PRACTICE TEST:

Activity---Direct Answer


What is the first stage of the GAS? (clue - think stress)

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How much time does a student spend listening?

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When was the Battle of Hastings?

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Where was the note-taking system developed?

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Activity---Matching

Match the study situations with the type of study. Study types can be used more
than once and some situations involve more than one type of study. List all
types involved.

_______ A. Preview            1. Looking at 3X5 cards while waiting in the lunch line.

_______ B. Review              2. Painting a picture.

_______ C. Practice             3. Reading a textbook chapter for the first time.

_______ E. Creative             4. Working math problems over an area covered in class.

_______ D. Research           5. Writing a definition essay.

 

Activity---True/False

_______ 1. Relating new information to what you already know is important in helping you remember it.

_______ 2. Breaks between classes are not good for studying because they are too short.

_______ 3. If your study behavior is comfortable, you shouldn't change in order to learn.

_______ 4. The types of distractions which interfere with good listening are: Internal, External, and Mental.

_______ 5. When listening to a speaker it is important to be thinking about how you will respond when the speaker finishes.

_______ 6. You should have a separate notebook or notebook section for each course.

_______ 7. The index of a book is arranged alphabetically and the index is in the front of the book.

 

 

Activity---Multiple Choice

_______1.    SQ3R stands for:

A. Study, question, read, remember, review

B. Study, question, read, recite, review

C. Survey, question, read, remember, review

D. Survey, question, rock, roll, remember

E. None of the above.

 

_______2.    Which of the following could cause stress?

A.   A final exam in a difficult course

B. Eating lunch

C. Family problems

D. Christmas

E. All of the above and everything else we do

 

_______3.   Which of the following are forms of short answer tests?

1. True/False

2. Multiple choice

3. Essay

4. Matching

5. Critical Review

A. 1,3
B. 1,2,3
C. 1,2,4
D. 2,4,5

 

_______4. The stages of the stress reaction are:

1. Reaction Stage

2. Exhaustion Stage

3. Resistance Stage

4. Coping Stage

5. Alarm Stage

6. Recognition Stage


A. 1,6,4,3

D. 5,1,4

B. 6,3,4

E. 5,3,2

C. 5,6,1,4

F. 6,1,2

 

_______5.   Short term memory has a limit of:

A. All the information in a normal textbook chapter

B. No more than 4!

C. 7 +\- 2 bits

D. unlimited but only lasts for one hour

 

_______6.    Which of the following would you put on the left side of your note page when using the Cornell System:

1. Main body of information

2. Mental associations

3. Headings of main points

4. Dates

5. Names

6. Vocabulary

A.    2, 1, & 6

B.     2, 3, 4, & 5

C.    1, 3, 4, & 5

D.   2, 3, & 6

 

_______7.   The best way to move information into long term memory is to:

A. Concentrate on it

B. Read it several times

C. Use the information

D. Sleep on it

 

_______8.   Not scheduling back to back classes allows for:

A.  Immediate review

B.  Less information loss due to interference

C.  Time to look over previous days notes for the next period's class

D.  Time for play

E.  Time for relaxation

F.  A, B, C, & E

G.  A, B, C, D, & E