yourself that counter self-defeating patterns of thought with more positive - hopeful - and realistic thoughts.






44. Prefers orderly - planned - structured learning and working environments. They like control and closure.






45. How you feel about yourself.






46. A logical - rational - systematic thought process that is necessary in understanding - analyzing - and evaluating information in order to solve a problem or situation.






47. Using many different note taking styles.






48. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.






49. Dyslexia - ADHD; under the Americans with Disabilities Act - colleges are legally obligated to provide services and resources for students with disabilities.






50. Sensitive to the concerns and feelings of others - value harmony - and dislike creating conflict.