Exams
“Good morning ,everyone . it’s nice to see you again . Well . . .uh , let me get started . Up to now , we’ve been dealing with lots of basic needs – re glistering , finding housing , buying books , and so on . But you’ve all lived here for a while now and you’ve begun to learn about ‘the system,’ so it’s time to talk about some upcoming realities-exams
“many of your instructors have been giving quizzes since classes started. Quizzes are much shorter and simpler than exams , right? You can expect two major exams in most of your courses : a mid-term and a final exam.
“ The two most common types of exams are objective tests and essay tests. Objective tests have traditionally been true/false or multiple choice. Individual instructors may use other types of question , though. Essay tests involve writing paragraphs or short essays about a topic. In some cases. Your instructors may tell you the topics in advance, or if you’re lucky they might give you a choice of topics to write about.
“Any question so far? Not yet? Well then, let’s take a look at some sample exams . . .”