Your College Experience: Chapter
7 Practice Questions
1 The system of reading suggested by the text includes these four steps:
Overviewing, Reading, Marking, and
2 The part of reading which includes skimming the chapter, asking questions,
and determining the length is called
3 The text suggests highlighting material in the book as you read information
the first time.
True
False
4 Which of the following is not true about good study habits:
a. Try to read in a two-hour block of
time, without stoping
b. Try to study in the library, away
from noise
c. Talk to yourself positively about
your goals
d. Experiment with your reading rate
5 SQ3R is a proven study method that many students find useful. The
"S" stands for solution.
True
False
6 The text suggest all of the following ways to improve vocabulary except:
a. Taking every opportunity to try
out a new word, verbally and written
b. Challenging yourself to figure out
the meaning of an unfamiliar word by the context
c. Using a glossary to find the
meaning of a word
d. Not thinking about a word until
you are done with the chapter
7 A way of overviewing a chapter, when you create a visual guide is called
Mapping.
True
False
8 One of the big mistakes students make when highlighting a text is that they
tend to highlight entire areas rather than the most important parts.
True
False
9 When following the SQ3R study method you should:
a. Survey the material you are going
to read before doing anything else
b. Never question the material
c. Recite as the last step in the
sequence
d. Read for detailed description as a
first step
10 Reading shouldbe done in your least productive study time, when
other homework is finished.
True
False