A WORKOUT FOR YOUR BRAIN

Learning and studying are skills. As with all skills, learning and studying can be practiced and improved so that you’ll enjoy more success. You can build a better-working brain so that you can study and learn more easily. It all comes down to learning how to learn and study.

Start by taking this quick quiz to help you learn about yourself and how you study. And here’s more good news: There are no wrong answers. This quiz is designed to help you know more about yourself so that you’ll see where you can improve.

Answer Yes or No to each question by checking your choice about the way you study.
Time Studying
1. I spend too much time studying. ❑ Yes ❑ No
2. I study only the night before a test. ❑ Yes ❑ No
3. I don’t have enough time to study and to see my friends as much as I want. ❑ Yes ❑ No
Concentrating
4. I study with music or the television on. ❑ Yes ❑ No
5. I get tired and distracted when I study for a long time. ❑ Yes ❑ No
6. I often daydream in school. ❑ Yes ❑ No
7. I fall asleep in school. ❑ Yes ❑ No
Reading
8. I often remember what I just read. ❑ Yes ❑ No
9. I change my reading speed depending on the kind of material
I’m reading. ❑ Yes ❑ No
Taking Tests
10. I cram the night before the test. ❑ Yes ❑ No
11. I study enough, but when I take tests, my mind often goes blank. ❑ Yes ❑ No

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