Deck 8: Reading and Studying

Question 1

How many words per minute does the average college student read?

A) 200-300
B) 225-300
C) 175-275
D) 150-250

Answer 1

200-300

Question 2

According to FOCUS, first-year students need to be able to read and comprehend____________ pages per week in order to complete their academic assignments.

A) 100-150
B) 150-200
C) 200-250
D) 75-150

Answer 2

150-200

Question 3

Learning about your learning, thinking about your thinking, identifying learning goals, and monitoring your progress are all characteristics of:

A) cultural literacy.
B) basic study skills.
C) introverts.
D) metacognition.

Answer 3

metacognition.

Question 4

_________ and ____________ are the two components of reading.

A) Speed and comprehension
B) Remembering and understanding
C) Physical factors and psychological factors
D) Time and retention

Question 5

Complete this sentence: "The physical act of writing or typing can consolidate what you're reading and act as a form of ___________ that helps you remember it later."

A) memorization
B) literary criticism
C) paragraphing (as described in the text)
D) rehearsal

Question 6

According to FOCUS, "Reading is a process; ___________is the goal."

A) remembering
B) understanding
C) speed
D) getting good grades

Question 7

Vision is an example of a _______ factor, whereas attitude is an example of a ___________ factor.

A) physical; psychological
B) necessary; preferred
C) personal; social
D) physical; social

Question 8

When reading a book, you should:

A) Highlight only the thesis sentence of each paragraph so that you can weed out the important ideas from the details.
B) Avoid writing in the book since you may want to sell it back to the bookstore at the end of the semester.
C) Scribble comments in the margins or keep a running commentary in a notebook.
D) Highlight all of the important words, no matter how many.

Question 9

Tim regularly writes what and why questions in the left column of his notebook. Then, as he reads, he looks for and writes down the responses to his questions. What two methods has Tim combined?

A) Previewing; Mind mapping
B) SQ3R; VARK
C) Previewing; SQ6R
D) SQ3R; Cornell system

Question 10

What are the three Rs of the SQ3R method?

A) Read, recite, review
B) Read, recite, remember
C) Read, recite, rest
D) Rest, read, review
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Question 11

Which of the following is not a helpful study strategy?

A) taking appropriate study breaks
B) adding variety by switching from one subject to another
C) pulling an all-nighter/study non-stop
D) paying attention to details/aiming for accuracy

Question 12

According to your text, shortcuts in studying:

A) are rarely acceptable
B) are rarely necessary
C) should be followed frequently
D) can function as "triage" in an academic emergency