Test Bank For Power Learning and Your Life 3Rd Canadian Edition By Robert S Feldman

Test Bank For Power Learning and Your Life 3Rd Canadian Edition By Robert S Feldman

Chapter 03

Reading and Remembering

True / False Questions

1. The S in SQ3R depends on the use of advance organizers.TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: UnderstandDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: 03-01 Identify the essential elements of successful reading, and explain how to improve concentration when reading.Topic: 03-03 Plan Your Approach

2. The true test of understanding a concept is explaining it to someone else in your own words.TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: RememberDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: 03-01 Identify the essential elements of successful reading, and explain how to improve concentration when reading.Topic: 03-05 Get the Most out of Your Reading

3. A mnemonic is a sentence in which the first letters of the words correspond to material that is to be remembered.FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: RememberDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: 03-02 Demonstrate the use of techniques for remembering large amounts of information.Topic: 03-09 Mnemonics

4. An acrostic is a word or phrase formed by the first letters of a series of terms.FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: UnderstandDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: 03-02 Demonstrate the use of techniques for remembering large amounts of information.Topic: 03-09 Mnemonics

5. An acronym is a word or phrase formed by the first letters of a series of terms.TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: RememberDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: 03-02 Demonstrate the use of techniques for remembering large amounts of information.Topic: 03-09 Mnemonics

6. Memory requires three steps: recording, storage, and overlearning.FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: UnderstandDifficulty: MediumLearning Objective: 03-02 Demonstrate the use of techniques for remembering large amounts of information.Topic: 03-07 Remembering Key Material

7. Overlearning happens at the point of initial mastery.FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: RememberDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: 03-02 Demonstrate the use of techniques for remembering large amounts of information.Topic: 03-12 Overlearn

8. Visualization is a memory technique which depends on you explaining the material to someone else.FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: RememberDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: 03-02 Demonstrate the use of techniques for remembering large amounts of information.Topic: 03-11 Visualize

9. There is no better way to know if you understand the material than by trying to explain it to someone else.TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: RememberDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: 03-03 Analyze how best to retain what you have read.Topic: 03-13 Evaluating What You Have Read

Multiple Choice Questions

10. Your striving style affects your reading and remembering. If you are a Leader, you shouldA. set up reading and memorizing challenges to stay engaged.B. use visual tools and acronyms.C. read, then review, and talk with others about the subject.D. try reading while walking on a treadmill.

Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationBlooms: AnalyzeDifficulty: EasyLearning Objective: 03-01 Identify the essential elements of successful reading, and explain how to improve concentration when reading.Topic: 03-02 Read for Retention, Not Speed