Deck 13: Succeeding on Finals

Question 1

You have a final that will be 60 percent comprehensive (Chapters 1 to 12) and 40 percent on new material (Chapters 13 to 16). Which study plan shown below would be the most appropriate? $\begin{array} { l c l c c } & \text { Plan A } & \text { Plan B } & \text { Plan C } & \text { Plan D } \\\text { Day } & \text { Chapters } & \text { Chapters } & \text { Chapters } & \text { Chapters } \\1 & 1 - 3 & 1 - 12 & 1 - 5 & 1 - 4 \\2 & 4 - 6 & 13 & 6 - 10 & 5 - 8 \\3 & 7 - 9 & 14 & 11 - 14 & 9 - 12 \\4 & 10 - 12 & 15 & 15 & 13 - 14 \\5 & 13 - 16 & 16 & 16 & 15 - 16\end{array}$

A) Plan A
B) Plan B
C) Plan C
D) Plan D

Answer 1

Plan D

Question 2

If a student had a 75% comprehensive final covering 15 chapters of material and chapters 13, 14, and 15 were new material, which chapters should the student prepare on Day 1 of the Five-Day Study Plan, assuming that Day 5 would be used strictly as a review day?

A) Chapters 1 to 4
B) Chapter 15
C) Chapter 13
D) Chapters 1 to 12

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is the best way to prepare for a comprehensive final?

A) Study the review sheets and self-tests that you developed for previous exams.
B) Study all of your text markings and all of your class notes.
C) Reread as much of the text as possible.
D) Re-mark your notes and your text and then take notes on them.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is not a good reason to take at least a one-hour break between each of your study blocks when preparing for finals?

A) You won't be able to concentrate anymore without a break.
B) You need to allow for consolidation time.
C) You need time to complete each of your regular assignments, too.
D) You can use the break to remotivate yourself.

Question 5

Sometimes students have to miss classes. What is the worst time to miss class?

A) the second week of the semester
B) the fourth week of the semester
C) the middle of the semester
D) the last two weeks of the semester

Question 6

When you plan to prepare for finals, it is important to remember that

A) finals in many courses determine a significant portion of your grade.
B) only one or two of your professors will actually give a final.
C) most professors have actually calculated semester grades before giving finals.
D) finals are rarely comprehensive.

Question 7

Your finals schedule involves five finals in four days. What is the best way to plan your study time?

A) Prepare for and take one final before beginning to study for the next.
B) Start twenty-five days before the last final and plan five consecutive Five-Day Study Plans.
C) Set up Five-Day Study Plans for each of your finals, adjusting them so that they overlap when necessary.
D) Use a modified two-day study plan for each final.

Question 8

If you were to summarize a strategy for taking finals, which of the following words or phrases would be the most appropriate?

A) What will be, will be!
B) Persevere!
C) There is always next semester!
D) Be patient!

Question 9

Which of your daily or weekly habits may need to be modified when preparing for finals?

A) You should plan to sleep an hour or two less each night.
B) You should plan to spend some time studying every day, including weekends.
C) You will have to eliminate all of your extracurricular activities.
D) You should lock yourself in your room until you are prepared for each of your exams.

Question 10

If you have a 25 % comprehensive final covering 15 chapters and chapters 1 to 12 cover old, already tested material, which is the best way to prepare the old material?

A) spend the time re-reading the highlighting in your textbook
B) spend your time reading over your lecture notes
C) review the study sheets, question cards, and self-tests that you made when studying for the old tests.
D) don't bother with the old material since it is only worth 25 % of the grade.

Question 11

If you did very well on each of the first three exams in a course and had a 25% comprehensive final that covered the old chapters (1 to 12) and the new chapters (13 to 15), which chapter(s) would you prepare on Day 4 of your Five-Day Study Plan assuming you reviewed all of the chapters on Day 5?

A) 13 to 15
B) 15
C) 7 to 12
D) 1 to 12

Question 12

As you are preparing for your finals, you review your previous exam grades in Algebra and Trigonometry, which were 36, 44, and 42. Assuming an average of 60
Is needed for a passing grade and the final is worth as much as each of the other
Exams, what strategy should you use?

A) Put all of your effort into this final exam since you could still pull a passing grade.
B) Put an average amount of effort into this final.
C) Drop the course if your professor says there is no hope of passing the course and put your effort into your other classes.
D) Give up. Finals aren't worth the effort because most students do worse on them than on all of their other exams.

Question 13

Which of the following is not a good way to stay motivated while studying for final exams?

A) Surround yourself with other motivated people.
B) Study during the daytime hours and use the evenings for partying as a reward for completing your work.
C) Go out for a nice dinner after your hardest study day.
D) Give yourself a pep talk when you feel discouraged.

Question 14

In order to prepare properly for finals, you need to plan ahead. Part of this plan should involve

A) planning time to pack up your dorm room or do some last-minute gift shopping for your family.
B) making sure term projects will also be completed during final exam week.
C) maintaining your regular social and recreational activities, since it is important to get some relaxation during final exam week.
D) completing your regular assignments about four to five days before your first final.

Question 15

Assuming that your average grades going into final exams are listed below and that 90 = A, 80 = B, 70 = C, and 60 = D, into which courses should you put most of your effort when preparing for finals? $\begin{array}{llcc} \text {Anthropology } & 42 \\ \text {Chemistry } &74\\ \text { English} &85\\ \text { History } &80\\ \text { Psychology } &89\\\end{array}$

A) Anthropology and Chemistry
B) English and Psychology
C) Anthropology
D) History and Psychology