Steve Is Having Difficulty Retaining Information When He Studies

question 27

Multiple Choice

Steve is having difficulty retaining information when he studies.  The behavior that is MOST likely to help him improve his retention is ​

• A)sending frequent text messages to friends to stay alert.
• B)surfing the Internet to avoid becoming bored.
• C)highlighting most of the text as he reads.
• D)identifying key ideas in each paragraph he reads.

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Definitions:

Sugar

A sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrate found in many plants, extensively used as a sweetener in food and beverages.

Slave Trade

The buying, transporting, and selling of human beings as slaves, specifically the transatlantic slave trade which forcibly brought Africans to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

West Indies

A region in the Caribbean Sea consisting of numerous islands that were crucial during the colonial period for their agricultural production, especially sugar.

Indentured Servants

Individuals who agreed to work for a certain period in exchange for transportation to the New World, living expenses, and sometimes land at the end of their service, a common practice in the American colonies.