How to Study

open-book, 200–201
optional assignments, 178
organizing material, 179
planning for, 176
practicing, 185
Pretest Organizer, 213–215
reading comprehension questions,
195–196
rechecking answers, 191
reviewing for, 176–179
skimming, 186
standardized, 208–211
take-home, 201–202
true/false, 197–198
using two alarm clocks, 177
weighted sections, 187
writing essays, 202–207
textbook elements
appendices, 48
bibliography, 47
footnotes, 47
glossary, 47
introduction, 47
preface, 47
table of contents, 47
textbooks
finding alternatives, 48–49
using clues in, 46–48
See alsotechnical texts
theme, explained, 60
thesaurus, consulting for papers,
164
thesis statement, developing for
papers, 142–143
time management
15-minute daily planning, 93
benefits of, 76–78
charting available time, 80–82
collecting materials for, 82
for commuters, 92
daily calendar, 83–85

handling distractions, 91

identifying starting line, 80–82

limitation, 78–79

long-term planning calendar, 83

monitoring progress, 90

planning, 79, 89

prioritizing tasks, 86–88

Priority Task Sheet, 86–87, 95, 98

of research projects, 126

weekly planning, 85–86

Where Does Your Time Go? chart,

81

time management skills

assessing, 8

maximizing, 26

tiredness, fighting, 40

TOEFL (Test of English as a

Foreign Language), 211

topic sentences, including in

papers, 156

“top-of-the-mind” recall, assessing,

6–7

trace, using in essays, 206

true/false tests, taking, 197–198

tutorials, primary emphases,

102–103

U

understanding versus memorizing,

70

V

verbs, using in essays, 205–206

vertical files, using for research,

126

“visual” students, preferences of,

28

Index 229