For Each Chapter, Do Not Neglect Practice

Next, plan to use the practice tasks at the end of each chapter.

Each chapter ends with practice and study tasks under a heading “Exam Preparation Tasks.” Doing these tasks, and doing them at the end of the chapter, really does help you get ready. Do not put off using these tasks until later! The chapter-ending “Exam Preparation Tasks” section helps you with the first phase of deepening your knowledge and skills of the key topics, remembering terms and linking the concepts together in your brain so that you can remember how it all fits together.

The following list describes the majority of the activities you will find in “Exam Preparation Tasks” sections:

Review key topics

Complete memory tables

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