Chapter 1: Know What Youre 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 hrere) 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