Last week, we had our first exam in my reading class. Mr. Still's exams are pretty challenging because all the questions are short response, so they require a lot of studying. I knew what to expect on this exam but I still had to study extra hard just to make sure I knew everything I needed to know in order to pass. The vocabulary is the only section in which I had trouble in because I am really bad at remembering definitions and I also get the definitions mixed up at times so I left that until the end. Get the easy stuff done first at the hard stuff at last.

To prepare for the exam, I made flash cards, went over all of my notes, read and annotated in my experience reading text book and went over everything that was on the review Mr. Still gave us in class. Also, 2 days before the exam, Mr. Still went over the review with us and offered more help during the lab. Unfortunately, lab was cut short and it left a friend and I with unanswered questions but I figured them all out on my own. 

I think short answer questions are a huge help because it prepares us for our exams we will take in our future college courses. Multiple choice is too easy and college is definitely not easy, so I understand why Mr. Still made our exams this way. With all that has been said, I studied very hard and I hope I passed my first exam.