Study Smarts
True or False: It’s better to cram than to study a little each day.
False
What is a thesis statement?
What is the main argument or claim of an essay.
What’s the best way to keep track of assignment due dates?
What is a planner, phone calendar, or checklist.
What’s the formula for the area of a rectangle?
What is A= l × w.
True or False: It’s okay to take a mental health day.
True
What’s the ideal amount of time to study before taking a short break?
What is 25–30 minutes (Pomodoro method)
Which writing step comes right before editing?
What is revising.
Where can you get free tutoring at GCC?
What is the Tutoring Centers (CL, MS, HT2, North, TI) and online on Discord.
What does PEMDAS stand for?
What is Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
What are two things you can do to take care of yourself during finals week?
What is sleep, hydrate, eat well, exercise, or unplug.
What’s one active study strategy that helps with recall?
What is flashcards, self-quizzing, or teaching someone else
Name two ways to avoid plagiarism.
What is paraphrasing and citing sources?
What should you do if you don’t understand your instructor’s feedback?
What is email or visit during office hours.
Solve for x: 2x−4=10
What is x = 7.
What campus space can you use for quiet reflection or meditation?
What is Mindfulness space in the Center for Learning.
When reviewing a graded assignment or test, what’s one effective way to turn mistakes into learning opportunities?
Identify what went wrong, note the correct concept, and practice a similar problem or example to reinforce understanding.
What does MLA stand for?
What is Modern Language Association.
What’s one benefit of joining a study group?
What is sharing ideas, accountability, and support.
What are the solutions to x2=16?
What is x = 4 or x = -4
What’s one thing you can do when you feel overwhelmed by studying?
What is take a short break, breathe, or move around.
During a tutoring session, why is it important for the student (not the tutor) to do most of the talking or writing?
What is because active engagement helps the student process, retain, and apply what they’re learning independently.
What are the three main parts of a strong body paragraph in an argumentative essay?
What is a topic sentence, evidence or examples, and explanation or analysis connecting it back to the thesis.
If you’re struggling in a class, what’s the best first step to take before it’s too late?
What is contact your instructor during office hours, visit tutoring, or reach out to an academic advisor to create a plan.
Simplify the expression (x3y2)(x2y)
What is x5y3
What does a growth mindset mean?
What is believing you can improve through effort and practice.