MLA and APA are both what?

Formats for bibliographies and citations

A thesis typically serves what purpose?

To state the most important idea

What is true about both hard skills and soft skills?

They are transferrable from job to job.

College educators typically expect

students to be highly motivated to succeed.

A typical syllabus will

discuss how grades are determined.

Deep processing is most likely to occur when you are doing which of the following activities?

Learning to solve difficult math problems

The basic purpose of general education or core curriculum is to ensure that students

are exposed to many broad areas of study.

Which of the following is a strategy you should employ when answering essay questions on a test?

Underline all of the key terms in the question

Your book suggests that to be an effective learner, you should

connect new information with what you have already learned.

Which is not true about soft skills?

They are unique to a specific job.

Billie is told that his English class is a corequisite for his Sociology class. This means that Billie will need to take

At the same time as the Sociology class

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1
MLA and APA are both what?
Ways of writing effective sentences
Systems for evaluating the quality of writing
Tools for eliminating grammatical and punctuation errors
Formats for bibliographies and citations
2
Which of these is not a multi-modal learning style
Reading/Writing learner
Visual learner
Kryptic learner
Auditory learner
3
A thesis typically serves what purpose?
To summarize what has been discussed
To pose a provocative question
To grab the reader’s attention
To state the most important idea
4
What is true about both hard skills and soft skills?
They are inner strengths.
They are easy to measure.
They both influence the choices you make every day.
They are transferrable from job to job.
5
College educators typically expect
students to be highly motivated to succeed.
students will work independently
teachers to get in touch with struggling students.
that professors are responsible for student success more than students
6
A typical syllabus will
let you know about the college’s athletic teams.
tell you where to sit in class.
discuss how grades are determined.
provide information about the professor’s academic career.
7
The two elements of a thesis are
subject and audience.
argument and points.
idea and voice.
topic and claim.
8
The list of courses you have completed with the grades you have earned is called what?
Class schedule
GPA
Transcript
Syllabus
9
The Wise Choice Process contains how many steps?
5
10
4
6
10
Deep processing is most likely to occur when you are doing which of the following activities?
Increasing your running speed
Learning to solve difficult math problems
Very difficult to wake from sleep
Feeling guilty about having cheated on a test
11
Starting your essay with a question, quotation, humor, surprising data, shocking statement, or fascinating story are all
Claim
Your thesis
Persuasive writing
A hook
12
The basic purpose of general education or core curriculum is to ensure that students
are exposed to many broad areas of study.
create a long-term plan for their education.
can graduate from college in a timely manner.
learn enough about their chosen major.
13
Which of the following is a strategy you should employ when answering essay questions on a test?
Start writing immediately
Underline all of the key terms in the question
Always write more than the question asks for
Avoid restating the question and/or topic in your essay
14
Your book suggests that to be an effective learner, you should
connect new information with what you have already learned.
‘cram’ shortly before trying to remember information.
be a passive learner when encountering new information.
study about 15 minutes for each hour of class time.
15
Which is not true about soft skills?
They are unique to a specific job.
Employers value them.
They will help you get a job and stay employed.
They will benefit you in any career choice.
16
Which is the best learning style for someone who works best by being an active listener
Kinesthetic
Reading and Writing
Auditory learning
Visual learning
17
What at the minimum is expected for you to know about your GPA?
Which scholarships are based on GPA
What the grade letter equivalent of your GPA is
How your GPA compares to your classmates
How to compute your GPA
18
Billie is told that his English class is a corequisite for his Sociology class. This means that Billie will need to take
At the same time as the Sociology class
Before entering college
Immediately after finishing the Sociology class
At college, but before taking the Sociology class
19
When you remember information rather than understanding it, you’re using what kind of rehearsal?
Surface
Maintenance
Rote
Elaborative
20
Lauren plans to start college soon and wants to get her finances organized. What would you recommend her doing first?
Apply for a student loan
Throw away her credit cards
Start investing
Track her spending

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