Deck 4: Identify and Organize What to Learn

Question 1

Paraphrasing is appropriate when

A) the material is easy to understand.
B) the author uses simple or familiar language.
C) the material is not especially complex.
D) detailed comprehension is required.

Answer 1

detailed comprehension is required.

Question 2

When you are highlighting a textbook, you should

A) highlight supporting facts as well as main ideas.
B) ignore any boldfaced headings.
C) highlight complete sentences.
D) highlight as quickly as you can.

Answer 2

highlight supporting facts as well as main ideas.

Question 3

Asa general rule, you should highlight

A) most of the sentences on a page.
B) no more than one-third of each page.
C) one key word from each sentence on a page
D) only the headings on a page.

Answer 3

no more than one-third of each page.

Question 4

An example of a marginal note at the evaluating level of thinking is

A) jotting notes about how to use the information.
B) drawing arrows to link related material.
C) commenting on the value and relevance of ideas.
D) condensing ideas into your own words.

Question 5

Using standard outline format, the item placed closest to the left margin is

A) a major topic.
B) an important detail.
C) a minor detail.
D) an example.

Question 6

Of the following situations, writing a summary would be least effective for

A) preparing for an essay exam in history.
B) recording the results of a chemistry experiment.
C) learning the bones of the hand for an anatomy quiz.
D) understanding the plot of a novel assigned in English class.

Question 7

After you have defined your purpose for writing a summary, your next step is to

A) determine the author's attitude and approach toward the subject.
B) locate and evaluate key supporting details.
C) underline or highlight key terms and definitions.
D) identify the author's main idea and write a statement that expresses it.

Question 8

Of the following topics in a political science course, a time line would be most effective for showing

A) how a bill becomes a law.
B) the chain of command in a police department.
C) the sequence of events leading up to World War I.
D) differences between the Democratic and Republican parties.

Question 9

The only situation that is not an example of plagiarism is

A) using information from the Internet without listing the source.
B) paraphrasing an author's words without giving the author credit.
C) using commonly known facts without documentation.
D) accidentally omitting quotation marks when quoting an author.

Question 10

Paraphrasing is most appropriate for material that

A) is uncomplicated.
B) is easy to understand.
C) uses simple, non-technical language.
D) requires exact, detailed comprehension.

Question 11

When you are learning to highlight textbooks, you should

A) read the material before highlighting it.
B) always highlight complete sentences.
C) skip over boldface headings.
D) highlight main ideas only.

Question 12

The best indication of effective highlighting is that it

A) focuses only on supporting details.
B) covers at least two-thirds of each page.
C) combines several different systems of highlighting.
D) accurately reflects the content of the material.

Question 13

When you use summary notes, you should always

A) copy the author's exact words.
B) write notes in complete sentences.
C) use words that will trigger your memory.
D) highlight the material thoroughly first.

Question 14

Effective outlining can best be described as

A) an exact, detailed listing of all information in a passage.
B) a recopying of ideas and information directly from a book.
C) a means of showing how ideas interconnect.
D) an organized record of key terms and examples.

Question 15

The most important aspect of an effective outline is that

A) it uses complete sentences.
B) each idea is numbered or lettered correctly.
C) all items fit exactly into the standard format.
D) the information under each heading supports or explains it.

Question 16

A summary should not include

A) the author's main idea.
B) key terms and definitions.
C) important supporting information.
D) your analysis of the passage.

Question 17

The most appropriate map for showing how to administer CPR is a

A) process diagram.
B) time line.
C) part/function diagram.
D) comparison-contrast chart.

Question 18

Read the following passage and then answer the bellow questions
A poison is any substance that can harm the body, sometimes seriously enough to create a medical emergency. In the United States, there are more than a million reported cases of poisoning annually. Although some of these result from murder or suicide attempts, most are accidental and involve young children. These incidents usually involve common substances such as medications, petroleum products, cosmetics, and pesticides. In fact, a surprisingly large percentage of chemicals in everyday use contain substances that are poisonous if misused.
We usually think of a poison as some kind of liquid or solid chemical that has been ingested by the poisoning victim. Although this is often the case, many living organisms are capable of producing a toxin, a substance that is poisonous to humans. For example, some mushrooms and other common plants can be poisonous if eaten. These include some varieties of house plants, including the rubber plant and certain parts of holiday plants such as mistletoe and holly berries. In addition, bacterial contaminants in food may produce toxins, some of which can cause deadly diseases (such as botulism). A great number of substances can be considered poisonous, with different people
reacting differently to various poisons. As odd as it may seem, what may be a dangerous poison for one person may have little effect on another. For most poisonous substances, the reaction is far more serious in the ill, the very young, and the elderly. Poisons can be classified into four types, according to how they enter the body:
• Ingested poisons (poisons that are swallowed) can include many common household and industrial chemicals, medications, improperly prepared or stored foods, plant materials, and agricultural products made specially to control weeds, pests, and crop diseases.
• Inhaled poisons (poisons that are breathed in) take the form of gases, vapors, and sprays. Again, many of these substances are in common use in the home, industry, and agriculture. Such poisons include carbon monoxide (from car exhaust, wood- burning stoves, and furnaces), ammonia, chlorine, insect sprays, and the gases produced from volatile liquid chemicals.
• Absorbed poisons (poisons taken into the body through unbroken skin) may or may not damage the skin. Many are corrosives or irritants that will injure the skin and then be slowly absorbed into body tissues and the bloodstream; others are absorbed into the bloodstream without injuring the skin. Examples of these poisons include insecticides, agricultural chemicals, plant materials, and certain forms of marine life.
• Injected poisons (poisons inserted through the skin) enter the body through a means that penetrates the skin. The most common injected poisons include illicit drugs injected with a needle and venoms injected by snake fangs or insect stingers.

-The best title for this selection is

A) Toxic Chemicals in the United States.
B) Medical Emergencies.
C) Dangerous Plants.
D) Poisons.

Question 19

Read the following passage and then answer the bellow questions
A poison is any substance that can harm the body, sometimes seriously enough to create a medical emergency. In the United States, there are more than a million reported cases of poisoning annually. Although some of these result from murder or suicide attempts, most are accidental and involve young children. These incidents usually involve common substances such as medications, petroleum products, cosmetics, and pesticides. In fact, a surprisingly large percentage of chemicals in everyday use contain substances that are poisonous if misused.
We usually think of a poison as some kind of liquid or solid chemical that has been ingested by the poisoning victim. Although this is often the case, many living organisms are capable of producing a toxin, a substance that is poisonous to humans. For example, some mushrooms and other common plants can be poisonous if eaten. These include some varieties of house plants, including the rubber plant and certain parts of holiday plants such as mistletoe and holly berries. In addition, bacterial contaminants in food may produce toxins, some of which can cause deadly diseases (such as botulism). A great number of substances can be considered poisonous, with different people
reacting differently to various poisons. As odd as it may seem, what may be a dangerous poison for one person may have little effect on another. For most poisonous substances, the reaction is far more serious in the ill, the very young, and the elderly. Poisons can be classified into four types, according to how they enter the body:
• Ingested poisons (poisons that are swallowed) can include many common household and industrial chemicals, medications, improperly prepared or stored foods, plant materials, and agricultural products made specially to control weeds, pests, and crop diseases.
• Inhaled poisons (poisons that are breathed in) take the form of gases, vapors, and sprays. Again, many of these substances are in common use in the home, industry, and agriculture. Such poisons include carbon monoxide (from car exhaust, wood- burning stoves, and furnaces), ammonia, chlorine, insect sprays, and the gases produced from volatile liquid chemicals.
• Absorbed poisons (poisons taken into the body through unbroken skin) may or may not damage the skin. Many are corrosives or irritants that will injure the skin and then be slowly absorbed into body tissues and the bloodstream; others are absorbed into the bloodstream without injuring the skin. Examples of these poisons include insecticides, agricultural chemicals, plant materials, and certain forms of marine life.
• Injected poisons (poisons inserted through the skin) enter the body through a means that penetrates the skin. The most common injected poisons include illicit drugs injected with a needle and venoms injected by snake fangs or insect stingers.

-In paragraph 1, the best paraphrase for the first sentence is:

A) A poison is any substance that can harm the body, sometimes seriously.
B) Substances such as poisons can be harmful and cause medical emergencies.
C) Any substance that can hurt our bodies is a poison; some poisonings require urgent medical care.
D) Poisons are very dangerous and can seriously hurt people.

Question 20

Read the following passage and then answer the bellow questions
A poison is any substance that can harm the body, sometimes seriously enough to create a medical emergency. In the United States, there are more than a million reported cases of poisoning annually. Although some of these result from murder or suicide attempts, most are accidental and involve young children. These incidents usually involve common substances such as medications, petroleum products, cosmetics, and pesticides. In fact, a surprisingly large percentage of chemicals in everyday use contain substances that are poisonous if misused.
We usually think of a poison as some kind of liquid or solid chemical that has been ingested by the poisoning victim. Although this is often the case, many living organisms are capable of producing a toxin, a substance that is poisonous to humans. For example, some mushrooms and other common plants can be poisonous if eaten. These include some varieties of house plants, including the rubber plant and certain parts of holiday plants such as mistletoe and holly berries. In addition, bacterial contaminants in food may produce toxins, some of which can cause deadly diseases (such as botulism). A great number of substances can be considered poisonous, with different people
reacting differently to various poisons. As odd as it may seem, what may be a dangerous poison for one person may have little effect on another. For most poisonous substances, the reaction is far more serious in the ill, the very young, and the elderly. Poisons can be classified into four types, according to how they enter the body:
• Ingested poisons (poisons that are swallowed) can include many common household and industrial chemicals, medications, improperly prepared or stored foods, plant materials, and agricultural products made specially to control weeds, pests, and crop diseases.
• Inhaled poisons (poisons that are breathed in) take the form of gases, vapors, and sprays. Again, many of these substances are in common use in the home, industry, and agriculture. Such poisons include carbon monoxide (from car exhaust, wood- burning stoves, and furnaces), ammonia, chlorine, insect sprays, and the gases produced from volatile liquid chemicals.
• Absorbed poisons (poisons taken into the body through unbroken skin) may or may not damage the skin. Many are corrosives or irritants that will injure the skin and then be slowly absorbed into body tissues and the bloodstream; others are absorbed into the bloodstream without injuring the skin. Examples of these poisons include insecticides, agricultural chemicals, plant materials, and certain forms of marine life.
• Injected poisons (poisons inserted through the skin) enter the body through a means that penetrates the skin. The most common injected poisons include illicit drugs injected with a needle and venoms injected by snake fangs or insect stingers.

-In paragraph 1, the best paraphrase for the last sentence is:

A) A large percentage of chemicals contain substances that are poisonous if misused.
B) Many common chemicals include substances that are poisonous if used incorrectly.
C) In fact, many chemicals contain substances that are poisonous.
D) People would be surprised to know that most everyday chemicals are made up of poisonous substances.

Question 21

Read the following passage and then answer the bellow questions
A poison is any substance that can harm the body, sometimes seriously enough to create a medical emergency. In the United States, there are more than a million reported cases of poisoning annually. Although some of these result from murder or suicide attempts, most are accidental and involve young children. These incidents usually involve common substances such as medications, petroleum products, cosmetics, and pesticides. In fact, a surprisingly large percentage of chemicals in everyday use contain substances that are poisonous if misused.
We usually think of a poison as some kind of liquid or solid chemical that has been ingested by the poisoning victim. Although this is often the case, many living organisms are capable of producing a toxin, a substance that is poisonous to humans. For example, some mushrooms and other common plants can be poisonous if eaten. These include some varieties of house plants, including the rubber plant and certain parts of holiday plants such as mistletoe and holly berries. In addition, bacterial contaminants in food may produce toxins, some of which can cause deadly diseases (such as botulism). A great number of substances can be considered poisonous, with different people
reacting differently to various poisons. As odd as it may seem, what may be a dangerous poison for one person may have little effect on another. For most poisonous substances, the reaction is far more serious in the ill, the very young, and the elderly. Poisons can be classified into four types, according to how they enter the body:
• Ingested poisons (poisons that are swallowed) can include many common household and industrial chemicals, medications, improperly prepared or stored foods, plant materials, and agricultural products made specially to control weeds, pests, and crop diseases.
• Inhaled poisons (poisons that are breathed in) take the form of gases, vapors, and sprays. Again, many of these substances are in common use in the home, industry, and agriculture. Such poisons include carbon monoxide (from car exhaust, wood- burning stoves, and furnaces), ammonia, chlorine, insect sprays, and the gases produced from volatile liquid chemicals.
• Absorbed poisons (poisons taken into the body through unbroken skin) may or may not damage the skin. Many are corrosives or irritants that will injure the skin and then be slowly absorbed into body tissues and the bloodstream; others are absorbed into the bloodstream without injuring the skin. Examples of these poisons include insecticides, agricultural chemicals, plant materials, and certain forms of marine life.
• Injected poisons (poisons inserted through the skin) enter the body through a means that penetrates the skin. The most common injected poisons include illicit drugs injected with a needle and venoms injected by snake fangs or insect stingers.

-The sentence that is essential to a summary of paragraph 2 is:

A) We usually think of a poison as something ingested by the poisoning victim.
B) Many living organisms can produce a toxin, a substance that is poisonous to humans.
C) Some mushrooms and other common plants can be poisonous if eaten.
D) Poisonous house plants include the rubber plant, mistletoe, and holly berries.

Question 22

Read the following passage and then answer the bellow questions
A poison is any substance that can harm the body, sometimes seriously enough to create a medical emergency. In the United States, there are more than a million reported cases of poisoning annually. Although some of these result from murder or suicide attempts, most are accidental and involve young children. These incidents usually involve common substances such as medications, petroleum products, cosmetics, and pesticides. In fact, a surprisingly large percentage of chemicals in everyday use contain substances that are poisonous if misused.
We usually think of a poison as some kind of liquid or solid chemical that has been ingested by the poisoning victim. Although this is often the case, many living organisms are capable of producing a toxin, a substance that is poisonous to humans. For example, some mushrooms and other common plants can be poisonous if eaten. These include some varieties of house plants, including the rubber plant and certain parts of holiday plants such as mistletoe and holly berries. In addition, bacterial contaminants in food may produce toxins, some of which can cause deadly diseases (such as botulism). A great number of substances can be considered poisonous, with different people
reacting differently to various poisons. As odd as it may seem, what may be a dangerous poison for one person may have little effect on another. For most poisonous substances, the reaction is far more serious in the ill, the very young, and the elderly. Poisons can be classified into four types, according to how they enter the body:
• Ingested poisons (poisons that are swallowed) can include many common household and industrial chemicals, medications, improperly prepared or stored foods, plant materials, and agricultural products made specially to control weeds, pests, and crop diseases.
• Inhaled poisons (poisons that are breathed in) take the form of gases, vapors, and sprays. Again, many of these substances are in common use in the home, industry, and agriculture. Such poisons include carbon monoxide (from car exhaust, wood- burning stoves, and furnaces), ammonia, chlorine, insect sprays, and the gases produced from volatile liquid chemicals.
• Absorbed poisons (poisons taken into the body through unbroken skin) may or may not damage the skin. Many are corrosives or irritants that will injure the skin and then be slowly absorbed into body tissues and the bloodstream; others are absorbed into the bloodstream without injuring the skin. Examples of these poisons include insecticides, agricultural chemicals, plant materials, and certain forms of marine life.
• Injected poisons (poisons inserted through the skin) enter the body through a means that penetrates the skin. The most common injected poisons include illicit drugs injected with a needle and venoms injected by snake fangs or insect stingers.

-In paragraph 2, the best words to highlight in the last sentence are:

A) bacterial contaminants food toxins, deadly diseases (botulism).
B) bacterial contaminants in food may produce toxins, some of which can cause deadly diseases (botulism).
C) contaminants toxins diseases.
D) bacterial contaminants in food produce deadly diseases.

Question 23

Read the following passage and then answer the bellow questions
A poison is any substance that can harm the body, sometimes seriously enough to create a medical emergency. In the United States, there are more than a million reported cases of poisoning annually. Although some of these result from murder or suicide attempts, most are accidental and involve young children. These incidents usually involve common substances such as medications, petroleum products, cosmetics, and pesticides. In fact, a surprisingly large percentage of chemicals in everyday use contain substances that are poisonous if misused.
We usually think of a poison as some kind of liquid or solid chemical that has been ingested by the poisoning victim. Although this is often the case, many living organisms are capable of producing a toxin, a substance that is poisonous to humans. For example, some mushrooms and other common plants can be poisonous if eaten. These include some varieties of house plants, including the rubber plant and certain parts of holiday plants such as mistletoe and holly berries. In addition, bacterial contaminants in food may produce toxins, some of which can cause deadly diseases (such as botulism). A great number of substances can be considered poisonous, with different people
reacting differently to various poisons. As odd as it may seem, what may be a dangerous poison for one person may have little effect on another. For most poisonous substances, the reaction is far more serious in the ill, the very young, and the elderly. Poisons can be classified into four types, according to how they enter the body:
• Ingested poisons (poisons that are swallowed) can include many common household and industrial chemicals, medications, improperly prepared or stored foods, plant materials, and agricultural products made specially to control weeds, pests, and crop diseases.
• Inhaled poisons (poisons that are breathed in) take the form of gases, vapors, and sprays. Again, many of these substances are in common use in the home, industry, and agriculture. Such poisons include carbon monoxide (from car exhaust, wood- burning stoves, and furnaces), ammonia, chlorine, insect sprays, and the gases produced from volatile liquid chemicals.
• Absorbed poisons (poisons taken into the body through unbroken skin) may or may not damage the skin. Many are corrosives or irritants that will injure the skin and then be slowly absorbed into body tissues and the bloodstream; others are absorbed into the bloodstream without injuring the skin. Examples of these poisons include insecticides, agricultural chemicals, plant materials, and certain forms of marine life.
• Injected poisons (poisons inserted through the skin) enter the body through a means that penetrates the skin. The most common injected poisons include illicit drugs injected with a needle and venoms injected by snake fangs or insect stingers.

-The sentence that is not essential to a summary of paragraph 3 is:

A) Many substances can be considered poisonous.
B) Different people react differently to various poisons.
C) It may seem odd how dangerous poisons have little effect on some people.
D) The reaction to most poisons is more serious in the ill, the very young, and the elderly.

Question 24

-The word that belongs in place of [A] is

A) Swallowed.
B) Ingested.
C) Absorbed.
D) Inserted.

Question 25

-The word or phrase that belongs in place of [B] is

A) Swallowed.
B) Absorbed.
C) Common chemicals.
D) Toxins.

Question 26

-The word or phrase that belongs in place of [C] is

A) needles.
B) snake fangs.
C) insect stingers.
D) unbroken skin.

Question 27

-The word or phrase that does not belong in place of [D] is

A) carbon monoxide.
B) ammonia.
C) plants.
D) chlorine.