GED New Years Resolution Practice Question Answer
How’s your GED New Year’s Resolution goin’!?!? Keep at it, right? That’s the key… you gotta study for the GED every day, and make it a habit. After a while, it’s just a regular part of your life, right? Three cheers for gettin’ your GED! GED! GED! GED! Now back to business. I gave you a GED practice question about this New Year’s resolution study…
Here’s a link to the study: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7162692.stm
And here’s what I made my GED test question about:
Men were 22% more likely to succeed when they set goals for themselves, such as losing a pound a week rather than just saying they wanted to lose weight.
Telling others increased women’s chance of keeping resolutions by 10%.
They benefited from family and friends encouraging them to stick to their goals.
Professor Wiseman said it was possible to increase the likelihood you will keep your resolution.
“Deciding to revisit a past resolution sets you up for frustration and disappointment.
“Choose something new, or approach an old problem in a new way.
“Think through exactly what you will do, where you will do it, and at what time.”
He said those who made vague plans were more likely to fail - for example instead of planning to go running twice a week you should plan to go running at specific times every week.
Remember what I told you about “application” before? Like, on the GED, they want you to use information to solve a problem. That’s called “applying” the information. Hey, if you got to do it for the GED, then you gotta know it. So I gave you an application GED practice question:
Dwayne’s New Year’s resolution is to get his GED, but that was his resolution last year, too. According to the study, the best statement of Dwayne’s GED resolution is:
1) Dwayne should not make a statement of his resolution.
2) “My New Year’s resolution is to pass the GED test.”
3) “My New Year’s resolution is to approach the GED test in a new way.”
4) “My New Year’s resolution is to study 1 hour a day and learn one GED subject each month.”
5) “My New Year’s resolution is to tell everyone I will pass the GED this year.”
Did you choose a GED resolution for me? The trick is to figure out what the study really says. The question says I already tried to get my GED once (bummer!), and the study says: “Choose something new, or approach an old problem in a new way.” That might make #2 sound good. But what new way can I try to get my GED?!?
What other advice does this study give me? It says “Men were 22% more likely to succeed when they set goals for themselves, such as losing a pound a week rather than just saying they wanted to lose weight.” Plus, it says, “Think through exactly what you will do, where you will do it, and at what time.”
Since I’m a guy, maybe making some good goals, and being specific, will help get me my GED, huh? Can I APPLY the advice about losing weight to making a goal for my GED? (See, there, that’s the application stuff I’m talking about.)
#4 fits, don’t it? That’s the answer, Dudes! Study for the GED test 1 hour a day… and learn one new subject a month. Last year, I didn’t have much of a plan to pass my GED, so this is a new approach, like it says, and I’m tryin’ to have goals and be real specific. What do you think? Will it help me get my GED?
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