Study Skills Quiz - Amelia Bell

Who made the speech referred to in the textbook that is considered to be the gold standard of goal setting?

 

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Winston Churchill

• Richard Nixon

What does the “S” in SMART goals stand for?

• Smart

• Specific

• Sustainable

• Simple

The STOP technique involves:

• Stopping work for 5 minutes for a break

• Telling yourself to stop when distracted

• Stopping studying of one topic and switching to another

• Stopping studying for the day

Which of these does NOT increase study success?

• Having a dedicated workspace

   

• Minimizing distractions

• Setting study goals

• Multitasking

What is Parkinson’s Law?

 

• More mistakes are made late at night

• Repeated concepts are easier to memorize

• Studying more than 2 subjects in a day leads to les information retention

• Work expands to fill the time allotted

The “A” in the CIA pneumonic for organization stands for:

 

 

• Access

• Archived

• “A” grade

• Allowed

You should label computer folders by:

 

• Course identifier

• Course title

• Course day/time

• Course location

According to the textbook, which is NOT one of the techniques for reading?

 

• Read like navigator

• Read like a surgeon

• Read like a Reporter

• Read like a Lawyer

Ways to minimize your look-up time when you read include:

 

 

• Bolstering your background knowledge

• Beefing up your vocabulary

• Learning to speed read

• A and B

Which is most often mistaken as the best indicator of academic success?

 

 

• Number of hours spent studying

• IQ

• Age

• Economic status