Posted: May 11th, 2016

What is a benefit of setting priorities while in college?

1) What is a benefit of setting priorities while in college?
A. having a schedule that is out of balance
B. spending too much time on work and family and not enough on school
C. balancing your academic schedule with the rest of your life
D. spending too much time on school and not enough on work and family

2) Sally has a science exam in 4 weeks and has taken notes in each class. She has chosen to review them the hour before the test and has not studied them at all before. Which of the following explains why she has not managed her time effectively?
A. She set a goal to get an A on the test by reviewing the notes one week before.
B. She procrastinated until the last minute to study her notes.
C. She set priorities to review notes for the test one week before.
D. She maintained focus on her goal to get an A by following through with her plan and has not procrastinated.

3) Which of the following is not an effective strategy to manage your time effectively to include school?
A. Highlight all exams and project due dates
B. Never take a break and keep working and studying all of the time.
C. Look at the course syllabus
D. Identify routine homework days and study times.

4) Which of the following is a good idea if you use a computer or PDA to organize your projects?
A. keep a back up copy on paper or disk just in case.
B. keep your fingers crossed that it will not crash or get stolen.
C. never worry because electronics never break.
D. not think about bad things happening.

5) What is an effective strategy for organizing larger projects?
A. forget about the project and don t do it.
B. break it into smaller steps.
C. block out a huge amount of time in your schedule to do it all at once.
D. procrastinate until the last minute.

6) Which one of the following would not be considered a daily hassle that could lead to stress?
A. Worrying about money
B. Having three tests in the same day
C. Quarreling with your roommate
D. Major personal injury or illness

7) Which of the following is not a common emotion related to sources of stress?
A. Relaxation
B. Irritabilty
C. Anxiety
D. Fear

8) Which of the following is a daily hassle that can cause stress?
A. academic probation.
B. getting fired from a job.
C. losing your car keys.
D. divorce.

9) Which of the following is not a way to relieve stress?
A. practicing deep breathing.
B. getting a massage.
C. saying go! to yourself whenever things get too intense.
D. practicing a hobby.

10) Which of the following is a way to modify your lifestyle to reduce stress?
A. make sure that you get everything done and have no time for anything else.
B. identify parts that are working well in your life and change them.
C. do something as simple such as waking up 10 minutes earlier.
D. change your entire life around.

11) How can you prevent stress?
A. By sleeping less.
B. By establishing better sleep habits.
C. By ignoring the fact that stress exists.
D. By not modifying your lifestyle.

12) What does Kolb s Inventory of Learning Styles measure?
A. differences along four dimensions of abstract, concrete, active, and reflective.
B. differences along the two basic dimensions of abstract active and concrete reflective.
C. differences along the two basic dimensions of abstract concrete and active reflective.
D. differences along the two basic dimensions of abstract reflective and concrete active.

13) The Myers Briggs Type Indicator has four different basic types of preferences, which of the following is a correct pair of preferences?
A. Judging vs. thinking
B. Sensing vs. intuition
C. Extraversion vs. feeling
D. Introversion vs. perceiving

14) Which groups are learners divided into by Kolb s Inventory of Learning Styles?
A. Assimilators, divergers, convergers, extroverts, and accommodators
B. Assimilators, divergers, introverts, and accommodators
C. Divergers, assimilators, introverts, and extroverts
D. Convergers, accommodators, divergers, and assimilators

15) Sally, who is majoring in medicine, is taking a class that involves problem solving real life case studies. According to the Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles, what type of learner is she?
A. an assimilator.
B. a converger.
C. a diverger.
D. an accommodator.

16) According to the Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles, which major would be a good fit for someone with an assimilator learning style?
A. psychology.
B. humanities.
C. business.
D. chemistry.

17) In Kolb s Inventory of Learning Styles, someone with an accommodater learning style will prefer which type of classroom experience?
A. self paced learning
B. lecture format
C. hands on learning
D. no activities involved

18) What agreement exists among experts regarding learning?
A. experts cannot agree on learning.
B. there is only one right way to learn.
C. there are two right ways to learn.
D. there is no one best way to learn.

19) What can you do if you recognize a mismatch between how you learn best and how you are being taught?
A. ignore your own abilities, talents, and preferences.
B. withdraw from the class.
C. depend on the instructor to give you everything you need.
D. take control of your learning process.

20) Which of the following is a good place to study with no external distractions?
A. on your way to work while driving.
B. at work where you are constantly worried you will get caught doing your homework.
C. at a library.
D. at home where kids are playing loudly, the television is on, and the phone keeps ringing.