I've noticed that throughout my high school years, I finish final exams in very short amounts of time, and not only that, but get a 90 or higher on these exams. Now I'm in college, and I've taken my first exam (basic nutrition and healthy lifestyles). It was an 80 question multiple choice exam that took me about 28 minutes to complete, and I'm 99.999% sure that I made higher than a 92 on it.
How often does something like that happen? How many people have experienced this? And what could cause this to happen?
2006-07-21 10:38:53 · 9 answers · asked by Nikki 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Not that rare for multiple choice in college. A good indicator is how you compare to the rest of the class.
2006-07-21 10:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by Marcus S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times I was among the first to finish. It's always a good idea to go back and make sure you didn't make any "stupid" mistakes and make sure you answered all the questions.
I would say it's not uncommon for certain people to finish exams quicker than others. Some factors for this include: reading speed & comprehension, knowledge of the material, and writing speed and accuracy. If you read the question once and immediately comprehend it, you'll finish more quickly than those that need to read it multiple times to understand the question. The better you know the material, the sooner you'll know the answer to the question. The quicker you write accurately, the quicker you can write the answer and move on to the next question.
I'm sure there are other factors, but these are some I immediately thought would play a role.
2006-07-21 17:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by ildjb@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends very much on the exam. For basic introductory courses, it's much more likely, and it's also more likely for purely multiple choice exams. I've completed muliple choice exams in 15-20 minutes and got an A on them. It's the essay exams later on in your college career that take longer.
2006-07-21 17:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
isn't that rare on short multiple choice exams. but where in the world do you go to school. I just finished my freshman year, and every single final exam i took was around 3 hours long.
2006-07-21 17:43:09 · answer #4 · answered by Cheesie M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on the class not rare at all, i completed several college finals in approximately that time. ESPECIALLY the multiple choice ones...heck i even completed an essay final in about 45 minutes, and got a b on it.
2006-07-21 17:42:29 · answer #5 · answered by thirteen_fox 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all - that was a basic nutrition class, what did you really expect? A three hour final? Second, what college are you going to? At UCSD I had a few finals (calculus etc) that lasted all three hours. I also had a few that were pretty short. It really just depends.
2006-07-21 17:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're just a genious. We all praise you and your intellect.
j/k... Perhaps you have a photographic memory and the answers just seem familiar to you. I got through college without studying for the simple fact that I can remember everything i've seen for around 6 hours.
2006-07-21 17:41:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the course, subject and the teacher, how the tests are composed, and what your previous experience and knowledge is in the area.
2006-07-21 17:40:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not uncommon.
2006-07-21 17:41:02 · answer #9 · answered by Meg...Out of Hybernation 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋