GMC 101 Final Exam
Multiple choice 50 question exam.
- 1.The most important skill you'll need to learn in college is
- A.
How to keep learning throughout your life.
- B.
How to find yourself.
- C.
How to make friends.
- D.
To become more set in your ways.
- 2.Two of the most often-cited differences between hight school and college are increased autonomy and
- A.
Managing time.
- B.
Greater responsibility.
- C.
Gaining leadership.
- D.
None of the above
- 3.A goal is what you want to ahieve. An objective is
- A.
Tangible
- B.
Measurable.
- C.
Both tangible and measurable.
- D.
None of the above.
- 4.What type of people frequently say that staying focused was the key to their success?
- A.
Wealthy
- B.
Successful
- C.
Reserved
- D.
Overwhelmed
- 5.Which of the following is the most important priority for a first-year student?
- A.
Academic schedule
- B.
Social life
- C.
Family Life
- D.
All of the above
- 6.You should try to reserve at least _____ hours of study time for each hour you spend in class.
- A.
Five
- B.
Four
- C.
Two
- D.
Three
- 7.When organizing your day, youc an use these times review for your classes.
- A.
On the bus
- B.
Before class
- C.
Waiting for appointments
- D.
All of the above
- 8.Which of the following should you not do when organizing your study time?
- A.
Avoid multitasking.
- B.
Study difficult subjects last.
- C.
Reward yourself.
- D.
Divide study time into fifty-minute blocks.
- 9.What type of scheduling allows you to enroll in back-to-back classes and may help with time, employment, and family commitments?
- A.
Open scheduling
- B.
Block scheduling
- C.
Early scheduling
- D.
None of the above
- 10.Where is the best place to study so you can concentrate?
- A.
At the kitchen table while eating dinner
- B.
In your living room watching TV
- C.
A quiet place on or off campus
- D.
On your bed
- 11.According to the text, what does the author believe is your single greatest enemy?
- A.
Procrastination
- B.
Time management
- C.
Stress
- D.
Money management
- 12.Professors are likely to introduce material in their lectures that aren't coverd in the text. What two skills are necessary for capturing this information
- A.
Reading and note taking
- B.
Listening and reading
- C.
Communicating and listening
- D.
Listening and note taking
- 13.According to your text,w hich of the following activities done before class will help you retain information that is important from class?
- A.
Recording the lecture.
- B.
Asking questions in class.
- C.
Reviewing your study notes from the previous class.
- D.
Talking to a classmate.
- 14.According to the Cornell format of note taking, how many columns will you have on your notebook paper?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- 15.What note-taking format is represented by Roman numerals, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers?
- A.
Cornell format
- B.
Outline format
- C.
Paragraph format
- D.
List format
- 16.Once you've decided on a note-taking system, what techniques can you use to put that sytem to work?
- A.
Identify the main ideas
- B.
Don't try to write down everything
- C.
Prepare to use your notes as a study tool
- D.
All of the above
- 17.A popular way to teach in college because it involves active learning is
- A.
Group discussion.
- B.
Lecture.
- C.
Technology.
- D.
Argument.
- 18.Quantitative courses such as mathematics, chemistry, and pysics are
- A.
Courses that are separate from each other.
- B.
Courses that are the same.
- C.
Courses that build on each other.
- D.
Courses that are difficult to understand.
- 19.__________ terms ofen have exact meanings and cannot be paraphrased.
- A.
Vocabulary
- B.
Technical
- C.
Lecture
- D.
Informative
- 20.The phenomenon known as "the forgetting curve" states that most forgetting takes place within
- A.
The first twenty-four hours.
- B.
Two days.
- C.
The class period.
- D.
Ten years.
- 21.In large classroom settings, instructors often use what method to present the information to students?
- A.
Collaboration
- B.
Question/answer
- C.
Technology
- D.
Lecture
- 22.The purpose of ________ is to get the big picture, to understand how what you are about to read is connected to what you already know.
- A.
Reading
- B.
Thinking
- C.
Previewing
- D.
Summarizing
- 23.According to the text, what percent of students identify themselves as visual learners?
- A.
35
- B.
50
- C.
95
- D.
75
- 24.If a student considers him- or herself to be a visual learner what technique is considered to be an excellent learning tool?
- A.
Mapping
- B.
Outline
- C.
Cornell
- D.
Paragraph
- 25.Where do you typically find the central idea of a chapter?
- A.
In the chapter summary
- B.
In the chapter introduction
- C.
In the supporting details of the chapter
- D.
None of the above
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