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Prism 3 Unit 2 Review

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  • According to Reading 1, which major has a significant gender gap with many more male students?
    Engineering
    Philosophy
    Business
    English
  • When you finish a university program you are awarded a degree
    True
    False
  • According to Reading 2, it is easier for teachers to understand a student's specific needs in a virtual classroom.
    False
    True
  • In "provide concrete examples," what does concrete mean?
    hard
    real or specific
    long
    a building material
  • Women are "underrepresented" in STEM. What does this mean?
    there are too many of them in the discipline
    the discipline is becoming very popular with women
    the discipline is too difficult for women
    there are too few of them in the discipline
  • A "discipline" (like Chemistry) is a type of test.
    False
    True
  • A restaurant sign says, "Quick Lunch - $5!" What can you infer about the type of customer they want?
    they want people who only want to eat high quality food
    they want people who love authentic fusion cuisine
    they want people who are busy and don't have much money
  • What specific technology does Reading 2 say modern distance learning heavily depends on?
    The Internet
  • Combine using "while" or "whereas": Some students work part-time. Other students focus only on studying.
    While some students work part-tie, other students focus only on studying.
  • What do you call a graduate student who teaches university classes, or who helps a professor?
    teaching assistant
  • Complete with a COMPARISON/CONTRAST word: "In a face-to-face class, a teacher can give immediate feedback. _______, in distance learning there is a time lag for feedback."
    On the other hand, Conversely, In contrast, However,
  • A school advertisement says, "We focus on real-world skills!" What can you infer about the subjects the school teaches?
    the school teaches academic subjects
    the school has very easy classes
    the school teaches vocational classes
    the school is very expensive
  • Name TWO ways Business and Engineering majors are SIMILAR, according to Reading 1.
    practical, career-oriented, use math, good for grad school
  • At Starbucks, you see someone with a French-Japanese dictionary. What can you infer?
    they may travel to France soon; they study French / Japanese; they like languages
  • Gudetama has a lot of motivation
    False
    True
  • Which word shows CONTRAST?
    likewise
    similarly
    conversely
    the same as
  • What is ONE thing Reading 2 says is the most obvious difference between distance and face-to-face learning?
    How instruction is delivered / The use of technology / Time and location
  • Which word or phrase would best describe this picture?e person in this photo? (TWO possible answers)
    evolve OR technological advance
  • Reading 1 mentions TWO subjects as examples of majors not directly linked to a career. What are they?
    History and Philosophy
  • Define 'semester' in your own words
    the two main time periods of an academic year
  • Complete with a COMPARISON/CONTRAST word: "Business is considered an academic subject. ______, engineering is an academic subject, too."
    similarly; likewise; in the same way
  • Choose the correct sentence:
    Math is hard whereas, English is easy.
    While math is hard, but English is easy.
    Math is hard, whereas English is easy.
  • Reading 1 states that Business is less popular than Engineering in the U.S.
    True
    False
  • A "credible alternative" means a different option that is
    to difficult to achieve
    easy to find
    expensive and hard to get
    believeable and trustworthy
  • What is this kind of cheating called?
    plagiarism
  • Your friend looks very tired and says, "I was studying all night." What can you infer?
    They probably have a test/exam to take soon
  • What does Reading 2 say about the history of distance learning?
    Nobody should care about it.
    It's only possible with computers.
    It started in 1996.
    It has existed for at least 200 years.
  • Reading 2 says distance learning is less flexible with time and location than face-to-face learning.
    False
    True
  • According to the Reading 1, which subject is part of STEM?
    Ecology
    English
    Engineering
    Economics