Tell me about when you really bombed a test

[ThePhobiaViewed]

Today I had 2 bigs tests in back to back periods. The first one was AP chem and our tests are 60% take homes and then a 20 question in class multiple choice test that counts as the other 40%. I usually get around 17-20 right but today I only got 6 of them right. Freakin acids and bases. Then right after completely doing horrible on that I went to the next period which was a jere test that counts as 4 test grades. Jere is an evil book in english class that has vocab and grammar and stuff. The test was a 76 word crossword puzzle where we had to fill in words out of the like 1000 we covered this time with no word bank (we got to use our book but its impossible to find many words in the time) and then like 30 questions on random people my teacher talked about because they were in the sentences. I'm pretty sure I failed that even though I think everyone else did too. I'm the kind of person thats used to 100% on everything so today wasn't the best day ever but o well, can't change it now. Anyone else completely bomb any important tests?

[panta-rei]

Not usually, I just suck up everything in class, so I barely study. I did completely bomb a history test, since I was sick for half the section, then we took a break in the middle of it, so when we got back, almost all of it had been pushed out of my mind. Out of 46 points I got 9.

[Oneironaut Zero]

I always did great on tests. ...It was the whole "homework" thing that was my undoing.

[panta-rei]

I always did great on tests. ...It was the whole "homework" thing that was my undoing. I know what you mean, luckily at my school everyone's homework stems off of two people. Thats how many people cheat in my class.

[Xox]

English class, I had been absent for a few days because I was sick. In that time my class had started some novel, and the day I came back was the first test on it. My teacher, forced me to take it. I was very mad that day, I think I got like a 3 questions right out of...15? And that was only because I'm a good guesser. That was completely unfair. Because even if I had known about the test, how was I supposed to get the novel? Sheesh. Besides that, I go to school sometimes without any sleep. (Don't ask why ) This, for some reason, only affects math.

[ThePhobiaViewed]

I always did great on tests. ...It was the whole "homework" thing that was my undoing. I always do my homework because if you don't then your grade drops a ton and homework usually isn't too bad. The problem with AP chem is that he doesn't check the homework he assigns so we get no grades from that so we have like 3 test grades total and one of them is gonna be around a 70 for me. I didn't do the homework but I did read and understand most of the chapter its just that the stuff on the test was really random and I suck at figuring out stuff in chem. Math I can bs my way through, chem i can't.

[dragonoverlord]

Ya during Science we had a unit where we had to memorize the way something like 50 different plant species looked like. The teacher told us none of that unit was going to be on the final exam so i decided i just wouldn't do anything during that unit on local plant species. I just didn't anything during that period of a few weeks and on the test i just guesed eveyrhting and i failed like i expected too. My motto for school is i put as litle effort as possible at evyerhting. The only time i ever actually studied for a science test i actually did pretty good at it.

[Oneironaut Zero]

I know what you mean, luckily at my school everyone's homework stems off of two people. Thats how many people cheat in my class. Hahaha. There would have been a lot of enemies made, with a system like that in some of my old schools. I always do my homework because if you don't then your grade drops a ton and homework usually isn't too bad. Nah. The problem often wasn't that it was all that bad, it was just that I would rather be doing anything, after school, besides sitting at home doing homework. I was always out and about. I always had a "meh..whatever...I'll do it later, maybe..." kinda attitude about homework. Looking back, probably wasn't the best state of mind, but hey...

[ThePhobiaViewed]

Ya during Science we had a unit where we had to memorize the way something like 50 different plant species looked like. The teacher told us none of that unit was going to be on the final exam so i decided i just wouldn't do anything during that unit on local plant species. I just didn't anything during that period of a few weeks and on the test i just guesed eveyrhting and i failed like i expected too. Reminds me of the time when in 9th grade biology we had to memorize the scientific name of like 20 bacterias and the diseases they cause and stuff about them. The test on it was a blank piece of paper and we just had to write everything we knew. That kind of stuff is pointless because I guarantee I forgot everything as soon as I left the room that period.

[pj]

Man, does THIS bring back a painful memory! I was a junior with a beautiful 4.0 average going, sitting for a test in integral calculus in a class where the entire grade consisted of four exams, one of them the final, all equally weighted. I sat down and forgot how to do differentials! I mean it was GONE. I stared at that test for the whole period... got as far into each equation as possible... and left knowing it was terrible. The teacher did a double-take when returning it to me. Afterward, I pleaded and begged for mercy or a chance to do it again. I just simply blanked out. I had no reason, no excuse - my mind just wouldn't do it that night. That 60 resulted in a B in that class, which was the end of my 4.0. In the end, it really made things easier, as I got a lot more relaxed about always being perfect. But the moment it went down was awful.

[ThePhobiaViewed]

Man, does THIS bring back a painful memory! I was a junior with a beautiful 4.0 average going, sitting for a test in integral calculus in a class where the entire grade consisted of four exams, one of them the final, all equally weighted. I sat down and forgot how to do differentials! I mean it was GONE. I stared at that test for the whole period... got as far into each equation as possible... and left knowing it was terrible. The teacher did a double-take when returning it to me. Afterward, I pleaded and begged for mercy or a chance to do it again. I just simply blanked out. I had no reason, no excuse - my mind just wouldn't do it that night. That 60 resulted in a B in that class, which was the end of my 4.0. In the end, it really made things easier, as I got a lot more relaxed about always being perfect. But the moment it went down was awful. I know how that feels. Earlier in the year I got 12 out of 20 right on a chem test and I had the worst feeling as I took it like panicked and afraid of the grade I would get but today I was completely relaxed and didn't really care that my #1 rank is on the line. I'm not as mad about the grade as I am annoyed that every single person who hears about it is like "OMG David got a what?!!?!?". Thats so annoying, you mess up on one thing and everyone has to tell u how bad you did.

[panta-rei]

I had a self taught kind of class, mainly the teacher just told us our next project and we had to do it by our selves (It was a computer class) I started about a week late, because I had to move around my schedule. I ended up finishing the whole class 3 months before the class actually ended. And that was with me doing extra work cause the teacher would change the project when I had already finished it. Finished with an A+ actually an 105%. Just thought I'd gloat for a second.

[ThePhobiaViewed]

I had a self taught kind of class, mainly the teacher just told us our next project and we had to do it by our selves (It was a computer class) I started about a week late, because I had to move around my schedule. I ended up finishing the whole class 3 months before the class actually ended. And that was with me doing extra work cause the teacher would change the project when I had already finished it. Finished with an A+ actually an 105%. Just thought I'd gloat for a second. How nice of you In middle school I had a class called Library Science. It was dumb stuff about researching and that sort of thing. Anyway I had it the first marking period of the first year and we would have assignments where we only had to do 10 questions but if we did all 20 then we'd get a 200% for it. I ended up getting around a 300% on the final and like a 150% for the course. They changed the grading after that marking period lol.

[Xox]

Yeah, you guys are right. Homework is usually dull work, not too hard but it takes a long time to do it. Or too long in my eyes anyway..heh. If I had decided to do any homework last year in school, (and seriously, I never did homework) my average would have been up over 10 pts. at least. Luckily I noticed this, and this year my average is up, more than 10 pts. actually. I always thought they should never give homework, and just tests. Because, I did great on tests, and never did homework. Now I realize that homework is probably the easiest grade.. The hardest part is actually grabbing your work and sitting down. But hey, once you learn the hard way...

[ThePhobiaViewed]

The hardest part is actually grabbing your work and sitting down. But hey, once you learn the hard way... It's like brushing your teeth, you don't really want to do it but once you start it's not really that bad.

[panta-rei]

I love brushing my teeth. I'm wierd. I havn't done homework at home in about 3 years. Save for projects and reports and things like that.

[ThePhobiaViewed]

I love brushing my teeth. I'm wierd. I havn't done homework at home in about 3 years. Save for projects and reports and things like that. Yeah no one likes a grungy mouth anyway. I don't know why they call it homework, I usually do take it home, but then end up it in morning homeroom instead, and I'm pretty sure most people do it then.

[panta-rei]

Yea, we don't have morning homeroom. Luckily I get to school early enough to open one of the 2 kids in my class that actually do homework's locker. And take whatever I need. Then swiftly copy it all down and put it back. I know their lock combonations, so it is quite convenient.

[ThePhobiaViewed]

Yea, we don't have morning homeroom. Luckily I get to school early enough to open one of the 2 kids in my class that actually do homework's locker. And take whatever I need. Then swiftly copy it all down and put it back. I know their lock combonations, so it is quite convenient. I think the problem with homework is that its boring. If teachers had a fun class then students would want to learn it and do work and therefore do well on the tests.

[panta-rei]

Not entirely true, I really want to learn some more Spanish (Striving for Pentalingual) and even though I enjoy it, I still can't seem to get myself to do it.

[ThePhobiaViewed]

Not entirely true, I really want to learn some more Spanish (Striving for Pentalingual) and even though I enjoy it, I still can't seem to get myself to do it. Are you learning it in school or on your own, because nothing is worse than trying to learn a langauge at school imo. You really need to be reading and hearing the language and interacting with it instead of memorizing and filling in worksheets.

[panta-rei]

Yea, but it is hard to learn on your own. Thats how I'm learning Japanese, and with out the proper pronunciation, It's all worthless. And at least at school I'm guaranteed a set amount of time each day.

[ThePhobiaViewed]

Thats why I'm learning esperanto on my own. Only one way to pronounce each word and by looking at the spelling you know exactly how to pronounce it. Complicated languages are alot harder to self-teach. While on the subject of languages and bombing tests, that brings back some memories of me getting that horrible feeling of hopelessness as we did the listening section of french tests. I would hear what they said and not understand any of it and each one of the 20 was worth 5 points and thats why I don't take french anymore lol.

[panta-rei]

I wish my school had a french teacher... And yes, complicated languages are hard to self teach. I'm learning Kanji and luckily I found a bunch of sources online to help with pronunciation!

[dragonoverlord]

I wish my school had a french teacher... And yes, complicated languages are hard to self teach. I'm learning Kanji and luckily I found a bunch of sources online to help with pronunciation! If you're learning japanese then you'll probably want to see this website. http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/about