Final Exam Review Questions Chapters 1-8

What’s one useful strategy for reading with children around?

As described in the text, the foundation of a personal knowledge base is:

What should you do if you don’t understand what someone is saying to you?

A concept map is a way to express ideas in a visual form.

Which of the following is a good strategy for making a successful transition to college?

If your learning style is based more on feelings, what is a good way to learn how to use a new cell phone?

What’s a good strategy for improving your observation in class?

One key to loving your problems is staying in action no matter how you feel.

Lunch suggestion for communicating with someone from a collectivist culture is to:

People who favor perceiving by abstract conceptualization learn best by getting directly involved in new experiences.

Outlining:

“I” messages:

When you miss a class:

To get the most out of your day, don't include "fun" time in your schedule.

Which of the following is a clue that a particular point from a lecture will be on an exam?

When should you do your first complete review of a reading assignment?

Intention statements are which of the following?

Which of the following is a valid guideline for writing discovery statements?

You should make a to-do list only for your busiest days.

Which is easiest to remember?

Presentations are usually organize into three main sections: the introduction, the main body and the conclusion.

Options for taking research notes include:

People learn best when they limit themselves to the way of perceiving and processing information they naturally prefer

One sign of potentially untrustworthy website is the lack of any information about how to contact its creator.

After talking to someone about an issue, you should always walk away with a entirely new point of view.

Knowing your learning style can help you achieve success in which area?

You will always be comfortable through out the learning process.

What is a strategy for effective writing?

A question you can ask to demonstrate full listening is:

What are the three parts of an effective note-taking?

Information literacy includes:

Effective listening begins with a clear intention

Reviewing material:

What’s an easy way to sort extraneous material from the important points when you’re taking notes?

Staying focused as you read involves:

What’s an effective strategy for actually taking a test?

Information is best defined as:

The text recommends that you use the terms data, information, and knowledge to mean the same thing.

The main body of your presentation is to list and answer 10 question that people are likely to have about your topic.

When embrace and diversity it is helpful to:

Data is best to find as:

A major goal of taking research note is to:

What’s the best way to achieve a goal?

What’s a useful two-step method to test any argument.

Many cases of plagiarism takes place during the process of taking notes for research

When taking notes for research, never use the word me to refer to your own ideas.

Knowledge is defined as:

To expand learning styles, it is important to experiment with new strategies for learning.

Curation is defined as the act of collecting, organizing, and sharing useful information.

According to the text, loving a problem starts with liking it.

For effective listening it is important to:

The book can be seen as a toolbox of useful tools.

Information literacy refers only to complex and detail communication - not things such as text messages

What’s the first rule of beginning a careful reading?

What is a way to limit serendipitous creativity?

According to the text, “people skills” are as important to your career as technical skills.

In general, about how much of a text should you underline or highlight as you read it?

Identifying natural talent is important to understand learning modes.

What method is recommended for a weekly review of the task on your to-do list

Taking practice test is a good way to prepare for a math test.

Which of the following is an effective review tool?

Most money problem result from spending more than is available.

When should you begin a major review for a big exam, such as a final

A personal knowledge base should only include information from your courses.

Which of the following is NOT an effective way to get ready for a test?

Which of the following is NOT a valid guideline for writing intention statements?

The best way to approach time management is to remember that you are not in control of time.

Options for creating speaking notes include:

The purpose of the discovery wheel is to:

Intention statements should be:

What’s a useful technique for remembering someone’s name?

What's one way in which planning can set you free?

Civility is about bing courteous, polite, and respectful.

Which of the following characterizes critical thinkers?

It’s more effective to disable or ignore instant messaging and email notifications when reading online.

If plagiarism is accidental and unintended, it is likely to have no consequences.

Factors that can help you evaluate a source of information includes:

During a lecture, if you hear something that you disagree with, you should:

The tips and strategies for success in: The Essential Guide to Becoming a Master Student are best thought of as:

What’s an effective way to deal with an instructor who talks too fast?

What’s one useful strategy for planning?

What’s a useful strategy when a reading assignment is tough?

Stereotyping can be avoided by seeing people as individuals.

Reviewing your notes after you take them is unimportant?

What is the opposite of practicing “I created it all”?

“Homeless people don’t want to work” is an example of all-or-nothing thinking.

A thesis statement does not need to be concise

According to the text, you should never use Wikipedia to do research.

Even the biggest libraries consist of three main elements - categories, collection, and online resources.

A successful student aligns his/her life with:

Which of the following are characteristics of a master student?

People who favor processing information by active experimentation prefer to jump in and start doing things immediately.

The first step in choosing and committing to overcoming procrastination is:

Discovery statements are used to alter courses.

In an essay question, the word analyze means that you should:

When a test is returned to you, it is most appropriate to:

Reading straight through for hours is better than stopping for breaks.

When writing intention statements, group your goals into large, broad objectives.

To effectively manage your money, you should do which of the following?

An important test taking technique is to: