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






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






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






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






5. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






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






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






8. Deliberately putting off tasks.






9. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






30. Using many different note taking styles.






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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.