UNIV 101 Midterm (Chapters 1-3, 5-8,12) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And
Correct Answers
Terms in this set (90)
college (ch 1) primary way that people achieve upward mobility or attain a higher standard of
living
information economy (ch 1) earning a living by creating, managing, and using information
high-impact practices (ch 1) particular activities that research shows to have significant positive impact on
one's learning and success
peer leader (aka peer anchor) (ch 1) informal advisor, mentor, and friend selected because of their knowledge,
experience, and willingness to help new students
traditional student (ch 1) a student who starts college immediately after high school
resilience (ch 1) the ability to recover or adjust easily to misfortune or change
SMART goal (ch 1) a goal that is Specific, Manageable, Attainable, Relevant, and achievable in a
specified Time
academic planning (ch 1) vital step and ongoing process throughout college that helps students stay
engaged and on top of things; makes students less likely to dropout
active reading (ch 6) involving strategies such as highlighting and taking notes during reading that will
help one stay focused and prepare better for exams
previewing (ch 6) an active reading strategy that requires taking a first look at the assigned reading
before tackling the content; enables one to understand the main ideas, connect
ideas, and get the big picture
learning objectives (ch 6) main ideas and skills students are expected to learn in a chapter
chapter summary (ch 6) highlights the most important ideas of the chapter; usually at the end
mapping (ch 6) a preview strategy in which one draws a wheel/branching structure to show
relationships between main ideas and secondary ideas and how these ideas fit
together
wheel map (ch 6) central idea goes in the center with secondary ideas on connecting lines and
smaller ideas on the offshoot lines
branching map (ch 6) main idea at the top followed by supporting ideas, etc. on lower connecting lines
outlining or listing (ch 6) preview strategy to identify main topics, subtopics, and specific terms by size of
print and/or font style
, chunking (ch 6) preview strategy in which one groups items into 5s, 7s, or 9s with white space
between the clusters for better visualization
flash cards (ch 6) preview strategy where one writes a question/term on the front and the
answer/definition on the back
marking (ch 6) active reading strategy that helps concentration through underlining, highlighting,
and making margin notes/annotations
annotations (ch 6) notes or remarks about a piece of writing
reviewing (ch 6) looking through the reading material regularly whether daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
preface (ch 6) brief overview at or near the beginning of a book written by the author to tell why
they wrote the book and how the book is laid out and structure
foreword (ch 6) an endorsement of the book written by someone other than the author
introduction (ch 6) describes the book's overall organization and content often by chapter; not in all
books
disciplines (ch 6) areas of academic study
primary sources (ch 6) the original research or documents on which the textbook was based; gives more
information on a particular subject that the book isn't too detailed about
glossary (ch 6) a list of key words and definitions
appendixes (ch 6) supplemental materials at the end of the book including unit conversions, physical
constants, etc.
social sciences (ch 6) academic disciplines that examine human aspects of the world such as sociology,
psychology, anthropology, etc.
humanities (ch 6) branches of knowledge that investigate human beings, their culture, and their self-
expression such as philosophy, religion, art, music, etc.
abstract (ch 6) a paragraph-length summary of major findings and methods of an article in all
"scholarly journals"
vocabulary (ch 6) a set of words in a particular language or field of knowledge
idioms (ch 6) phrases that cannot be understood by the meaning of individual words
locus of control (ch 2) psychology term referring to a person's beliefs about how much control they have
over events that affect them
academic calendar (ch 2) a calendar that shows all important dates specific to one's campus such as breaks,
finals, etc.
Correct Answers
Terms in this set (90)
college (ch 1) primary way that people achieve upward mobility or attain a higher standard of
living
information economy (ch 1) earning a living by creating, managing, and using information
high-impact practices (ch 1) particular activities that research shows to have significant positive impact on
one's learning and success
peer leader (aka peer anchor) (ch 1) informal advisor, mentor, and friend selected because of their knowledge,
experience, and willingness to help new students
traditional student (ch 1) a student who starts college immediately after high school
resilience (ch 1) the ability to recover or adjust easily to misfortune or change
SMART goal (ch 1) a goal that is Specific, Manageable, Attainable, Relevant, and achievable in a
specified Time
academic planning (ch 1) vital step and ongoing process throughout college that helps students stay
engaged and on top of things; makes students less likely to dropout
active reading (ch 6) involving strategies such as highlighting and taking notes during reading that will
help one stay focused and prepare better for exams
previewing (ch 6) an active reading strategy that requires taking a first look at the assigned reading
before tackling the content; enables one to understand the main ideas, connect
ideas, and get the big picture
learning objectives (ch 6) main ideas and skills students are expected to learn in a chapter
chapter summary (ch 6) highlights the most important ideas of the chapter; usually at the end
mapping (ch 6) a preview strategy in which one draws a wheel/branching structure to show
relationships between main ideas and secondary ideas and how these ideas fit
together
wheel map (ch 6) central idea goes in the center with secondary ideas on connecting lines and
smaller ideas on the offshoot lines
branching map (ch 6) main idea at the top followed by supporting ideas, etc. on lower connecting lines
outlining or listing (ch 6) preview strategy to identify main topics, subtopics, and specific terms by size of
print and/or font style
, chunking (ch 6) preview strategy in which one groups items into 5s, 7s, or 9s with white space
between the clusters for better visualization
flash cards (ch 6) preview strategy where one writes a question/term on the front and the
answer/definition on the back
marking (ch 6) active reading strategy that helps concentration through underlining, highlighting,
and making margin notes/annotations
annotations (ch 6) notes or remarks about a piece of writing
reviewing (ch 6) looking through the reading material regularly whether daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
preface (ch 6) brief overview at or near the beginning of a book written by the author to tell why
they wrote the book and how the book is laid out and structure
foreword (ch 6) an endorsement of the book written by someone other than the author
introduction (ch 6) describes the book's overall organization and content often by chapter; not in all
books
disciplines (ch 6) areas of academic study
primary sources (ch 6) the original research or documents on which the textbook was based; gives more
information on a particular subject that the book isn't too detailed about
glossary (ch 6) a list of key words and definitions
appendixes (ch 6) supplemental materials at the end of the book including unit conversions, physical
constants, etc.
social sciences (ch 6) academic disciplines that examine human aspects of the world such as sociology,
psychology, anthropology, etc.
humanities (ch 6) branches of knowledge that investigate human beings, their culture, and their self-
expression such as philosophy, religion, art, music, etc.
abstract (ch 6) a paragraph-length summary of major findings and methods of an article in all
"scholarly journals"
vocabulary (ch 6) a set of words in a particular language or field of knowledge
idioms (ch 6) phrases that cannot be understood by the meaning of individual words
locus of control (ch 2) psychology term referring to a person's beliefs about how much control they have
over events that affect them
academic calendar (ch 2) a calendar that shows all important dates specific to one's campus such as breaks,
finals, etc.
