Effective Note Taking | Be Your Best on Tests | Studying for Success | Time for Everything | Getting Your Writing Right |
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What is the double-entry method?
Draw a line down the center of your page, write your main notes on the left, then write questions or comments in the right-hand column.
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What is staying on topic when writing an essay?
Addressing questions being asked, do not get off subject, one point each paragraph.
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What is the process of making a study plan?
Assignment, due date, days to work, times to work, & estimated time needed (total)
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What are goals?
Results obtained from planning and committing to procedures.
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What is a topic sentence?
Presents the ain idea of the paragraph and usually appears at the beginning of a paragraph.
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What are study cards?
Small pieces of paper with a question on one side and the answer on the other used in note taking.
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What are symptoms of test anxiety?
Upset stomach, racing heart, headache, feeling tense, inability to concentrate, sweaty palms
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What is mnemonic devices?
Images, acronyms, and word play used for studying.
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What is a planner?
A paper, book, or electronic device used to keep on schedule.
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What is a complete sentence?
Consists of a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.
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What are associations?
Mental pictures, rhymes, and comparisons help create these.
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What are ways to reduce test anxiety?
Be prepared, learn about the test, practice, think positive, deep breathing, relax
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What is a study group?
Groups formed when preparing for a test.
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What is a study block?
An time designated on a planner used for studying.
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What is a complex sentence?
Sentence that uses connecting words or phrases to join a dependent clause to an independent clause.
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What is the sentence method?
Writing each thought on a new line.
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What are visual aids?
Time lines, charts, diagrams
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What are ways to take care of yourself?
Sleep, eat healthy, exercise
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What is prioritizing?
Create a daily to-do list, rate each task, mark off finished items, move items not finished to the next day.
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What is a compound sentence?
A sentence that can join two independent clauses with the help of connecting words or phrases with a comma or semicolon.
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What is SQ4R method?
Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Record, Review
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What are transition words?
Words and phrases the help link ideas within an essay.
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Where is the best place to study?
A quiet, comfortable, organized and clear area.
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What is procrastination?
Putting off a task for tomorrow when it should be done today.
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What is a subject pronoun?
Refers to the performer of an action.
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