Inquiry Skills 1st Semester Exam Review: Part 1- IB Program
BASICS
1. List the traits from the IB Learner Profile.
2. How many subject areas are in the IB Program?
3. What sciences can students choose from in the IB Program at Strawberry Crest?
4. What Group 6 electives can students choose from in the IB Program at Strawberry
Crest?
5. How many higher level and standard level exams do IB students take?
6. Where is the headquarters of IB?
CAS/EE/TOK
7. What are the rules for choosing an extended essay topic?
8. When is the extended essay started?
9. When is the extended essay completed?
10. Who grades the extended essay?
11. What does CAS stand for?
12. What type of activities count for CAS?
13. What type of activities cannot count for CAS?
14. How many CAS hours do students need in each year of the program?
EXAMS
15. When are the official IB exams given in Hillsborough County?
16. What type of grading/assessment is used on IB exams?
17. What is the difference between internal and external assessment?
GRADUATION
18. What are the high school graduation requirements for an IB student?
19. How many “points” does a student need to receive the IB program?
20. What makes the IB Program unique among top academic programs?
21. How does a student receive honor points for a course?
22. How is class rank determined?
23. What are four ways to earn the Bright Futures Scholarship?
24. How many service hours are required to earn the Bright Futures Scholarship?
25. What type of college must a student attend in order to receive the Bright Futures
Scholarship?
Inquiry Skills 1st Semester Exam Review: Part 2
1. Name and briefly describe the “7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.”
2. What are the differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain and what
implication do they have for learning?
3. What does VARK stand for and what implications does it have for learning?
4. Name and briefly describe the 8 “Thinking Maps.”
5. Explain the concept of critical thinking.
6. Describe the different types of definitions.
7. Describe some problems that definitions can have.
8. Explain the different parts of an argument.
9. Explain the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning.
10. What makes a deductive argument valid?
11. What makes a deductive argument sound?
12. What makes an inductive argument strong?
13. Explain each of the following fallacies:
a. Ad hominem
b. Appeal to emotion
c. Appeal to authority
d. Division
e. Post hoc ergo propter hoc
14. What is the difference between a factual research paper and an evaluative research
paper?
15. What type of sources should be used to do preliminary reading on a topic?
16. What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
17. Explain when it is necessary to cite something in a research paper.
18. Describe the format of MLA internal citations in a research paper.
19. Describe the different note styles that can be used when completing index cards for a
research paper.
20. What is a thesis statement and how does it relate to the research question?
21. How should note cards be organized after the research is finished?
22. How does a final outline help with writing a research paper?
23. Describe what should be contained in the introduction of a research paper.
24. Describe what should be contained in the body paragraphs of a research paper.
25. Describe what should be contained in the conclusion of a research paper.
26. Describe the format of the works cited list.
27. What is included in the heading and header of a research paper?
28. What are the proper margins and font size for a research paper?
29. How do you indicate when you have changed a word in a quotation?
30. How do you indicate when you have omitted words in a quotation?
31. What is the “CARS technique” used for?
32. What is a “graphic organizer”?
33. What is a “contingency plan”?