1. keisha is a first-year student taking 15 credits. she has found out that there is a lot of work required for each class. she also sees that instructors seem to have a different way of teaching their classes and emphasizing the material. keisha seems to be having the most trouble with her philosophy class and is finding the lecture hard to follow. she got a d on the first test and is worried. the instructor discusses many aspects of the different philosophers’ theories during the lecture and is asking students to compare and contrast the underlying concepts. keisha is having difficulty tying them together and is more in tune with the names of key figures, dates, and major points. her next test is in two weeks. what is one possible reason keisha is having this difficulty? a. her learning style and the instructor’s teaching style conflict. b. she is taking too many credits for a first-year student. c. philosophy is too complicated a subject for a first-year student. d. she is not very smart. 2. what is something keisha can do to improve her situation? a. approach the department chair to complain about the instructor in the hopes that he will be forced to change his teaching style. b. visit the instructor during office hours and explain her difficulties. work together to find a way to maximize keisha’s learning despite the differences in their teaching and learning styles. c. find a classmate who is doing well in the class and ask to copy their notes so she can study from them for the next exam. d. drop the course immediately before the next exam. 3. what is one thing keisha should not do when preparing for her next exam? a. join a study group b. stay up all night cramming the night before. c. visit her instructor during office hours d. take a learning styles inventory and use the results to employ her own preferences, talents, and abilities to develop different ways to study and retain information.

Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class