Feldman, Big Book—Chapter 001 Study Quiz

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Surveys show that first-year students often attend college in order to achieve all the
following EXCEPT:
A. get a better job.
B. make more money.
C. obtain training for a specific career.
D. meet a potential life partner.

2. Reasons to attend college include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. learn to adapt to new situations in a diverse world.
B. learn to communicate and think analytically.
C. meet other people who come from the same background as you do.
D. be better able to deal with advances in knowledge and technology in our changing world.

3. It's important to remember that when setting goals:

A. students can achieve any long-term goal they set for themselves, no matter how unrealistic
the goal.
B. the long-term goal is independent of the short-term goals.
C. it's necessary to complete some long-terms goals while in college.
D. many short-term goals must be completed in order to achieve a long-term goal.

4. Amy is writing a paper about George Orwell's novel 1984. To organize mentally, she
might:
A. read some books about the Cold War, when 1984 was written.
B. make sure she has enough printer paper.
C. check out biographies about Orwell from the library.
D. A and C only

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5. Which of the following statements from students best exemplifies the W. part of the
P.O.W.E.R. philosophy?
A. "I've never been motivated to study, and I never will be."
B. "I scored well on that test, but it was probably easy."
C. "If I work hard, I can raise my biology grade to an A by the end of the semester."
D. "If I were as smart as Suzy Student, I'd get good grades too."

6. Students who evaluate their work will often:

A. spot errors they missed the first time through.
B. waste time.
C. lose sight of long-term goals.
D. A and C only

7. For goal setting to be effective, students need to do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. make goals realistic and attainable.
B. state goals in measurable terms.
C. set goals that do not reflect on who you currently are.
D. take ownership of your goals.

8. Keeping motivation alive is achieved by:

A. taking responsibility for your failures and successes.
B. thinking positively.
C. accepting that you can't control everything.
D. all of the above

9. Critical thinking involves:

A. reanalyzing and questioning previous assumptions.
B. being a perfectionist.
C. collecting a team of highly-intelligent people such as NASA scientists.
D. criticizing other points of view.

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10. The phrase that best describes the message of this chapter is:
A. first-generation college students need to use their professors as resources more than other
students.
B. college is as much about partying as it is studying.
C. universities are not only for increasing future income but also for refining social skills.
D. by combining the concepts of preparation, organization, work, evaluation, and rethinking,
students can achieve more in college and in life.

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 Feldman, Big Book—Chapter 001 Study Quiz Key

Multiple Choice Questions

1. (p. 2) Surveys show that first-year students often attend college in order to achieve all the
following EXCEPT:
A. get a better job.
B. make more money.
C. obtain training for a specific career.
D. meet a potential life partner.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1

2. (p. 3) Reasons to attend college include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. learn to adapt to new situations in a diverse world.
B. learn to communicate and think analytically.
C. meet other people who come from the same background as you do.
D. be better able to deal with advances in knowledge and technology in our changing world.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1

3. (p. 6) It's important to remember that when setting goals:

A. students can achieve any long-term goal they set for themselves, no matter how unrealistic
the goal.
B. the long-term goal is independent of the short-term goals.
C. it's necessary to complete some long-terms goals while in college.
D. many short-term goals must be completed in order to achieve a long-term goal.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2

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4. (p. 10) Amy is writing a paper about George Orwell's novel 1984. To organize mentally, she
might:
A. read some books about the Cold War, when 1984 was written.
B. make sure she has enough printer paper.
C. check out biographies about Orwell from the library.
D. A and C only

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2

5. (p. 11) Which of the following statements from students best exemplifies the W. part of the
P.O.W.E.R. philosophy?
A. "I've never been motivated to study, and I never will be."
B. "I scored well on that test, but it was probably easy."
C. "If I work hard, I can raise my biology grade to an A by the end of the semester."
D. "If I were as smart as Suzy Student, I'd get good grades too."

Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2

6. (p. 13) Students who evaluate their work will often:

A. spot errors they missed the first time through.
B. waste time.
C. lose sight of long-term goals.
D. A and C only

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2

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7. (p. 8) For goal setting to be effective, students need to do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. make goals realistic and attainable.
B. state goals in measurable terms.
C. set goals that do not reflect on who you currently are.
D. take ownership of your goals.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2

8. (p. 12) Keeping motivation alive is achieved by:

A. taking responsibility for your failures and successes.
B. thinking positively.
C. accepting that you can't control everything.
D. all of the above

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2

9. (p. 16) Critical thinking involves:

A. reanalyzing and questioning previous assumptions.
B. being a perfectionist.
C. collecting a team of highly-intelligent people such as NASA scientists.
D. criticizing other points of view.

Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2

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10. (p. 5) The phrase that best describes the message of this chapter is:
A. first-generation college students need to use their professors as resources more than other
students.
B. college is as much about partying as it is studying.
C. universities are not only for increasing future income but also for refining social skills.
D. by combining the concepts of preparation, organization, work, evaluation, and rethinking,
students can achieve more in college and in life.

Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2

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