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READING YOUR LESSONS ANSWERING THE LESSON
QUESTIONS
Do not try to read the lesson as you would read
a newspaper. You should read each sentence
At the end of each lesson you will be tested
carefully and then reread it if you do not un-
on the subjects discussed in the lesson. You
derstand it. If you run into a difficult paragraph
will probably find many of the questions easy
where you have to reread several sentences, go
to answer, while some questions may require a
back and read the entire paragraph again. This
good deal of thought. In some cases, the answer
is particularly important in the introductory les-
may be a simple true or false. If you come to a
sons in which you are studying fundamentals.
question you cannot answer, do not try to guess.
REMEMBER IMPORTANT Find that part of the lesson where the subject is
POINTS covered and reread that portion carefully to find
the answer. Looking in the lesson to find the
Perhaps you have tried to remember someone’s answer to a question is not cheating; it is learn-
name only to continually forget it, but once you ing. We are not interested in having you give a
have seen the name in writing, you have found wrong answer to a question; we are interested in
it much easier to remember. The same is true of your learning the correct answer.
studying. Making notes helps you to remember
Complete your exam online. Sign in using your
the material. You do not have to make elaborate
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notes; a few brief notes, or perhaps only a word
or two in the margin of your lesson, will be of GETTING HELP
great help to you. Remember, the lesson books
are yours. We encourage you to write and work If you should run into a subject in one of the
in them. lessons that you do not understand, do not leave
out that section. Instead, contact your instructor.
Another technique students often use to help
them remember important points is to high- If a particular section of a lesson is giving you
light phrases or key words in their lessons. You trouble, refer to the page and paragraphs, and
may wish to devise your own method to help give as much information as you can on exactly
you remember material you think is important. what your difficulty is. Your instructor will ei-
For example, some students trace and color the ther expand on the section that is giving you
line drawings using color pencils or highlight- difficulty or explain it in a different way.
ers. This helps them visualize the construction
Do not hesitate to contact your instructor as of-
and operation of a part or assembly.
ten as necessary. We take pride in the fact that
we are always here to help you.
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