Essential Guide to Becoming a Master

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Testbank, Ch 5 – Maximizing Your Memory & Mastering Tests

1. We start to forget new material almost as soon as we learn it.

A. True
B. False

2. People absorb and recall information better when they’re tense.

A. True
B. False

3. Repeating information out loud is more effective than reciting it in your head.
A. True
B. False

4. Which is easiest to remember?

A. Material we find difficult or tiresome
B. Material we see as abstract or theoretical
C. Material that is personally meaningful
D. Material unrelated to our existing knowledge

5. A way to improve your recall is to not try to remember everything.

A. True
B. False

6. Visual and verbal information are stored in the same part of the brain.
A. True
B. False

7. What’s a useful technique for remembering someone’s name?

A. Repeat it out loud
B. Pretend you remember it
C. Link the first and last names
D. Set a memory trap

8. Which of the following could be used as a mnemonic device?

A. A 3x5 card
B. A computer
C. A roommate
D. A rhyme

9. What’s the most effective way to handle a problem or barrier?

A. Ignore it.
B. Struggle with it.
 C. Embrace it.
D. None of these are effective ways to handle a problem.

10. To create outlined summaries of your textbooks and lecture notes using your
computer you should:
A. Divide a book chapter or set of handwritten notes into sections.
B. Shift to the outline view of your document and turn each point into a level-one
heading.
C. Open up a new document in your word-processing program, and list the main
points from each section.
D. All of these

11. Brains thrive on meaningful patterns.

A. True
B. False

12. An important test taking technique is to:

A. Use stress management techniques if you are feeling nervous.
B. Focus only on the test and finish fast.
C. Stay with a question until you can answer it.
D. Ignore any tension you are feeling.

13. Which of the following is an effective review tool?

A. Study checklists
B. Mind map summary sheets
C. Flashcards
D. All of these

14. What’s an effective strategy for the day of a test?

A. Ask other students how much they studied.
B. Read directions quickly and move on to the more difficult questions.
C. Arrive early and try relaxation exercises.
D. Jot down memory aids on a separate sheet of paper.

15. Absolute qualifiers such as always or never, in a true-false question, generally

indicate a true statement.
A. True
B. False

16. On essay tests, put your best supporting ideas and facts in your conclusion.
A. True
B. False
17. When a test is returned to you, it is most appropriate to:
A. file it away to study for finals.
B. determine the source of your test errors and review your notes and textbook to
answer questions correctly.
C. swap tests with another student in class so they can give you the answers to
questions you missed.
D. read over your essay questions.

18. Assumptions can hold you back when test taking.

A. True
B. False

19. Taking practice tests is a good way to prepare for a math test.
A. True
B. False

20. In an essay question, the word analyze means that you should:
A. break something into separate parts and discuss, examine, or interpret each part,
then give your opinion.
B. debate and argue the pros and cons of an issue.
C. clarify an idea by giving examples of it.
D. write a series of concise statements.