Title: Motivating Success
Course: Question Banks

Q: Which term describes your core beliefs and guiding principles that shape the roles you play in daily life?
- self-assessments
- personality traits
- personal values
A: personal values

Q: Which of the life values self-assessment survey instruments allows you to arrange life values in order of importance?
- ISEEK Career Cluster Interest Survey
- Values Clarification Questionnaire
- Life Values Assessment
A: Life Values Assessment

Q: Self-assessment surveys are useful in helping you evaluate your personal identity and can help to recommend which of the following?
- potential life partners
- roommate compatibility
- potential career paths
A: potential career paths

Q: Which age group is most likely to focus more on tentative, short-range choices when making decisions?
- 27–31
- 32–42
- 18–26
A: 18–26

Q: Which of the following does research show is true of students who get involved in career-planning activities?
- They are more likely to drop out to begin a career.
- They get lower grades and have a less satisfying college experience.
- They stay in college longer and have a more satisfying college experience.
A: They stay in college longer and have a more satisfying college experience.

Q: Which of the following is an expected responsibility of a college student?
- attend all office hours offered
- communicate daily with professors and instructors
- practice honesty and academic integrity
A: practice honesty and academic integrity

Q: Which of the following is one of the main challenges in transitioning from high school to college?
- getting a job
- doing homework
- managing time
A: managing time

Q: In fall 2015, roughly how many students attended American colleges and universities?
- 15 thousand
- 7 million
- 20 million
A: 20 million

Q: In the U.S., more students
- attend part-time than full-time.
- are male.
- attend full-time than part-time.
A: attend full-time than part-time.

Q: If Sheniqua is an undergraduate student who enrolled full-time in college following high school and plans to complete a bachelor’s degree in four or five years, she is probably considered to be which of the following?
- a non-traditional student
- a first-generation college student
- a traditional student
A: a traditional student

Q: Students with disabilities are legally accorded what kind of accommodations to give them equal opportunity to attain the same level of performance as students without a disability?
- Students with disabilities are legally accorded any and all accommodations.
- Students with disabilities are legally accorded no accommodations.
- Students with disabilities are legally accorded reasonable accommodations.
A: Students with disabilities are legally accorded reasonable accommodations.

Q: Which of the following traits is associated with a successful student?
- stays up late and doesn’t get enough sleep
- avoids socializing
- joins a study group or campus organization
A: joins a study group or campus organization

Q: Zuri really wants to be successful right at the start of her college career. What advice would you give her?
- Turn in assignments late and ask for an extension.
- Start assignment the day before they are due.
- Read all the required material before class.
A: Read all the required material before class.

Q: Which one of the following course delivery formats is geared toward a small group of students who have achieved an advanced level of knowledge or skill?
- lecture
- laboratory
- seminar
A: seminar

Q: Which of the following types of class delivery formats meets in-person the least amount of time?
- face-to-face/traditional
- web enhanced
- hybrid/blended
A: hybrid/blended

Q: Which one of the following is the most common recommendation for taking core courses and elective courses?
- Use your freshman and sophomore years to take as many core courses as possible.
- Use your freshman and sophomore years to take as many electives as possible.
- Take a combination of core courses and elective courses during a term.
A: Take a combination of core courses and elective courses during a term.

Q: If David is a political science major, which of the following would be a core course in his major?
- Physical Geography
- Earth Science
- Comparative Government
A: Comparative Government

Q: Which of the following defines a core course?
- an optional course, often smaller and more specialized
- a course essential to your field of study
- a course required by your institution
A: a course required by your institution

Q: Which of the following policies would an instructor be least likely to share with the class on a syllabus?
- grading policy
- absence policy
- transfer agreement policy
A: transfer agreement policy

Q: What would you least expect to find in school-wide policies?
- information about degree types and requirements
- information about admissions and enrollment
- information about your class reading assignments
A: information about your class reading assignments

Q: What would you least expect to find in school-wide policies?
- information about course scheduling and major options
- information about credits and grade point averages
- information on individual class communication policies
A: information on individual class communication policies

Q: Which of the following is most likely a course-specific policy?
- tuition information
- scholarship information
- grading information
A: grading information

Q: You are interested in identifying careers that might be a good fit for your interests, values, and skills. Who would you contact?
- a transfer counselor
- a faculty member
- a career counselor
A: a career counselor

Q: You are having some difficulties in your math class studies and would like to get help. Which resource would you utilize?
- the library
- the career counselor
- the tutoring center
A: the tutoring center

Q: If you need to find resources for your English paper, where should you go for help?
- the tutoring center
- the career services center
- the reference librarian
A: the reference librarian

Q: Which of the following is a strategy for achieving success in the classroom?
- attend class without reading the assigned text
- avoid studying in groups
- go to office hours and ask your instructor questions
A: go to office hours and ask your instructor questions

Q: Which statement is most accurate regarding success in college?
- Success is defined as passing college classes with A’s and B’s.
- Success means earning a passing grade in undergraduate classes.
- Success could mean different things to different people.
A: Success could mean different things to different people.

Q: Which of the following is recommended as a good study habit?
- Study in a loud, distracting place.
- Copy homework answers from a fellow student.
- Keep a regular study schedule.
A: Keep a regular study schedule.

Q: Your G.P.A. in the context of this unit is an acronym for which of the following?
- Graduate Residency Assistance
- Grade Peak Average
- Grade Point Average
A: Grade Point Average

Q: Which of the following is a reason why grades are important in college?
- You cannot get your degree without getting good grades.
- Good grades signal to your instructors that you are willing to do anything necessary to remain in good standing.
- You are more likely to get a full-time job related to your degree after college if you have good grades.
A: You are more likely to get a full-time job related to your degree after college if you have good grades.

Q: Why is the freshman year of college so important?
- Your freshman year is weighted most heavily towards your G.P.A.
- Your freshman year is when you have the most time to devote solely to your academics.
- Your freshman performance can impact future internships and jobs.
A: Your freshman performance can impact future internships and jobs.

Q: Students who attend new student orientation say that they are which of the following?
- more likely to report significant gains in personal and social development and their commitment to remain in college
- more challenged academically throughout their careers and have more positive interactions with faculty
- more likely to participate in enrichment activities, perceive campus to be supporting, and are more satisfied with their overall college experience
A: more likely to participate in enrichment activities, perceive campus to be supporting, and are more satisfied with their overall college experience

Q: Which of the following is a common support structure designed to assist first-year students?
- convocation
- dual enrollment
- orientation
A: orientation