Test your basic knowledge |

College Success Skills Vocab

Subjects : literacy, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. How you feel about yourself.






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






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






5. Using many different note taking styles.






6. 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.






7. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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






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






10. The inner drive that moves you to action.






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






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






20. Likes variety - flexibility - creativity - and innovation. They tend to be divergent thinkers because they branch out from one idea to many.






21. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






38. Deliberately putting off tasks.






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






45. Deliberately putting off tasks.






46. Students from 18 to 25 years old - usually going from high school directly to college.






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.