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






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. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






7. 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.






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






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






10. RELATE. OBSERVE. REFLECT. DO. TEACH.






11. Deliberately putting off tasks.






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






13. 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






14. 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.






15. How you feel about yourself.






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Using many different note taking styles.






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






27. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. How you feel about yourself.






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






37. 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.






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






39. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. Deliberately putting off tasks.






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. 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






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






49. 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.






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