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Langan: Reading and Study Skills
Reading and Study Skills, 7/e
John Langan
Mastery Tests

Motivational Skills

Answer the following questions.

1

An inner commitment to doing the work that college demands
A)is impossible when your life is confusing and difficult.
B)is the most important factor in doing well in school.
C)will help solve your personal and family problems.
D)guarantees that you will get A and B grades.
2

To achieve a long-term career goal, a person must first set and work toward a continuing series of goals.
3

One way you can begin to set a career goal is by visiting the college counseling center.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Career-oriented courses should be
A)the only courses you take.
B)geared toward an area with promising employment opportunities.
C)entertaining, not boring.
D)studied in specialized, vocational-type schools.
5

Because the author spent most of his first college years in the student game room, he had to drop his mathematics and chemistry courses.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

According to Jean Coleman’s recommendation, a student with a forty-hour-a-week job should take
A)four courses.
B)no courses.
C)two courses.
D)one course.
7

According to Jean Coleman, younger students are more prone to dropping out of school than older students are.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Jean Coleman sees two kinds of students each semester: those with a childish attitude toward school and those with a attitude.
9

Withdrawing from college
A)never helps.
B)shows a weak character.
C)is sometimes the best response.
D)will solve your personal problems.
10

Which of the following is not one of the avoidance tactics described in the section about students'attitudes?
A)"I'll do it later."
B)"I'm too disorganized."
C)"I can't do it."
D)"I'm bored with the subject."








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