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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. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society.






2. Tends to be cooperative - honest - sensitive - warm - and understanding. They relate well to others. They value harmony and are informal - approachable - and tactful. The key word for them is feeling.






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Deliberately putting off tasks.






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






10. Professional and peer staff who help you in planning general education and answers many questions - helps you register - and instructs you about deadlines and other important information.






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






12. How you feel about yourself.






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






14. The ability to understand and manage yourself and relate effectively with others.






15. Using many different note taking styles.






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Professional and peer staff who help you in planning general education and answers many questions - helps you register - and instructs you about deadlines and other important information.






22. 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






23. The inner drive that moves you to action.






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






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






26. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






27. 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.






28. Right brain dominant people like variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovations - and tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.






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






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






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






32. Likes to analyze problems with facts - rational logic - and analysis. They tend to be unemotional and use a systematic evaluation of data and facts for problem solving.






33. Likes routine - structure - and deadlines. They tend to be convergent thinkers because they are good at looking at several unrelated times and bringing them to order.






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






35. 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.






36. Using many different note taking styles.






37. Likes routine - structure - and deadlines. They tend to be convergent thinkers because they are good at looking at several unrelated times and bringing them to order.






38. Energized and recharged by people - tending to be outgoing and social. They tend to be optimistic and are often uncomfortable being alone.






39. The principles of conduct that govern a group or society.






40. 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






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






42. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






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






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






45. A person (such as a coach - instructor - employer - or colleague) Who is a role model and who supports your goals - takes an interest in your professional and personal development - and helps you achieve - either directly through instruction or indir






46. An important self-management tool that means to think about something in a purposeful way - with the intention of making connections - exploring options - and creating new meaning.






47. 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






48. Feels more comfortable with theories - abstraction - imagination - and speculations. They respond to their intuition and rely on hunches and nonverbal perceptions.






49. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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