The Horrors and Joys of the Unit 7 Exam

The Unit 7 Exam was early this unit--it felt like we had barely begun the unit when we were sitting down for a test! The exam should have been an easy one--with more then 50% recycled quiz and pH questions, all available to us, the exam should have been a breeze.

...Only it wasn't.

Sayoni Saha, period 7, had mixed opinions. "I studied very hard, but didn't do well. Well, compared to others, I did okay, but I didn't do great. Mr. Bender said the test for period 7 was harder, and I think it was because we had less recycled questions. So I think I didn't do so well because the test was hard... I did all the pHs and used all the CHIPs to study, but I should have studied more comprehensively. I focused more on some stuff and on test, I didn't know how to do the problems which I didn't study for so well."

Catherine Qian regrets not having studied so much. She said, "I did badly. I really wish I had studied the pHs. When I was taking the test, I really felt that I would have done so much better if I had done all the pHs. It would also have helped me understand all the material in class too."

CST seemed to have helped students. Borah Lim, period 3, when taking the test, felt very confident because she had gone to CST. It helped her with a lot of material she had previously been confused about and was glad she had the opportunity to go. When taking the test, she felt calm because she understood all the material.

Michelle Lee, period 7, struggled through the exam. "I was my fault. I got confused in class and then didn't study, which was stupid. I really should have studied. I though the test was easy for those who knew the material, but I did really badly."

One student felt that she did badly because he had so little time before the test. "I did really badly. I tried to study, but I was really busy with my cpr. Well, Mr. Bender said it was hard, so that might also be a part of it. But I didn't do any of the pHs, which was really stupid. I should have done them. I was really busy last month, well this month too. I didn't go to cst, though I usually do."

I personally did not do too well on the test because I was confused on some really simple things that I thought I understood. As luck would have it, I messed up on the test ): The Unit 7 Exam didn't go down so well with many students--let's hope that they get their act together before their next quiz.