University 150 Spring 2010 Final Review
Quiz 1:
1. Name one way college is different from High School.
Population size/ size of class
2. Name one way you can make the most of a relationship with your instructor.
Show up to class on time and be generally interested.
3. What is the definition of plagiarism?
Copying someone else’s work and passing it off as your own.
4. Provide two important concepts related to time management.
Set goals
Don’t procrastinate.
5. Give one of the study tips to help deal with or eliminate distractions.
Go to a quiet place regularly away from people and electronics.
Quiz 2:
1. Name one of the four Note-Taking Systems and how it’s utilized.
Cornell Format- on the left write the main ideas and on the right list the information pertaining to the main idea.
2. Name two of the four Note Taking techniques.
Just write down main ideas.
Record the lecture.
3. Name two of the seven things you should do before class to prepare to remember.
Read the Assignment
Print out lecture notes, diagrams, etc.
4. Name two of the ten ways to Listen Critically during class.
Participate in discussion and listen to other students and professors opinions.
Ask Questions and Listen to other student’s questions and how the teacher responds.
5. What should you attempt to do after every class as it relates to your note taking?
Go through your notes within two hours if possible.
Quiz 3:
1. Define Critical Thinking.
A different way of coming up with new ideas by using tools like abstract thinking.
2. Why is college described as “an investment in your future?”
Employers look for students that can think critically and can come up with new ideas based on old ones. Usually
students that graduate have these tools.
3. Name one tip to having successful critical thinking.
I DON’T KNOW! It is somewhere in Chapter 3
4. Why does the book refer to “using a threat to win an argument,” as a logical fallacy?
The person that gives the argument may use threats (like a parent won’t give the child his allowance unless he
agrees with the parent) and that gives no merit to why the other person should agree with the argument.
