Blog #3

Major exam

            Well, today I took my first major exam in reading. I feel good about how I did, but we will see.  When I first looked at the test my mind went blank, but as I started looking over it and writing my short answers, it starting things coming back to me as I was answer the question.  The test for the most part is what I expected.  Professor Still had given us a review sheet and told us it would be short answers.  But, I thought maybe there would have been some multiply choice for the vocabulary words.  But, all and all it was a good test.  The test questions made you think back over what we had gone over in class and what we had covered in the book, so we should have all been ready.  Guess we will see when we get it back. 

            As I studied for this exam, I really worked on the vocabulary and the words I focused on a lot where not on the exam.  But, that’s ok because I know the meaning of them and we always talk about them.  I, also made sure I studied the quotes.

            Preparing for the next major exam, I will be doing things differently.  The way I studied this time, was not as helpful as I would have liked.  So, I am going back to the way I studied and reviewed for test 15 years ago, it worked great for me then.  So, I am going back to that.  I will start making up my own test for each chapter.  I will make two different test for each chapter and flash cards for the vocabulary words, by putting the words on one card and the definitions on another.  So, hopefully I will be ready for the next one.  Hope everyone has a great weekend.