Study Skill
STUDY SKILLS Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618-2767 www.sdlback.com Development and Production: Laurel Associates, Inc Copyright © 1999, 2008 by Saddleback Educational Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher, with the exception below Pages labeled with the statement Saddleback Educational Publishing © 2008 are intended for reproduction Saddleback Publishing, Inc grants to individual purchasers of this book the right to make sufficient copies of reproducible pages for use by all students of a single teacher This permission is limited to a single teacher, and does not apply to entire schools or school systems ISBN-10: 1-56254-216-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-56254-216-0 eBook: 978-1-60291-503-9 Printed in the United States of America 11 10 09 08 07 98765432 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED/GETTING MOTIVATED 26 LIBRARY SKILLS REVIEW DISCOVERING HOW YOU LEARN 27 DICTIONARY SKILLS USING YOUR BEST LEARNING STYLES 28 DICTIONARY SKILLS: DEFINING WORDS BREAKING TASKS INTO PARTS 29 DICTIONARY SKILLS: WORD HISTORIES IMPROVING MEMORY: VISUALIZING 30 DICTIONARY SKILLS PRACTICE IMPROVING MEMORY: USE IT OR LOSE IT 31 REFERENCE: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA IMPROVING MEMORY: LINKING 32 REFERENCE: THE ATLAS IMPROVING MEMORY: MORE MNEMONIC METHODS 33 REFERENCE: THE THESAURUS 34 REFERENCE: PERIODICAL INDEXES A BASIC STUDY SYSTEM: THE SQ3R METHOD 35 REFERENCE: ALMANACS AND YEARBOOKS 10 MORE PRACTICE WITH THE SQ3R METHOD 36 11 LEARNING HINTS FOR MATH REFERENCE: DICTIONARY OF FAMOUS QUOTATIONS 12 LEARNING HINTS FOR SCIENCE 37 A REFERENCE REVIEW 13 LEARNING HINTS FOR LITERATURE 38 THE BIBLIOGRAPHY 14 BUILDING YOUR VOCABULARY 39 USING A COMPUTER: A GENERALVOCABULARY 15 MORE VOCABULARY BUILDERS 40 LEARNING ONLINE: INTERNET TERMINOLOGY 16 THE TEXTBOOK: SPECIAL STUDY AIDS 41 LEARNING ONLINE: USING THE INTERNET 17 TEXTBOOKS: TABLE OF CONTENTS 18 TEXTBOOKS: THE INDEX 19 TEXTBOOKS: CHAPTER STUDY AIDS 43 NOTE TAKING: OUTLINES 20 GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR TEXTBOOK: A REVIEW 44 NOTE TAKING: MORE OUTLINING PRACTICE 45 NOTE TAKING: MAPPING 21 SKIMMING FOR HIGHLIGHTS 46 NOTE TAKING: OTHER USEFUL METHODS 22 SCANNING FOR INFORMATION 47 NOTE TAKING: METHODS REVIEW 23 LIBRARY SKILLS: HOW MATERIALS ARE ORGANIZED 48 NOTE TAKING: SELECTIVE LISTENING 24 LIBRARY SKILLS: THE LIBRARY CATALOG 49 STREAMLINING YOUR NOTES 25 LIBRARY SKILLS: NONBOOK MATERIALS 50 USING CONTEXT TO CLUE MEANING 42 NOTE TAKING: RECOGNIZING MAIN IDEAS SUPPORTING POINTS AND i 51 CONTEXT CHANGES MEANING 76 MORE ESSAY TEST PRACTICE 52 USING INFERENCE AS A CONTEXT CLUE 77 ESSAY TESTS: WHEN TIME IS ALMOST UP 53 USING CONTEXT CLUES: CLOZE 78 ANTICIPATING TEST QUESTIONS 54 PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES: CLUES TO MEANING 79 STANDARDIZED TESTS 80 55 READING RATE STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION 56 READING RATE: HABITS THAT CAN SLOW YOU DOWN 81 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: VOCABULARY AND SPELLING CRITICAL THINKING: RECOGNIZING CAUSE EFFECT 82 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: READING AND COMPREHENSION CRITICAL THINKING: RECOGNIZING FACT OPINION 83 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: GRAPHIC AIDS 59 CRITICAL THINKING: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES 84 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: MATH 85 WRITING BETTER PAPERS 60 CRITICAL THINKING: SEQUENCING 86 ORAL REPORTS 61 CRITICAL THINKING: SUMMARIZING 87 MAKING DECISIONS 62 CRITICAL THINKING: MAKING INFERENCES 88 GRAPIC AIDS: DIAGRAMS 63 CRITICAL THINKING: MAKING PREDICTIONS 89 GRAPHIC AIDS: TABLES 64 VISUALIZING INFORMATION 90 GRAPHIC AIDS: BAR GRAPHS 65 VISUALIZING TO REMEMBER DETAILS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS 91 GRAPHIC AIDS: DOUBLE BAR GRAPHS 92 GRAPHIC AIDS: LINE GRAPHS 93 GRAPHIC AIDS: CIRCLE GRAPHS AND PICTURE GRAPHS 57 AND 58 AND ii 66 RECOGNIZING WHEN YOU KNOW ENOUGH 67 PREPARING FOR A TEST 68 RELIEVING TEST ANXIETY 94 GRAPHIC AIDS REVIEW 69 FOLLOWING WRITTEN DIRECTIONS 95 GRAPHIC AIDS: THE VOCABULARY OF MAPS 70 FOLLOWING SPOKEN DIRECTIONS 96 GRAPHIC AIDS: SPECIAL MAPS 71 TRUE/ FALSE TESTS 97 GRAPHIC AIDS: MORE ABOUT MAPS 72 MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS 98 GRAPHIC AIDS: MAP-READING PRACTICE 73 COMPLETION TESTS 99 CREATING GRAPHICS AS STUDY AIDS 74 MATCHING TESTS 100 PICTURING IDEAS IN GRAPHIC FORM 75 ESSAY TESTS ANSWER KEY GETTING STARTED/GETTING MOTIVATED 14 BUILDING YOUR VOCABULARY Answers will vary Answers will vary DISCOVERING HOW YOU LEARN Answers will vary USING YOUR BEST LEARNING STYLES A c a b B., C Answers will vary BREAKING TASKS INTO PARTS A 5, 4, 1, 3, B glafnord, lormist, clapfry welnik, flemp, quemp remplater, torster, deroster IMPROVING MEMORY: Visualizing Answers will vary IMPROVING MEMORY: Use It or Lose It Answers will vary 15 MORE VOCABULARY BUILDERS A aloud pictures formally council past optometrist proteins obsessed B break metal coward need later accepted advice 16 THE TEXTBOOK: Special Study Aids A G L T A B L E O P C S P H S E A A N R D Y I QU X R A P H W F CON R I N D E L I T S E S T I S IMPROVING MEMORY: Linking Answers will vary S I N T E N T H R X E O A D D U I C ON S T G I S O N S U M M A R I E S B Answers will vary IMPROVING MEMORY: More Mnemonic Methods A golf club=6, skinny man and fat man=10, sailboat=4, pencil=1, swan=2 B 264 C., D Answers will vary 17 TEXTBOOKS: Table of Contents A U.S History 95 The American Revolution yes, Discovering Our Land yes, Introduction, A Note to the Student no B Answers will vary A BASIC STUDY SYSTEM: The SQ3R Method 18 TEXTBOOKS: The Index Answers will vary 10 MORE PRACTICE WITH THE SQ3R METHOD A survey recite review question read B Answers will vary 11 LEARNING HINTS FOR MATH A I I C C I B., C Answers will vary Answers will vary 13 LEARNING HINTS FOR LITERATURE C H A R A O E N S F O L P L O I U C T H T I P O I N C T E R S S T T Y L E M E 19 TEXTBOOKS: Chapter Study Aids A a b a B., C Answers will vary 20 GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR 12 LEARNING HINTS FOR SCIENCE A A b a c c B A check by 1, 3, and C Answers will vary S E T T N T O F V I E W N G TEXTBOOK: A Review A 1.words and their definitions chapter titles and pages additional information names and topics covered in the book list entries in alphabetical order near the beginning of the book maps, charts, and graphs summary glossary 10 topics covered in the chapter B Answers will vary 21 SKIMMING FOR HIGHLIGHTS A Wording will vary, but should approximate: New Orleans is unique because of the blend of cultures B Answers will vary B Answers will vary iii 22 SCANNING FOR INFORMATION A 34° 94° 16° 84° Minneapolis, Minnesota B scan C scan skim scan scan scan skim 23 LIBRARY SKILLS: How Materials Are Organized A c a e b d B Answers will vary 24 LIBRARY SKILLS: The Library Catalog A author subject subject title author B a a c b a 25 LIBRARY SKILLS: Nonbook Materials A b a b a B Cross out b, c, and d C Answers will vary 32 REFERENCE: The Atlas A b c a B., C Answers will vary 33 REFERENCE: The Thesaurus A duplicate tempestuous amiable commencement interrogated B Answers will vary 34 REFERENCE: Periodical Indexes A oil spills Tragedy in Alaska Waters Douglas B Lee National Geographic yes 176 260–263 August 1989 B MONTHS: July August March June October December MAGAZINE TITLES: Sports Illustrated Popular Electronics Saturday Evening Post Readers Digest Better Homes & Gardens Business Weekly 35 REFERENCE: Almanacs and Yearbooks A 26 LIBRARY SKILLS REVIEW A author, subject, title Dewey decimal call number vertical file B., C Answers will vary 27 DICTIONARY SKILLS A 940 342 342 932 940 932 B adjective adverb conjunction plural preposition pronoun C b d c a e D Answers will vary 28 DICTIONARY SKILLS: Defining Words A envelops envelopes envelope envelop B capital hangar manner waived C Answers will vary 29 DICTIONARY SKILLS: Word Histories A e h f d b g a i c B bouffant haul harmony C Answers will vary 30 DICTIONARY SKILLS PRACTICE A meteorologist humidity cumulus precipitation anemometer hygrometer B Answers will vary 31 REFERENCE: The Encyclopedia A 2 3 19 19 18 B Answers will vary C b c a iv S P OR T E CONOMY L J WE A T H E E COU N T R I C H E T A I N V E N T I RG S O T R U N S MA P S S T A T E S P B I OGR A P H Y S S G O R V L E S E A L RW I ON S G M I E O N N T B Answers will vary 36 REFERENCE: Dictionary of Famous Quotations A Benjamin Franklin Charles Colton H D Thoreau B Answers will vary 37 A REFERENCE REVIEW A B O E O N K C I O N A R Y F C Q A T L A S U O O P T E A D T I I A O A L M A N A C S R E A D I C T E H R E S S G A U U I R D U E S B Answers will vary 38 THE BIBLIOGRAPHY 45 NOTE TAKING: Mapping A T T T F F T T F F 10 F B Answers will vary A Accept any reasonable mapping of the paragraph provided B Accept any paragaraph that could reasonably be based on the outline provided 39 USING A COMPUTER: A General 46 NOTE TAKING: Other Useful Methods Vocabulary A F L A S H E N T E O F A Accept any reasonable pattern of the paragraph provided B Accept any reasonable timeline of a period in U.S history B Y T L E I 47 NOTE TAKING: Methods Review T W A outlining mapping patterning listing B T F T T F T F C Accept any reasonable outline, map, pattern, or listing of the paragraph provided D Accept any reasonable outline, map, pattern, or listing (other than the method used in C above) of the paragraph provided in C P R O G R A M R C D R O M T R M E N U R A S 12 10 D 11 S A V E O L H A R D D R 13 I V E C T O E N 48 NOTE TAKING: Selective Listening A Make sure the information underlined could be considered main points The most appropriate items are: Weather is how wet or dry, cold or warm it is outside Climate is the weather pattern over a period of time B Answers will vary One possibility: What is the difference between climate and weather? Weather is short term; climate is long term C Accept any reasonable diagram of the paragraph B Answers will vary 40 LEARNING ONLINE: Internet Terminology A d c a e h b f g i B All items should be circled Additional locations will vary C Answers will vary 41 LEARNING ONLINE: Using the Internet A F T F T B surf the Net BRB flame CULBR LOL IMHO C., D Answers will vary 49 STREAMLINING YOUR NOTES A d e h i a c b j f 10 g B., C Answers will vary 42 NOTE TAKING: Recognizing Main Ideas and Supporting Points 50 A Chimpanzees seem to have a language of their own first sentence any point in the first paragraph Physically, chimpanzees have good mechanical skills first sentence any point in the second paragraph 51 B Answers will vary 43 NOTE TAKING: Outlines Accept any reasonable, properly sequenced outline 44 NOTE TAKING: More Outlining Practice Accept any two paragraphs that could reasonably be based on the outline provided USING CONTEXT TO CLUE MEANING A b c a c a b c B Check for a star beside each correct answer in Part A and a check by each incorrect answer CONTEXT CHANGES MEANING A b, a c, a, d, b b, a a, b B Answers will vary, but for each of the five words there should be two sentences with the word used in a different way in each sentence 52 USING INFERENCE AS A CONTEXT CLUE A Answers will vary, but should approximate: refrain or avoid pay back generous person downpour detective B Answers will vary v 53 USING CONTEXT CLUES: Cloze 62 CRITICAL THINKING: Making Inferences A door scent problem key engine driveway clanking block turned 10 smart 11 lemon B Answers will vary A b a B The North had more soldiers, guns, factories, and miles of railroad the North to win July 1861 the South won; “I” after and 54 PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES: Clues to Meaning 63 CRITICAL THINKING: Making Predictions A Senator unemployment international non-profit greatest, government B Answers will vary A a c B The person being coughed and sneezed on will catch a cold 64 VISUALIZING INFORMATION 55 READING RATE A T F F T T F T B Answers will vary Drawings will vary 65 VISUALIZING TO REMEMBER DETAILS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS Drawings will vary 56 READING RATE: Habits That Can Slow You Down A., C Answers will vary B c a b 57 CRITICAL THINKING: Recognizing Cause and Effect A CAUSE: Mrs Santos carefully wrapped the glass vase EFFECT: The vase arrived in perfect condition CAUSE: Rachel did not invite Connie to her party EFFECT: Connie told everyone Rachel was a bore CAUSE: Mark changes the oil in his car every 3,000 miles EFFECT: His car runs perfectly B CAUSE: Lulu misses several practices EFFECT: She plays poorly in the game 2., Answers will vary 66 RECOGNIZING WHEN YOU KNOW ENOUGH Answers will vary 67 PREPARING FOR A TEST Answers will vary 68 RELIEVING TEST ANXIETY A sleep eat a good meal exercise hurrying relaxing scene easy questions budget / time B Answers will vary 69 FOLLOWING WRITTEN DIRECTIONS A Note that the incorrect answer is to be circled c b a B Note that the answers should be marked with squares, not circles a, b b b C Answers will vary, but order should be 5, 1, 2, (no answer for 3) 58 CRITICAL THINKING: Recognizing Fact and Opinion A F O F F O B O O F F O F F O C Answers will vary 59 CRITICAL THINKING: Similarities 70 FOLLOWING SPOKEN DIRECTIONS Answers will vary 71 TRUE /FALSE TESTS and Differences A SIMILARITIES: same height; same color hair DIFFERENCES: Kim has shorter hair and is quieter 72 and more serious than Tammy B Answers will vary 60 CRITICAL THINKING: Sequencing A a b c d e f g h 10 i j B Underline these words in Part A: d After g At last h To this day i As j Soon 61 CRITICAL THINKING: Summarizing Answers will vary vi A F F T F T B., C Answers will vary MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS A a d a B b a c 73 COMPLETION TESTS A botanist orthodontist Cartographers dermatologist B capital letter at beginning of sentence C Answers will vary 74 MATCHING TESTS A d f b a c e B b e a c d C Answers will vary 75 ESSAY TESTS A c e b a d f B Describe Explain Summarize Describe C In Part B underline: three, 1900s Act I, Scene 76 MORE ESSAY TEST PRACTICE A b c a B., C Answers will vary 77 ESSAY TESTS: When Time is Almost Up A .(g)Greece They thrilled (s)Shakespeare’s (T)tragedy are (popyular)popular today However, than to plays The mood and tone of (tragidy)tragedy a light, (funnie)funny play It Eddie Murphy is my favorite comedian A tragedy mistakes (h)However, overcomes them In a (tragidy)tragedy, these mistakes (brings) bring the downfall Most people in my family like comedies B Answers will vary 78 ANTICIPATING TEST QUESTIONS Answers will vary 79 STANDARDIZED TESTS A b c c b c B Answers will vary 80 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: Grammar and Punctuation A b a c B c C Answers will vary 81 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: Vocabulary and Spelling A a a d B c a b C Answers will vary 82 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: Reading and Comprehension A a a c B Answers will vary 83 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: Graphic Aids A a a d d b B Answers will vary 84 STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE: Math a c b c a b a 85 WRITING BETTER PAPERS A 2 4 B Answers will vary 86 ORAL REPORTS A S T A T I S T I P P NO T E C A R L E C T E R N A C E O C D C P T O H I I T C E Y E CON E S N E R V C S R D S C T A C T OU S B Answers will vary 87 MAKING DECISIONS A 1 2 B Answers will vary 88 GRAPHIC AIDS: Diagrams A c a b B tilt the sun C Diagrams will vary 89 GRAPHIC AIDS: Tables A 5:40 P.M B Cookmaster TM24 Cookmaster has more power Acme 224 New Age Z100 C Answers will vary 90 GRAPHIC AIDS: Bar Graphs A least most more less mid-priced B Answers will vary 91 GRAPHIC AIDS: Double Bar Graphs A T F T F B Answers will vary 92 GRAPHIC AIDS: Line Graphs A rise dip B a c C Answers will vary 93 GRAPHIC AIDS: Circle Graphs and Picture Graphs A business communications engineering history chemistry foreign languages B T F F F 94 GRAPHIC AIDS REVIEW 80°, literal 90°, literal June 9, inferential 50°, literal 40°, literal mild, inferential USA, inferential vii ... ISBN-10: 1-5 625 4 -21 6-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-5 625 4 -21 6-0 eBook: 978-1-6 029 1-503-9 Printed in the United States of America 11 10 09 08 07 987654 32 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED/GETTING MOTIVATED 26 LIBRARY SKILLS. .. and Yearbooks A 26 LIBRARY SKILLS REVIEW A author, subject, title Dewey decimal call number vertical file B., C Answers will vary 27 DICTIONARY SKILLS A 940 3 42 3 42 9 32 940 9 32 B adjective adverb... Educational Publishing â 20 08 ã Phone: (949) 860 -25 00 SS -2_ Pgs1 -25 Bush 8 STUDY SKILLS 9/5/07, 7:55 PM NAME DATE A BASIC STUDY SYSTEM: THE SQ3R METHOD If you feel your study lacks organization,