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)