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College Success Skills Basics

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. 3 ways to Network with others on campus
Before you start reading - preview the entire assignment - keep it short - read headings
Study group - join a club - go to a lab
do two or more things at once
absolute qualifiers

2. During a lecture it is good to sit front and center and pretend you are having a personal conversation with the situation
It gives you a feeling of success and helps warm up your brain
True
Observations - feelings - wants - thoughts - intentions
Recall

3. To do effective non verbal listening you must do what
long-term memory
Learning Resource Center
Be quiet - maintain eye contact - display openness - send acknowledgments
10 second outline

4. What are three clues that instructors give to show important points during class
change
Study group - join a club - go to a lab
you take a test
Be alert to repetition - look for introductory concluding words or transition words or phrases - highlight obvious clues

5. What does 'to be here and now' mean
absolute qualifiers
Choose when to speak - give feedback meaning - notice the speakers body language - listen for request and intention -allow emotions
To focus your attention
Peg system

6. Key words are paired with numbers
long-term memory
Be alert to repetition - look for introductory concluding words or transition words or phrases - highlight obvious clues
Peg system
It gives you a feeling of success and helps warm up your brain

7. What are the techniques for answering essay questions
Study group - join a club - go to a lab
Make intentions positive - observable - small and achievable - set timelines that include rewards
The ' BE HERE NOW' technique
Find out what the question is asking - make an outline

8. Mnemonic devices increase your ability to...
Recall
Acronym
It gives you a feeling of success and helps warm up your brain
True

9. Information which is stored in ________________ stays there the rest of your life
long-term memory
Words such as all - always - never - none
absolute qualifiers
of synergy: it is the idea that the whole is more valuable than the sum of it's parts

10. Five things that are included in an 'I' message
Observations - feelings - wants - thoughts - intentions
The ' BE HERE NOW' technique
absolute qualifiers
Be quiet - maintain eye contact - display openness - send acknowledgments

11. When answering true and false statements _____________ usually indicate a false statement
Preview Outline question - Read. Underline. Answer - Recite review Review again
True
absolute qualifiers
Before you start reading - preview the entire assignment - keep it short - read headings

12. Word created from initial letters from a series of words (e.g. NASA)
cramming
long-term memory
Acronym
you take a test

13. You ______ need to do all nine steps of the technique to get the most out of any reading assignments
do not
It gives you a feeling of success and helps warm up your brain
Luck - persistence - spontaneity - step-by-step process
Focus on a single problem or issue - relax and sit quietly for a few minutes - collect your thoughts - set time limit

14. If you are focusing your attention and your mind wanders - you can notice your thoughts have wandered and gently bring them back

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15. Be the _____ you you want to be
long-term memory
Be quiet - maintain eye contact - display openness - send acknowledgments
change
True

16. One of the most important resources on a college campus is the...
Learning Resource Center
totally enjoy them
Speeds up writing a detailed answer - less likely to leave out important facts - outline could win some points
Words such as all - always - never - none

17. The concept 'ideas are good tools' suggests
If the idea is a good tool use it if not put it on the shelf
True
Luck - persistence - spontaneity - step-by-step process
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form

18. Sometimes choosing to ________________ can be effective
do two or more things at once
Complete outside assignments - - bring the right materials - sit front and center - conduct a short pre class review - clarify your intentions
Be quiet - maintain eye contact - display openness - send acknowledgments
do not

19. The purpose of ___________ only to make the best of the situation
do two or more things at once
change
do not
cramming

20. One of the most important resources on a college campus is the...
absolute qualifiers
Study group - join a club - go to a lab
Acronym
Learning Resource Center

21. Describe three forms of note taking
Observations - feelings - wants - thoughts - intentions
True
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
Make intentions positive - observable - small and achievable - set timelines that include rewards

22. When taking a test should you answer the shortest easiest questions first? Why?
It gives you a feeling of success and helps warm up your brain
Recall
do two or more things at once
do two or more things at once

23. Diversity is valuable because...

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24. Describe three forms of note taking
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
To focus your attention
cramming
absolute qualifiers

25. _______ should be viewed as opportunities to participate in life
The ' BE HERE NOW' technique
change
problems
Make intentions positive - observable - small and achievable - set timelines that include rewards

26. You ______ need to do all nine steps of the technique to get the most out of any reading assignments
Study group - join a club - go to a lab
Before you start reading - preview the entire assignment - keep it short - read headings
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
do not

27. What does 'to be here and now' mean
long-term memory
totally enjoy them
To focus your attention
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form

28. How should a chapter preview be done
cramming
problems
Focus on a single problem or issue - relax and sit quietly for a few minutes - collect your thoughts - set time limit
Before you start reading - preview the entire assignment - keep it short - read headings

29. 3 reasons for making an outline for an essay question
Speeds up writing a detailed answer - less likely to leave out important facts - outline could win some points
Choose when to speak - give feedback meaning - notice the speakers body language - listen for request and intention -allow emotions
cramming
Recall

30. Mnemonic devices increase your ability to...
Words such as all - always - never - none
Format your paper - take notes leaving cue column blank - condense your notes into the cue column or put keywords there - use cue column to recite
Recall
do two or more things at once

31. When using the Cornell method of note taking you do what?
do not
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
It gives you a feeling of success and helps warm up your brain
Format your paper - take notes leaving cue column blank - condense your notes into the cue column or put keywords there - use cue column to recite

32. _______ should be viewed as opportunities to participate in life
problems
Acronym
Peg system
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form

33. What is an absolute qualifier?
absolute qualifiers
Recall
Words such as all - always - never - none
do two or more things at once

34. Be the _____ you you want to be
Acronym
change
absolute qualifiers
Observations - feelings - wants - thoughts - intentions

35. The statement 'love your problems' does not mean you...
If the idea is a good tool use it if not put it on the shelf
totally enjoy them
do not
It gives you a feeling of success and helps warm up your brain

36. Sometimes choosing to ________________ can be effective
Be alert to repetition - look for introductory concluding words or transition words or phrases - highlight obvious clues
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
Recall
do two or more things at once

37. To do effective non verbal listening you must do what
change
If the idea is a good tool use it if not put it on the shelf
Preview Outline question - Read. Underline. Answer - Recite review Review again
Be quiet - maintain eye contact - display openness - send acknowledgments

38. The statement 'love your problems' does not mean you...
Recall
totally enjoy them
If the idea is a good tool use it if not put it on the shelf
absolute qualifiers

39. 9 steps for muscle reading
cramming
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
Preview Outline question - Read. Underline. Answer - Recite review Review again
Observations - feelings - wants - thoughts - intentions

40. The 'AHA' happens because of...
long-term memory
Find out what the question is asking - make an outline
Luck - persistence - spontaneity - step-by-step process
Peg system

41. Some reading assignments require only a...
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
10 second outline
Find out what the question is asking - make an outline
Before you start reading - preview the entire assignment - keep it short - read headings

42. The purpose of ___________ only to make the best of the situation
Be quiet - maintain eye contact - display openness - send acknowledgments
cramming
Choose when to speak - give feedback meaning - notice the speakers body language - listen for request and intention -allow emotions
Learning Resource Center

43. The guidelines for making intention statements
It gives you a feeling of success and helps warm up your brain
do two or more things at once
Make intentions positive - observable - small and achievable - set timelines that include rewards
Recall

44. If you are focusing your attention and your mind wanders - you can notice your thoughts have wandered and gently bring them back

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45. Suggestions form verbal listening are...
Before you start reading - preview the entire assignment - keep it short - read headings
Choose when to speak - give feedback meaning - notice the speakers body language - listen for request and intention -allow emotions
change
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form

46. The 'AHA' happens because of...
Luck - persistence - spontaneity - step-by-step process
Study group - join a club - go to a lab
Acrostic
Words such as all - always - never - none

47. What are three clues that instructors give to show important points during class
you take a test
Be alert to repetition - look for introductory concluding words or transition words or phrases - highlight obvious clues
Preview Outline question - Read. Underline. Answer - Recite review Review again
change

48. Diversity is valuable because...

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49. Key words are paired with numbers
of synergy: it is the idea that the whole is more valuable than the sum of it's parts
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
do two or more things at once
Peg system

50. 9 steps for muscle reading
The ' BE HERE NOW' technique
Cornell - mind mapping - Outline form
Preview Outline question - Read. Underline. Answer - Recite review Review again
you take a test