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Chapter 13
Final Check: Learning to Study
Linda never had to work very hard to make good grades in high
school. But in college, where the (1)
s of
course work were greater, she soon learned that her casual high-school
study habits would no longer suffice". Linda was also learning how
time online or at parties.
easy it was to (2)
She didn't realize how badly she was doing until she saw her midterm
(e)d her. She knew she
grades, which (3)
had to make some changes right away and began to ponder what
to work harder,
they should be. As a(n) (4)
she tried studying with her friend Denise. But that didn't work; their
from European
conversation would (5)
history to personal topics, such as dates or favorite songs.
Linda decided she'd have to go it alone. She began to skip parties during the week and
the hours she spent on social media. She discovered that
to her new study habits. She found
also to (6)
a good place to study was (7)
the library's silent third floor a sanctuary, a place with no temptations to which she could
She also became more methodical" in her study habits, keeping an
(8)
assignment book, writing due dates on a calendar, and setting up a study schedule. At first, Linda's
performance fluctuated", and so the improvement in her grades was (9)
and B's alternated with C's and D's. But little by little, she learned to (10)
a social life with serious study and earn grades she was proud of.
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