SDV Understanding Academic Skills and
Test-Taking Quiz Questions And
Answers
All of the follow are strategies for reading textbooks, except: - ANS Schedule blocks of time
when you are most inattentive.
Most instructors read the body language of the students in the front rows to gauge how they are
doing, and if they are losing the class. T/F - ANS True
Why is multitasking dangerous to memorization? - ANS You will need to reboot your short-term
memory each time you switch mental tasks.
The Cornell method of note taking is useful for the following, except: - ANS Recording
everything the instructor says.
The learning cycle consists of what four steps? - ANS Prepare, absorb new ideas, record,
review/apply.
Making a deliberate decision to remember the specific data, using visual imagery, and working
from general information to the specific information are examples of: - ANS Linking
Students who don't listen effectively will have a hard time differentiating between what is the
main idea of a lecture and what's the supporting detail. T/F - ANS True
How is summarizing main ideas in your own words useful? - ANS Aids with recall.
Good essay answers are based on your thoughts, and do not have to include examples from
class or the course materials. T/F - ANS False
Words like "always," "never," and "every" are words that are rarely found in a ______ option. -
ANS Correct
It is best to try to answer a multiple choice question in your own head, rather than relying on the
choices. T/F - ANS True
Some stress before an exam or test is common and can be beneficial. - ANS True
Test-Taking Quiz Questions And
Answers
All of the follow are strategies for reading textbooks, except: - ANS Schedule blocks of time
when you are most inattentive.
Most instructors read the body language of the students in the front rows to gauge how they are
doing, and if they are losing the class. T/F - ANS True
Why is multitasking dangerous to memorization? - ANS You will need to reboot your short-term
memory each time you switch mental tasks.
The Cornell method of note taking is useful for the following, except: - ANS Recording
everything the instructor says.
The learning cycle consists of what four steps? - ANS Prepare, absorb new ideas, record,
review/apply.
Making a deliberate decision to remember the specific data, using visual imagery, and working
from general information to the specific information are examples of: - ANS Linking
Students who don't listen effectively will have a hard time differentiating between what is the
main idea of a lecture and what's the supporting detail. T/F - ANS True
How is summarizing main ideas in your own words useful? - ANS Aids with recall.
Good essay answers are based on your thoughts, and do not have to include examples from
class or the course materials. T/F - ANS False
Words like "always," "never," and "every" are words that are rarely found in a ______ option. -
ANS Correct
It is best to try to answer a multiple choice question in your own head, rather than relying on the
choices. T/F - ANS True
Some stress before an exam or test is common and can be beneficial. - ANS True
