Study skills

Read each comment and think about how and if it expresses you. If it expresses you, then choose Y (for Yes) or N (for No). It is not a means of psychometric evaluation, but a means of research for your own way of studying.

1. Y N   I spend a lot of time studying to learn something

2. Y N   I usually spend a lot of time the night before the exam studying

3. Y N   If I spend as many hours as I would like on my social activities I will not have time for reading or when I read a lot of hours, I won't have time for a social life.

4. Y N   I usually try to read with the radio and TV on

5. Y N   I cannot sit and read for a long time without feeling tired or uncomfortable

6. Y N   I go to class but I usually daydream or sleep

7. Y N   It's not easy to understand the notes I take in class after I'm home

8. Y N    I usually take wrong notes during class that are not needed for the exam

9. Y N   I don't look back at my notes during the semester

10. Y N  When I get to the end of the chapter I don't remember what I read up to that point

11. Y N  I don't know how to distinguish what is important in the material

12. Y N  I don't catch up on homework and reading and have to squeeze in the night before

13. Y N  I lose marks on tests even when I know the material.

14. Y N  I read a lot about the exam but when I get there I don't remember anything!

15. Y N  I usually study in a disorganized and chaotic manner under the threat of the next test

16. Y N  I usually get lost in the details and reading and find it difficult to distinguish the important things

17. Y N  I rarely change the speed of study according to the degree of difficulty of material

18. Y N  I often wish I could read faster

19. Y N  When teachers assign assignments I feel so anxious that I can't start

20. Y N  I usually write my assignments the night before they are due

21. Y N  No I can organize my thoughts and make sense of a task

The following numbers of questions correspond to areas you can develop:

  • 1,2 and 3 – Time Management
  • 4,5 and 6 – Concentration
  • 7,8 and 9 – Attending class and taking notes
  • 10,11,12,16,17 and 18 – Reading
  • 13,14 and 15 – Exams
  • 19,20 and 21 – Scripture

Study skills

Read each comment and think about how and if it expresses you. If it expresses you, then choose Y (for Yes) or N (for No). It is not a means of psychometric evaluation, but a means of research for your own way of studying.

1. Y N   I spend a lot of time studying to learn something

2. Y N   I usually spend a lot of time the night before the exam studying

3. Y N   If I spend as many hours as I would like on my social activities I will not have time for reading or when I read a lot of hours, I won't have time for a social life.

4. Y N   I usually try to read with the radio and TV on

5. Y N   I cannot sit and read for a long time without feeling tired or uncomfortable

6. Y N   I go to class but I usually daydream or sleep

7. Y N   It's not easy to understand the notes I take in class after I'm home

8. Y N    I usually take wrong notes during class that are not needed for the exam

9. Y N   I don't look back at my notes during the semester

10. Y N  When I get to the end of the chapter I don't remember what I read up to that point

11. Y N  I don't know how to distinguish what is important in the material

12. Y N  I don't catch up on homework and reading and have to squeeze in the night before

13. Y N  I lose marks on tests even when I know the material.

14. Y N  I read a lot about the exam but when I get there I don't remember anything!

15. Y N  I usually study in a disorganized and chaotic manner under the threat of the next test

16. Y N  I usually get lost in the details and reading and find it difficult to distinguish the important things

17. Y N  I rarely change the speed of study according to the degree of difficulty of material

18. Y N  I often wish I could read faster

19. Y N  When teachers assign assignments I feel so anxious that I can't start

20. Y N  I usually write my assignments the night before they are due

21. Y N  No I can organize my thoughts and make sense of a task

The following numbers of questions correspond to areas you can develop:

  • 1,2 and 3 – Time Management
  • 4,5 and 6 – Concentration
  • 7,8 and 9 – Attending class and taking notes
  • 10,11,12,16,17 and 18 – Reading
  • 13,14 and 15 – Exams
  • 19,20 and 21 – Scripture