Chapter 01
P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Becoming a Successful Student
Multiple Choice Questions
1. | Over a lifetime, a college graduate will earn approximately how much more than a high school graduate?
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2. | Which of the following is not a reason for attending college?
A. | understanding cultural differences |
B. | learning to adapt to new situations |
C. | leading a life of community service |
D. | bringing your education to an end |
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3. | The most popular reason students give for enrolling in college is
B. | to make learning a lifelong habit. |
C. | to be able to get a better job. |
D. | to develop skills to act with respect and civility. |
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4. | Completing college doesn't have to be the end of your education. Attending college starts you down the path of
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5. | A college education improves your ability to
B. | be a critical thinker. |
C. | suppress communication. |
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6. | It is important to make contributions to society and be respectful and courteous to others. College provides you with these opportunities when you participate in
A. | training for a specific career. |
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7. | Why is college becoming more of a necessity?
A. | There are more jobs on the market. |
B. | Technology is becoming more sophisticated. |
C. | Everyone else is going to college. |
D. | Your parents are becoming too demanding. |
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8. | The acronym P.O.W.E.R., as used in your textbook, stands for
A. | prepare, originate, write, enlighten, review. |
B. | prepare, organize, work, evaluate, rethink. |
C. | plan, offer, work, earn, realize. |
D. | practice, organize, work, evaluate, research. |
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9. | According to your textbook, P.O.W.E.R. Learning is
A. | a strategy for achieving higher test scores. |
B. | a way to make learning a lifelong habit. |
C. | a method to deal with fast-changing technology. |
D. | a system to increase your chances of success at any task. |
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10. | Plans that relate to major accomplishments and that take some time to achieve are referred to as
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11. | The second step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning is to organize the tools you need to accomplish your goals. Which of the following types of organization does the author consider critical?
B. | strategic organization |
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12. | What is the inner power and psychological energy that directs and fuels your behavior?
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13. | The process of evaluation consists of
A. | accepting that you can't control everything. |
B. | trying new experiences. |
C. | taking responsibility for your failures and successes. |
D. | determining how well the work you produced matches your goals. |
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14. | The process of reanalyzing, questioning, and challenging an underlying assumption is referred to as
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15. | The rethinking step of the P.O.W.E.R. Learning process is meant to
A. | help you develop perfectionism. |
B. | prove once and for all whether you can succeed in college. |
C. | increase the number of hours you can work on a project. |
D. | help you grow and understand your work process. |
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16. | First-year college students enroll in college for a variety of reasons. Which reason listed below was not identified in a national survey?
A. | to make their high school guidance counselor happy |
B. | to be able to get a better job |
C. | to improve reading and study skills |
D. | to be able to make more money |
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17. | Which of the following is not an effective strategy for achieving your goals?
A. | making your goals realistic and attainable |
B. | reaching for your long-term goals first |
C. | making sure the goals you choose are your goals, not someone else's |
D. | setting short-term goals to help you reach your long-term goals |
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18. | College is different than high school. Which of the following differences are not mentioned in your textbook?
A. | It will be up to you to read and understand assignments on your own. |
B. | You may only have a few exams, covering large chunks of material, rather than frequent tests. |
C. | Your instructors will make suggestions on how to manage your time. |
D. | You're viewed as an adult who needs to figure out on your own what your responsibilities are. |
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19. | The best way to plan systematically is to use
A. | goal-setting strategies. |
B. | a short-term approach. |
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20. | When you consider the academic skills you'll need to successfully complete the task at hand you use
B. | physical organization. |
C. | goal-setting strategies. |
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21. | When you view effort and hard work as keys to success, you may increase your
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22. | The P.O.W.E.R. Learning process is meant to be used exclusively in the pursuit of
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23. | Seeing yourself as a victim (i.e., not being smart enough) or being too confident (i.e., that test was so easy anyone could have done it) is considered
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24. | When setting goals, you should dream up your ideal outcome and
A. | monitor your test-taking skills. |
B. | measure your progress toward it. |
C. | spend all your time focusing on homework. |
D. | focus on your long-term goals only. |
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25. | "Your future success depends on a single assignment, paper, or test," is an example of
A. | a self-defeating thought. |
D. | an effective strategy. |
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26. | Setting short- and long-term goals relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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27. | Stating goals in terms of behavior that can be measured against current accomplishments relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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28. | Considering and reviewing the academic skills you need to successfully complete the task at hand relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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29. | Involving the mechanical aspects of completing a task relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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30. | Effort yields success relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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31. | Taking responsibilities for your success and failures relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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32. | Comparing your accomplishments to what you want to achieve relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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33. | Congratulating yourself and feeling a sense of satisfaction relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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34. | Considering whether your initial goals are realistic or require modification relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R Learning?
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35. | Identifying and challenging your assumptions relates to which step in P.O.W.E.R. Learning?
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36. | Of the following, which is an example of preparation from the P.O.W.E.R. Learning sequence?
A. | Ask yourself if your goal of graduating college is realistic or if you need to change what you set out to accomplish. |
B. | Set a goal to get your college degree. |
C. | Attend your classes and complete your homework. |
D. | Determine the best way to accomplish your goal of getting your college degree. |
E. | Finish your first two years of classes and double-check to make sure they still align with your original goal. |
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37. | Of the following, which is an example of organization from the P.O.W.E.R. Learning sequence?
A. | Ask yourself if your goal of graduating college is realistic or if you need to change what you set out to accomplish. |
B. | Set a goal to get your college degree. |
C. | Attend your classes and complete your homework. |
D. | Determine the best way to accomplish your goal of getting your college degree. |
E. | Finish your first two years of classes and double-check to make sure they still align with your original goal. |
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38. | Of the following, which is an example of work from the P.O.W.E.R. Learning sequence?
A. | Ask yourself if your goal of graduating college is realistic or if you need to change what you set out to accomplish. |
B. | Set a goal to get your college degree. |
C. | Attend your classes and complete your homework. |
D. | Determine the best way to accomplish your goal of getting your college degree. |
E. | Finish your first two years of classes and double-check to make sure they still align with your original goal. |
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39. | Of the following, which is an example of evaluation from the P.O.W.E.R. Learning sequence?
A. | Ask yourself if your goal of graduating college is realistic or if you need to change what you set out to accomplish. |
B. | Set a goal to get your college degree. |
C. | Attend your classes and complete your homework. |
D. | Determine the best way to accomplish your goal of getting your college degree. |
E. | Finish your first two years of classes and double-check to make sure they still align with your original goal. |
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40. | Of the following, which is an example of rethinking from the P.O.W.E.R. Learning sequence?
A. | Ask yourself if your goal of graduating college is realistic or if you need to change what you set out to accomplish. |
B. | Set a goal to get your college degree. |
C. | Attend your classes and complete your homework. |
D. | Determine the best way to accomplish your goal of getting your college degree. |
E. | Finish your first two years of classes and double-check to make sure they still align with your original goal. |
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41. | To succeed in college, you need to have all of the following except
A. | a clear sense of your own strengths and weaknesses. |
B. | a lack of responsibilities. |
C. | a motivation to succeed. |
D. | the ability to embrace success. |
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Short Answer Questions
42. | Although almost three-quarters of first-year students report that they attend college to get a better job and make more money, there are many other excellent reasons for pursuing a college education. Please list five reasons that do not include career or financial considerations.
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43. | In your own words, describe how a college education prepares you to live in a world of diversity.
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44. | How does college improve your ability to understand the world?
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45. | In your own words, briefly describe each of the five basic steps of the P.O.W.E.R. Learning sequence and give an example of each.
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46. | Although it feels great to finally complete a project, the author of P.O.W.E.R. Learning stresses the importance of taking time to evaluate how well the work you have produced matches your original goals. What are three of the steps that he suggests you can use to do this, and what does he say you should do once you have completed your evaluation?
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47. | Compare and contrast mental and physical organization. Explain how you've incorporated each into your current studies.
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48. | In your own words, explain growth mind-set and give an example of how to develop one.
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49. | Explain critical thinking and give an example of a recent task that has required you to apply critical thinking.
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50. | Explain the differences between high school and college mentioned in your text. Have you observed these differences so far? How have you handled them?
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