ACA FINAL EXAM II| THE SMART WAY TO PASS |
REAL TESTS, REAL RESULTS!
1. 2: 1 rule - Answer: spend 2 hours outside of class working on course content for
every 1 credit hour
2. To-do list - Answer: a list of activities or tasks you need to complete, often during
a specific period of time
3. Order of prioritization for to-do list - Answer: urgent and important, only important,
only urgent, neither urgent or important
4. Important tasks - Answer: tasks leading to achieving your goals
5. Urgent tasks - Answer: demand immediate attention
6. Planners - Answer: is more specific than a to-do list because you pick a time or
date to complete the task
7. Different types of planners - Answer: monthly planner, weekly planner, daily
planner (each gets more specific)
8. Distributed practice - Answer: dividing large assignments into smaller tasks
completed over a span of time
9. Procrastination - Answer: waiting until the last minute to begin a project or study
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, 10. Strategies for overcoming procrastination - Answer: ask yourself "what am I
avoiding?", ask friend for advice, reward yourself, divide the task, remind yourself
of the purpose, just do it
11. Before the test - Answer: avoid test anxiety, arrive to class early, avoid
distractions
12. During the test - Answer: use mind dump, survey the test, read the directions,
annotate questions, use two pass method, write clear answers, be mindful of the
time
13. After the test - Answer: reward yourself, evaluate your studying and test- taking
strategies, examine your test for mistakes
14. Mind dump - Answer: writing down info you have memorized and are afraid that
you might forget
15. Survey the test - Answer: examine the length of the test, sections, budget time,
and where to start
16. Two- pass method - Answer: use information from the test to help answer the
question after going through the whole test
17. Multiple choice question method - Answer: cover up the answers and try to
answer it on your own, use process of elimination
18. True/ false question method - Answer: if one part of the statement is false, the
whole answer is false
19. Matching questions method - Answer: choose one side to start, complete the
ones you definitely know, use process of elimination
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APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
REAL TESTS, REAL RESULTS!
1. 2: 1 rule - Answer: spend 2 hours outside of class working on course content for
every 1 credit hour
2. To-do list - Answer: a list of activities or tasks you need to complete, often during
a specific period of time
3. Order of prioritization for to-do list - Answer: urgent and important, only important,
only urgent, neither urgent or important
4. Important tasks - Answer: tasks leading to achieving your goals
5. Urgent tasks - Answer: demand immediate attention
6. Planners - Answer: is more specific than a to-do list because you pick a time or
date to complete the task
7. Different types of planners - Answer: monthly planner, weekly planner, daily
planner (each gets more specific)
8. Distributed practice - Answer: dividing large assignments into smaller tasks
completed over a span of time
9. Procrastination - Answer: waiting until the last minute to begin a project or study
1
APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
, 10. Strategies for overcoming procrastination - Answer: ask yourself "what am I
avoiding?", ask friend for advice, reward yourself, divide the task, remind yourself
of the purpose, just do it
11. Before the test - Answer: avoid test anxiety, arrive to class early, avoid
distractions
12. During the test - Answer: use mind dump, survey the test, read the directions,
annotate questions, use two pass method, write clear answers, be mindful of the
time
13. After the test - Answer: reward yourself, evaluate your studying and test- taking
strategies, examine your test for mistakes
14. Mind dump - Answer: writing down info you have memorized and are afraid that
you might forget
15. Survey the test - Answer: examine the length of the test, sections, budget time,
and where to start
16. Two- pass method - Answer: use information from the test to help answer the
question after going through the whole test
17. Multiple choice question method - Answer: cover up the answers and try to
answer it on your own, use process of elimination
18. True/ false question method - Answer: if one part of the statement is false, the
whole answer is false
19. Matching questions method - Answer: choose one side to start, complete the
ones you definitely know, use process of elimination
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