Christopher asks to talk to his professor about the results of his first exam in his american history class. christopher plans to transfer and eventually be a pre-law major, and his success in this course is very important to him. he tells the professor that he loves history and always earned the highest grades in his history classes in high school. christopher has always used the reading, note-taking, and test preparation strategies he learned in class, and he thought he was well prepared for the history exam. however, he acknowledges that he guessed at many of the items on the multiple-choice part of the exam. he thought he had done well on the essay, but he scored only 30 out of the 50 possible points. overall, christopher received a grade of 63 out of 100 points. 1. which of the following might have negatively impacted christopher’s test preparation? a. he chose to get a good night sleep the night before instead of staying up to cram. b. he used positive self-talk, which likely gave him a false sense of security. c. he joined a study group instead of studying independently. d. in the week leading up to the exam, christopher skipped his regular workouts replacing them with extra study sessions. 2. what could have gone wrong during the exam? a. he developed a brief outline of his essay before beginning to write. b. he took time at the beginning of class to survey the entire exam and note the questions that were easiest for him. c. he answered the easy questions first. d. for the essay, he provided all the information he knew on the topic, resulting in a 2-page answer. 3. what strategy should christopher not employ when preparing for the next exam? a. ask his instructor about the test. b. ignore his other class assignments the week leading up to the exam so he can spend multiple hours a day studying. c. focus his study. d. manage his preparation time wisely.