Chapter 1: Know What You’re Aiming For
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. destination
2. experience
3. action
Matching
1. f
2. d
3. e
4. g
5. h
6. a
7. c
8. b
True-false
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
Multiple-choice
1. d
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. a
SAY WHAT?
1. impressive
2. methodical
3. impulsive
4. hidden
5. reasons
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. sustenance
2. abstinence
3. temperance
4. tempo
5. pace
6. passport
Chapter 2: Use Your Time and Space Effectively
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. game plan
2. daytime
3. term
Matching
1. g
2. f
3. d
4. b
5. h
6. c
7. a
8. e
True-false
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
Multiple-choice
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. d
SAY WHAT?
1. inaccurate
2. inspect
3. rethinking
4. refinement
5. briefness
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. insist
2. consistency
3. coherence
4. hesitancy (shared root is hærere)
5. indisposition
6. expose
Chapter 3: Stay Focused
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. thinking
2. steady
3. distraction
Matching
1. g
2. h
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. d
7. e
8. f
True-false
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. F
Multiple-choice
1. a
2. b
3. b
4. d
5. c
SAY WHAT?
1. hatred
2. absurd
3. condescending
4. honorable
5. reasonable
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. vulgar
2. crass
3. gross
4. obvious
5. envoy
6. emissary
Chapter 4: Learn How to Handle Pressure
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. stressors
2. value
3. saturated
Matching
1. f
2. g
3. b
4. e
5. a
6. h
7. d
8. c
True-false
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. F
Multiple-choice
1. c
2. c
3. b
4. c
5. d
SAY WHAT?
1. never satisfied
2. stale
3. despicable
4. unfeeling
5. disdainful
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. except
2. inception
3. origin
4. abort (the shared root is oriri)
5. arrest
6. circumstance
Chapter 5: Read Smarter
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. concept
2. fixations
3. phrases
Matching
1. c
2. e
3. h
4. a
5. d
6. g
7. f
8. b
True-false
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. T
Multiple-choice
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. b
SAY WHAT?
1. convey
2. essential
3. reason
4. disorder
5. fragmentation
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. edict
2. decree
3. secret
4. surreptitious
5. rapid
6. expeditious
Chapter 6: Extend Your Word Frontier
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. self-esteem
2. convenience
3. familiarity
Matching
1. d
2. c
3. g
4. f
5. a
6. b
7. h
8. e
True-false
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. F
Multiple-choice
1. d
2. d
3. b
4. b
5. b
SAY WHAT?
1. high-mindedness
2. burdensome
3. unified
4. avoiding
5. nullified
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. obstruct
2. instruct
3. train
4. trait
5. feature
6. defeat
Chapter 7: Use Questions to Zero In on Valuable Information
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. data smog
2. hierarchically
3. “the wall”
Matching
1. d
2. a
3. h
4. b
5. f
6. g
7. e
8. c
True-false
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T
Multiple-choice
1. d
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. c
SAY WHAT?
1. given new life
2. inactivity
3. drive
4. tact
5. stern
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. evict
2. expel
3. dispel
4. disperse
5. aspersion
6. defamation
Chapter 8: Learn Through Multiple Channels
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. sequentially
2. intelligence
3. symmetrical
Matching
1. c
2. f
3. e
4. h
5. a
6. g
7. d
8. b
True-false
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. T
Multiple-choice
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. d
SAY WHAT?
1. deviant
2. gorge
3. accompaniment
4. greed
5. self-importance
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. notorious
2. notion
3. concept
4. precept
5. principle
6. primary
Chapter 9: Fight Back Against Forgetting
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. selectivity
2. DRAM
3. reciting
Matching
1. c
2. e
3. g
4. h
5. a
6. d
7. f
8. b
True-false
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. F
Multiple-choice
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. c
SAY WHAT?
1. fate
2. hindsight
3. deficiency
4. desire to achieve
5. achieve
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. achieve
2. accomplish
3. comply
4. obey
5. audience (the shared root is audire)
6. spectators
Chapter 10: Take Effective Notes
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. context
2. signposts
3. questions
Matching
1. b
2. f
3. d
4. h
5. g
6. e
7. c
8. a
True-false
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T
Multiple-choice
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. d
SAY WHAT?
1. imagine
2. frenzy
3. resilient
4. shared agreement
5. strong beliefs
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. salient
2. assail
3. aggress
4. progress
5. advancement
6. vanguard
Chapter 11: Turn Your Notes into Knowledge
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. recitation
2. reflection
3. ignored
Matching
1. d
2. h
3. a
4. e
5. g
6. b
7. f
8. c
True-false
1. T
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T
Multiple-choice
1. a
2. d
3. b
4. d
5. c
SAY WHAT?
1. prolonged
2. reputation
3. conclusive
4. guarantee
5. reliability
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. confront
2. encounter
3. contrary
4. antithetical
5. hypothesis
6. conjecture
Chapter 12: Ace Your Exams
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. instructor
2. circled
3. outlined
Matching
1. f
2. b
3. h
4. d
5. g
6. e
7. a
8. c
True-false
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. F
Multiple-choice
1. d
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. b
SAY WHAT?
1. superiority
2. rarity
3. predominant
4. expressly
5. restraint
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. plan
2. supplant
3. supersede
4. assiduous
5. diligent
6. legend
Chapter 13: Get the Most out of Discussions
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. increasing
2. anticipation
3. yelling
Matching
1. c
2. g
3. a
4. b
5. e
6. h
7. d
8. f
True-false
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T
Multiple-choice
1. d
2. b
3. d
4. c
5. d
SAY WHAT?
1. continuation
2. haughty
3. nasty
4. associated
5. included
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. ineffable
2. indescribable
3. proscribe
4. prohibit
5. exhibit
6. display
Chapter 14: Turn in a Solid Research Paper
CHAPTER CHECKUP
Sentence completion
1. compelling question
2. combining multiple keywords
3. on separate cards or slips
Matching
1. d
2. g
3. b
4. f
5. h
6. c
7. a
8. e
True-false
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. F
Multiple-choice
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. d
SAY WHAT?
1. confirmation
2. obvious
3. provided
4. intrinsic
5. search
VOCAB-U-LADDER
1. involved
2. voluble
3. loquacious
4. colloquy
5. conference
6. offer