Create Success 1st Edition by Jon Doyle - Test Bank

Create Success 1st Edition by Jon Doyle – Test Bank

 

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the starting point for a concept forming in your brain?
   A. Instantaneous recognition
   B. A memory
   C. An image
   D. Recollection

 

2. What does your mind use to compose patterns?
   A. Connections
   B. Instruction
   C. Anatomy
   D. Long-term memories

 

3. To focus effectively on something, you should ask yourself:
   A. What is the point of this? and How do I set a goal?
   B. What do I get out of this? and Is this important?
   C. Will this be on the final?
   D. Why? and What’s in it for me?

 

4. What influences your individual learning method?
   A. Your experience and personal history
   B. Your disposition and experience
   C. Your principles
   D. Your temper and disposition

 

5. Some of the tools you require to learn are:
   A. Drive, ambition, and determination
   B. Memory, desire, and recollection
   C. Drive, focus, and attention
   D. Focus, memory, and drive

 

 

6. Learning takes:
   A. Realization and teaching
   B. Reiteration and terminology
   C. Repetition and time
   D. Reasoning and tempo

 

7. Which of these is not a learning style?
   A. Tactile
   B. Auditory
   C. Kinesthetic
   D. Visual

 

8. Rewriting your class notes can really help you comprehend if you are:
   A. A kinesthetic learner
   B. An auditory learner
   C. A read/write learner
   D. A visual learner

 

9. What type of learner can benefit from having background noise when reading?
   A. Read/write
   B. Auditory
   C. Visual
   D. Kinesthetic

 

10. Why is it helpful to recognize your learning style?
    A. To be able to tell instructors what they ought to be doing
    B. Recognizing lets you change your learning style
    C. When you know your learning style, you can add it to your resume
    D. Knowing enables you to improve your studying methods

 

 

11. Study groups may work best for:
    A. Comprehending and utilizing ideas
    B. Memorizing facts
    C. Reading and processing
    D. Library research

 

12. What is one of the most successful ways to conquer a new concept?
    A. Hear it from someone who has not fully grasped the material
    B. Modify your learning style
    C. Teach it to someone else
    D. Break it down into little parts

 

13. Looking at a concept from a different perspective can help you to:
    A. Gain a multifaceted understanding
    B. See multiple learning styles in effect
    C. Work in a small group
    D. Draw graphs

 

14. What is an advantage of study groups?
    A. You can switch who goes to class and takes notes
    B. Every person brings a unique set of strengths
    C. If everyone reads part of the assignment, no one has to read the entire thing
    D. You can have a talent show

 

15. When starting a study group, what it most important to look for in possible group members?
    A. Classmates who want to do well in the class and demonstrate understanding of the material
    B. Classmates with the same learning style as you
    C. Classmates who only show up for the tests, as they must know more than the instructor
    D. Classmates who already are in groups

 

 

16. Before each study group meeting:
    A. Get snacks
    B. Check the class syllabus
    C. Send a message to all your group members to remind them about the meeting
    D. Prepare as you would for class

 

17. Your greatest strengths most often:
    A. Are very easy to recognize
    B. Come naturally or easily to you
    C. Make things effortless
    D. Are logistical

 

18. College will be more stimulating for you if you can:
    A. Take courses in which you have previously struggled
    B. Only take classes in which you have previously thrived
    C. Take courses that utilize your interests and abilities
    D. Only take high level classes

 

19. What can help you identify both your strengths and weaknesses?
    A. Your educational history
    B. Your study habits
    C. Your natural abilities
    D. Your past opportunities

 

20. To test the range of your strengths and weaknesses, you need to:
    A. Stay comfortable
    B. Change your study habits
    C. Train harder
    D. Challenge yourself

 

 

21. What can happen when you concentrate on your strengths?
    A. Your weaknesses disappear
    B. Everything is illuminated
    C. Better performance, productivity, and satisfaction
    D. You can learn physics

 

22. What should be your next step after determining your strengths?
    A. Accept your responsibility
    B. Decide how your strengths can be used to their full advantage
    C. Change your class schedule
    D. Plan a simple project

 

23. Where should you go when beginning to improve on a weakness?
    A. Your instructor
    B. Your college catalog
    C. A social psychologist
    D. A financial advisor

 

24. Part of the way to become a well-rounded person is to:
    A. Take only the classes you need to graduate
    B. Concentrate on extracurricular activities
    C. Maintain a professional relationship with your classmates and instructors
    D. Cultivate friendship

 

 

True / False Questions

25. If you have trouble relaying information to others, you can better see where you are having difficulty.
    True    False

 

 

26. Each study group should appoint a leader; that person is in charge of teaching the group.
    True    False

 

27. Your mind creates physical connections between related images, thus forming the basis for patterns.
    True    False

 

28. Studying is useless unless you know why you are learning the material.
    True    False

 

29. Our brains are constructed to hone in on matter that is unimportant.
    True    False

 

30. Attempting to hasten the learning process creates muddled connections that may not become part of the long-term memory.
    True    False

 

31. All of your studying should take place in group settings.
    True    False

 

32. A self-fulfilling prophecy is something that becomes true because you believe it to be true.
    True    False

 

33. Always be vague about your determination and commitment to succeed in your education.
    True    False

 

 

34. You should measure your success against the achievements of others.
    True    False

 

35. Finding a healthy balance between school and social life will help you become the best you can be.
    True    False

 

36. Focus on improving your areas of weakness.

    True    False

 

 

Short Answer Questions

37. What we already know is the __________ for future learning.

 

 

 

 

38. Improving your abilities to their maximum capacity can diminish the negative potential of your __________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple Choice Questions

1. (p. Learning-3)What is the starting point for a concept forming in your brain?
   A. Instantaneous recognition
   B. A memory
   C. An image
   D. Recollection

An image, whether a verbal or visual cue, is held by your brain.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-1

2. (p. Learning-3)What does your mind use to compose patterns?
   A. Connections
   B. Instruction
   C. Anatomy
   D. Long-term memories

Connections are formed between related images.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-1

3. (p. Learning-5)To focus effectively on something, you should ask yourself:
   A. What is the point of this? and How do I set a goal?
   B. What do I get out of this? and Is this important?
   C. Will this be on the final?
   D. Why? and What’s in it for me?

Knowing why you are studying and what you can gain from learning will make paying attention easier.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-1

 

 

4. (p. Learning-6)What influences your individual learning method?
   A. Your experience and personal history
   B. Your disposition and experience
   C. Your principles
   D. Your temper and disposition

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-2

5. (p. Learning-7)Some of the tools you require to learn are:
   A. Drive, ambition, and determination
   B. Memory, desire, and recollection
   C. Drive, focus, and attention
   D. Focus, memory, and drive

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-2

6. (p. Learning-8)Learning takes:
   A. Realization and teaching
   B. Reiteration and terminology
   C. Repetition and time
   D. Reasoning and tempo

Detecting patterns in complex information takes time.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-2

 

 

7. (p. Learning-12)Which of these is not a learning style?
   A. Tactile
   B. Auditory
   C. Kinesthetic
   D. Visual

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-3

8. (p. Learning-14)Rewriting your class notes can really help you comprehend if you are:
   A. A kinesthetic learner
   B. An auditory learner
   C. A read/write learner
   D. A visual learner

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-3

9. (p. Learning-13)What type of learner can benefit from having background noise when reading?
   A. Read/write
   B. Auditory
   C. Visual
   D. Kinesthetic

Having music or the TV on at a low volume can enhance an auditory learner’s reading comprehension.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-3

 

 

10. (p. Learning-15)Why is it helpful to recognize your learning style?
    A. To be able to tell instructors what they ought to be doing
    B. Recognizing lets you change your learning style
    C. When you know your learning style, you can add it to your resume
    D. Knowing enables you to improve your studying methods

Check with the websites listed in the text for help finding your learning style.

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-3

11. (p. Learning-15)Study groups may work best for:
    A. Comprehending and utilizing ideas
    B. Memorizing facts
    C. Reading and processing
    D. Library research

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-4

12. (p. Learning-15)What is one of the most successful ways to conquer a new concept?
    A. Hear it from someone who has not fully grasped the material
    B. Modify your learning style
    C. Teach it to someone else
    D. Break it down into little parts

Teaching an idea makes you think it through more carefully.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-4

 

 

13. (p. Learning-16)Looking at a concept from a different perspective can help you to:
    A. Gain a multifaceted understanding
    B. See multiple learning styles in effect
    C. Work in a small group
    D. Draw graphs

A study group allows an idea to be approached by the various angles of different learning styles.

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-4

14. (p. Learning-17)What is an advantage of study groups?
    A. You can switch who goes to class and takes notes
    B. Every person brings a unique set of strengths
    C. If everyone reads part of the assignment, no one has to read the entire thing
    D. You can have a talent show

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-4
Learning Outcome: Learning-5

15. (p. Learning-20)When starting a study group, what it most important to look for in possible group members?
    A. Classmates who want to do well in the class and demonstrate understanding of the material
    B. Classmates with the same learning style as you
    C. Classmates who only show up for the tests, as they must know more than the instructor
    D. Classmates who already are in groups

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-4

 

 

16. (p. Learning-22)Before each study group meeting:
    A. Get snacks
    B. Check the class syllabus
    C. Send a message to all your group members to remind them about the meeting
    D. Prepare as you would for class

Finish any reading assignments and write out your questions prior to your session.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-4

17. (p. Learning-23)Your greatest strengths most often:
    A. Are very easy to recognize
    B. Come naturally or easily to you
    C. Make things effortless
    D. Are logistical

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-5

18. (p. Learning-24)College will be more stimulating for you if you can:
    A. Take courses in which you have previously struggled
    B. Only take classes in which you have previously thrived
    C. Take courses that utilize your interests and abilities
    D. Only take high level classes

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-5

 

 

19. (p. Learning-25)What can help you identify both your strengths and weaknesses?
    A. Your educational history
    B. Your study habits
    C. Your natural abilities
    D. Your past opportunities

The grades and experiences you’ve had in the past can show what you are already good at and on what you will have to work harder.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-6

20. (p. Learning-26)To test the range of your strengths and weaknesses, you need to:
    A. Stay comfortable
    B. Change your study habits
    C. Train harder
    D. Challenge yourself

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-6

21. (p. Learning-28)What can happen when you concentrate on your strengths?
    A. Your weaknesses disappear
    B. Everything is illuminated
    C. Better performance, productivity, and satisfaction
    D. You can learn physics

You should focus on leveraging your strengths instead of trying to correct every weakness.

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-7

 

 

22. (p. Learning-28)What should be your next step after determining your strengths?
    A. Accept your responsibility
    B. Decide how your strengths can be used to their full advantage
    C. Change your class schedule
    D. Plan a simple project

Your college counselor can help you find the correct course of action.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-7

23. (p. Learning-29)Where should you go when beginning to improve on a weakness?
    A. Your instructor
    B. Your college catalog
    C. A social psychologist
    D. A financial advisor

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-7

24. (p. Learning-30)Part of the way to become a well-rounded person is to:
    A. Take only the classes you need to graduate
    B. Concentrate on extracurricular activities
    C. Maintain a professional relationship with your classmates and instructors
    D. Cultivate friendship

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-7

 

 

True / False Questions
25. (p. Learning-15) If you have trouble relaying information to others, you can better see where you are having difficulty.
TRUE

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-4

26. (p. Learning-22)Each study group should appoint a leader; that person is in charge of teaching the group.
    FALSE

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-4

27. (p. Learning-4)Your mind creates physical connections between related images, thus forming the basis for patterns.
    TRUE

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-1

28. (p. Learning-5)Studying is useless unless you know why you are learning the material.
    TRUE

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-1

29. (p. Learning-6)Our brains are constructed to hone in on matter that is unimportant.
    FALSE

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-1

 

 

30. (p. Learning-8)Attempting to hasten the learning process creates muddled connections that may not become part of the long-term memory.
    TRUE

Take time to thoroughly sort out new information.

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-2

31. (p. Learning-22)All of your studying should take place in group settings.
    FALSE

Studying on your own is vital to your success.

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-4

32. (p. Learning-23)A self-fulfilling prophecy is something that becomes true because you believe it to be true.
    TRUE

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-5

33. (p. Learning-24)Always be vague about your determination and commitment to succeed in your education.
    FALSE

Being honest with yourself, as well as with your advisors and counselors, can help you decide what courses and support are right for you.

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Outcome: Learning-6

 

 

34. (p. Learning-24)You should measure your success against the achievements of others.
    FALSE

Focus on your goals, not on what others have or have not done.

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-5

35. (p. Learning-30)Finding a healthy balance between school and social life will help you become the best you can be.
    TRUE

 

Blooms: Remembering
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-7

36. (p. Learning-27)Focus on improving your areas of weakness.

    FALSE

It is more beneficial to put your attention on your strengths.

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Outcome: Learning-7

 

Short Answer Questions

37. (p. Learning-7)What we already know is the __________ for future learning.

foundation

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 3 Difficult
Learning Outcome: Learning-2

 

 

38. (p. Learning-28)Improving your abilities to their maximum capacity can diminish the negative potential of your __________.

weaknesses

 

Blooms: Understanding
Difficulty: 3 Difficult
Learning Outcome: Learning-7