Study Skills
MISC
College and Career
Organization
Self-Care
100

True or False: when studying for a test, you should highlight everything you read

False

100

Work _______, not harder

smarter

100

True or False: in order to get a high paying job, you need to complete college

False

100

True or False: You should keep assignments/tests/quizzes until you are positive you are not going to need them again

True

100

How many hours of sleep should you get every night?

8-9 hours


200

True or False: Everybody learns in a different way

True

200

Which grades are allowed to take dual credit classes for both high school and college credit?

10th, 11th, 12th

200

Which GPA do employers and colleges generally look at: Term GPA or Rolling Cumulative GPA?

Rolling Cumulative GPA

200

List 2 ways to make this locker more organized


throw away garbage, put important books/binders on top, locker shelves, locker compartments, etc

200

Name 3 NOT useful coping strategies you use to deal with stress

over/under sleeping, avoiding your problems, procrastination, drug use, lashing out at others, etc 
300

What/who are 3 study resources here at Madelia?

Before school school homework help, after school homework help, the library, ETS, Upward Bound, teachers

300

Forbes listed organizational skills, and processing skills among the top 5 skills employers look for in candidate. Name 1 of the other 3 skills employers look for

Communication skills, team work ability, or problem solving skills.

300

How many credits do you have to take to be considered a full-time student?

12 credits

300

Name a career that would use organizational skills

Basically any of them

300

Name 3 useful coping strategies you can use to manage stress

Eating healthy, listening to music, talking to friends, positive attitude, etc

400

King Phillip Came Over From General Science is a memory tool known as _________ used to help remember the biological nomenclature of Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

mnemonic device

400

Jeff Bezos, the CEO of _________ once said that he owes his success to "Patience, persistence, and obsessive attention to detail.” 

Amazon

400

Name 1 of the 2 college/career programs that Madelia partners with to help high school students with tasks like applying for college, applying for financial aid, and ACT prep.

Educational Talent Search (ETS) and Upward Bound

400

Research suggests that you study for...

A)30 minutes at a time with a 5 minute break

B)1 hour at a time with a 10 minute break

C)2 hours with no break

A) 30 minutes at a time with a 5 minute break

400

What is a disorder typically occurs during the winter when there is less natural sunlight?

Seasonal Affective Disorder

500

What are the 4 styles of learning?

Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing, Kinesthetic


500

Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character are the 4 aspects of which high school group?

National Honor Society

500

There are 4 colleges in Mankato. List all of them

MSU, South Central, Bethany Lutheran, Rasmussen

500

Why is it important to organize your time and belongings?

Keeps you less stressed, makes you marketable as an employee, prevents procrastination, etc

500

Name 1 of the 2 most common mental illnesses for teens? Name one resource you can use to help fix mental illnesses

Anxiety and Depression. Talk to school counselor, school social worker, helpline (1-800-950-NAMI (6264) 

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