Test Bank For P.O.W.E.R. Learning and Your Life Essentials of Student Success 3rd Edition

Test Bank For P.O.W.E.R. Learning and Your Life Essentials of Student Success 3rd Edition

Chapter 05
Reading and Remembering
Multiple Choice Questions

1. The key to good reading is
A.  speed.

B.  using a highlighter.

C.  having the right tools of the trade.

D.  understanding the material.

2. Understanding the material is the
A.  P.O.W.E.R. Learning method.

B.  pursuit of academia.

C.  key to good reading.

D.  tool of the trade.

3. An advance organizer is
A.  a clue to the meaning and organization of new reading material that paves the way for later learning.

B.  the preface, introduction, and table of contents of a book.

C.  the length of time that attention is usually sustained.

D.  the process of practicing and learning material.

4. Examples of advance organizers are
A.  P.O.W.E.R. tools.

B.  the preface, introduction, and table of contents.

C.  mental distractions.

D.  outlines, overviews, and objectives.

5. Front matter is
A.  P.O.W.E.R. tools.

B.  the preface, introduction, and table of contents.

C.  mental distractions.

D.  outlines, overviews, and objectives.

6. The preface, introduction, and table of contents to a book are referred to as
A.  advance organizers.

B.  a P.O.W.E.R. tool.

C.  front matter.

D.  a memory strategy.

7. The first step in building a better memory is to
A.  read the outlines, overviews, and objectives.

B.  focus on what is less crucial.

C.  read the front matter.

D.  determine what you wish to recall.

8. If you are going to use a text extensively throughout the semester, it is useful to start by reading the
A.  set assignments.

B.  front matter.

C.  syllabus.

D.  index.

9. Your attention span is
A.  the time you take to prepare for a reading assignment.

B.  the length of time you sustain focus.

C.  the information you recall when reading.

D.  the primary item you need to finish a reading assignment.

10. The length of time you can sustain focus is your
A.  index.

B.  front matter.

C.  reading assignment.

D.  attention span.

11. If you can’t remember the meaning of a word when reading in a foreign language you should
A.  immediately look it up in a dictionary.

B.  not stop or you will interrupt your train of thought.

C.  try to figure it out using its context.

D.  look it up in a dictionary after you finish reading.

12. According to your textbook, you will find it easier to concentrate on longer reading assignments if you
A.  make the material yours.

B.  break them into several smaller segments.

C.  read them straight through.

D.  read them out loud.

13. One system for reading is the principles of P.O.W.E.R., which stands for
A.  prepare, organize, work, evaluate, and rethink.

B.  prepare, organize, worry, evaluate, and revise.

C.  promote, organize, work, elevate, and rethink.

D.  promote, organize, work, evaluate, and revise.

14. In what part of the P.O.W.E.R. plan do you use advance organizers?
A.  prepare

B.  organize

C.  work

D.  evaluate

E.  rethink

15. In what part of the P.O.W.E.R. plan do you gather your pens, highlighters, assignments, and a dictionary?
A.  prepare

B.  organize

C.  work

D.  evaluate

E.  rethink