Another Quarter has gone by and yet again I find myself confronting my least favorite part of the year, a practice AP English multiple choice test. These tests have always been my weak point, in math there is no best answer, just a right and a wrong answer, it is when you take out that definite portion and suddenly everything falls apart for me. I always get to that spot where I have got two answers and I can not decide between the two, and it seems like I always pick the wrong one, but more than anything is my missing of seemingly obvious tones which I just seem to overlook while taking the test. However it is not actually the test itself that I fear, but the multiple choice game that follows. Do not get me wrong, I have loads of fun playing the game and watching as our scores fluctuate leading us to discover who wins those precious extra credit points, but while we are deciding on our answers I watch as my answers seem to never match up with anyone else, and slowly die a little inside as I see all the simple ideas I missed. Alas I slowly watch as my test falls apart right before my eyes, and I lose all faith in my abilities to comprehend English properly. Although I know that when I get my test back my score will most likely be significantly higher than I expected it to be, I always confront these same fears before taking the next test.Sunday, January 9, 2011
Fear of Failure and Judgement
Another Quarter has gone by and yet again I find myself confronting my least favorite part of the year, a practice AP English multiple choice test. These tests have always been my weak point, in math there is no best answer, just a right and a wrong answer, it is when you take out that definite portion and suddenly everything falls apart for me. I always get to that spot where I have got two answers and I can not decide between the two, and it seems like I always pick the wrong one, but more than anything is my missing of seemingly obvious tones which I just seem to overlook while taking the test. However it is not actually the test itself that I fear, but the multiple choice game that follows. Do not get me wrong, I have loads of fun playing the game and watching as our scores fluctuate leading us to discover who wins those precious extra credit points, but while we are deciding on our answers I watch as my answers seem to never match up with anyone else, and slowly die a little inside as I see all the simple ideas I missed. Alas I slowly watch as my test falls apart right before my eyes, and I lose all faith in my abilities to comprehend English properly. Although I know that when I get my test back my score will most likely be significantly higher than I expected it to be, I always confront these same fears before taking the next test.
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I have to agree with you on the whole subject of stressing out before the game when you share answers with your group. I'll feel like a genius when I get one right, but then the next four that I get wrong usually make me feel like a burnt out lightbulb again.
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