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






2. 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.






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






4. 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






5. Deliberately putting off tasks.






6. Using many different note taking styles.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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. The inner drive that moves you to action.






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






20. The inner drive that moves you to action.






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






26. Using many different note taking styles.






27. 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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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. Choosing to see a situation in a new way.






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. How you feel about yourself.






47. 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






48. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






49. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






50. 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.