Chapter 21

Question 1

complete your work by the official final day or time

Answer 1

Meet deadlines

Question 2

ask for more time beyond the deadline

Answer 2

request an extension

Question 3

trying to learn a lot very quickly before an exam

Answer 3

cramming

Question 4

make a list of things you should do

Answer 4

make a to-do list

Question 5

outside of the subjects one is studying

Answer 5

extra-curricular

Question 6

decide which things are the most important so that you can deal with them first

Answer 6

prioritise

Question 7

I start thinking of things not connected to my studies

Answer 7

my mind starts to wander

Question 8

read or study again

Answer 8

review

Question 9

e.g. very short poem or special word used to help you remember something (ezelsbruggetje)

Answer 9

mnemonics

Question 10

forming an image in your mind

Answer 10

visualising

Question 11

think a lot of ideas very quickly before considering some of them more carefully

Answer 11

brainstorm

Question 12

diagram or drawing showing how different ideas on a topic are related

Answer 12

mind maps

Question 13

text containing all the main ideas but not in a fully developed form

Answer 13

draft

Question 14

learning something so you can repeat it from memory, rather than understand it

Answer 14

rote learning

Question 15

in such a way that you can say it from memory

Answer 15

by heart

Question 16

not exact or detailed; approximate

Answer 16

rough

Question 17

you cannot remember a particular thing, or you cannot remember anything

Answer 17

go blank