so i hav a lit test tommorow and i have never read the 5 stories that are comming 4 test!!! wat do i do? read the stories over and over in 1 night and a bit of morning or HELP ME!
2006-06-29 12:21:35 · 8 answers · asked by Justine S 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
If the stories are full length, you don't have time to read them all tonight. I suggest skimming them and (this is BAD and I DISAPPROVE of it but in your case it might be necessary) check out the cliff notes (or some similar site that gives summaries) on them. If you're a fast reader, or even if you're not, you should give yourself a few hours to get familiar with the texts. But unless your class is first thing in the morning, DON'T pull an all-nighter because you will feel the effects and will not be able to concentrate. This may sound cliché, but you need a few hours of sleep and a good breakfast the day of the test. And next time, don't wait until the last minute!
2006-06-29 12:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by I eat apples 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the first line of each paragraph first, skim the stories. All of them so you have a general idea of what happened. Then go back and read them all again, quickly, skipping details. Then go back and read them more thoroughly and WRITE DOWN important details to help lock them in your mind. Then write a quick summary of each story afterward. This will really lock things into ur memory. DON"T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME on the first couple times through the stories. The whole idea here is that plowing through the stories word by word will NOT help you retain the info. Skimming them all a few times with a little more detail added each time will help build the stories into ur memory. You will proabably not get an A on the exam, but you will get a B or C. At least u won't fail. Look at how much you have to do and then divide it up for 3 skimmings and writing summaries of each. Then watch the clock and stick to your time table. If you have a general idea of what happened in each story and wrote down important notes of major characters, events, etc. you will get a mediocre grade at least. If you try to master each story, you will probably not get through them all and there will be some questions on the exam that you cannot even begin to answer because you didn't get to them in the reading and you will bomb the exam because of blank answers. It's better to have an exam full of so-so essays missing details than one or two great answers and a couple completely blank ones. If the exam is multiple choice, you will be able to answer the greatest number of ?'s with this method. If you try to march thru each story and memorize it as u go along, you will fry ur brain and you will BLANK when you sit down for the exam!
2006-06-29 19:33:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the assignment. You can do a form of speed reading called scanning, just look at three or four sentences on each page like this:
read sentence near top
read in the middle
read down a little more
read near the bottom
2006-06-29 19:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Read the stories.
2006-06-29 19:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Concentrate in reading 5 story. Find out what do you learn from each story. If you can read and understand one time you don't have to read second time. Please read second time same way to concrete and drill in your mind. You don't have to read over and over.
2006-06-29 20:15:30 · answer #5 · answered by ilove_ y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sparknotes is your best bet at this point. I graduated with a lit degree - Trust me Sparknotes rocks.
2006-06-29 20:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by Natty686 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up notes 4 the books online
2006-06-29 19:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by randomguy345 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently not as bright as you think. Try sparknotes
2006-06-29 19:25:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋