Chapter 6 | Student Practice Quizzes |Making the Grade 1Ce

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Question 1:

Tests and exams are meant to test ________.
a) your level of factual knowledge, your ability to synthesize material learned, your ability to perform well under pressure
b) your level of factual knowledge, your ability to synthesize material learned, your ability to explain and justify your opinions
c) your skill at memorization, your ability to synthesize material learned, your ability to perform well under pressure
d) your skill at memorization, your level of factual knowledge, your ability to synthesize material learned

Question 2:

Another name for ?oral exam? is ________.
a) vice versa
b) sotto voce
c) viva voce
d) viva voglio

Question 3:

Hermann Ebbinghaus suggested that within the first 24 hours of learning material you should review it for ________
a) 10 minutes
b) as much or as little as you like: it won?t make a difference because you will still forget 25 percent of what you learned
c) 30 minutes
d) 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break and study for another 25 minutes

Question 4:

An ideal study space is ________.
a) a library
b) your bed (it?s quiet and you can take naps)
c) somewhere comfortable, quiet, and well lit
d) a kitchen table

Question 5:

How much time would you give to each subject if you had 40 hours to study for two exams: a psychology exam worth 20 percent of your final mark and a sociology exam worth 30 percent of your final mark (you are doing equally well in both subjects)?
a) 8 hours for psychology and 12 hours for sociology
b) 16 hours for psychology and 24 hours for sociology
c) 20 hours for psychology and 30 hours for sociology
d) 13 hours and 24 minutes for psychology and 26 hours and 36 minutes for sociology

Question 6:

Studying in a group is NOT suited to which of the following activities?
a) checking your understanding of the material against that of others
b) making careful notes and preparing summary diagrams
c) identifying areas that you need to review some more
d) applying concepts you have learned to unique scenarios

Question 7:

Practising writing exams under simulated exam conditions does NOT allow you to ________.
a) try correction tape
b) move paragraphs around and make revisions quickly
c) try to write manually for longer than usual
d) plan what you have to say before you start writing

Question 8:

When preparing for exams, be sure to ________.
a) consume caffeine pills and caffeine drinks to keep yourself alert
b) exercise if this has been part of your regular routine
c) make radical changes to your lifestyle
d) be difficult for your partner, family, and friends to live with while you are studying

Question 9:

Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for an open-book exam?
a) Study as you would for a closed-book exam.
b) Prepare notes for ready reference.
c) Become familiar with the texts you are planning to use.
d) Mark any important passages (if they are library books, someone else can benefit from your notes next year!)

Question 10:

Which of the following is NOT a good strategy for writing multiple-choice tests?
a) Start by answering the questions you can complete easily.
b) Read all the answer options before selecting one.
c) Avoid answers that include absolutes (?always,? ?never,? etc.).
d) Never change an answer.

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Making the Grade 1Ce: Chapter 6