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I had 3 quizzes today.

I'm so glad Mr. Mo pushed our Science Quest (quiz/test) to Thursday (actually Monday now)! I had a Spanish numbers quiz (pretty easy), a Math Measurement quiz (okay), and a Socials First Nations quiz (also okay).

2 things:

1. I actually differentiate between quizzes and tests now! Before, in elementary, we didn't really have quizzes (because I went to MACC, most of it was projects and autonomous learning) so there wasn't really a difference between tests and quizzes for me. We only had math tests, and we learned math at our own pace.

2. I know how to use smart test-taking strategies. A lot of times, I wouldn't really think about the test taking strategies, because I often would be able to recite the material to you, off the top of my head. But this week, I have less time because of piano competitions, so I have to use my time more wisely (because a lot more time is dedicated to practicing). People always say, study smarter, not harder, but I never really had to do that, so I'd study smart and still have time to study hard. I learned that all you really need are associations (it'd be awesome if I could actually associate everything with their groups, but sometimes they get confused--like I almost confused the people of the Plains and the Plateau, because, you know, they're close on a map and they both start with the letter P. :P). For example, if you know that Plains people had bison drives, and bison drives are associated with tipis, then you can just automatically make the assumption that Plains people lived in tipis. I find that now, on tests, questions will be related (especially on multiple choice quizzes)--for example, what people group eats pemmican? (ancient trail mix made of bison, lard, and dried berries) then I know: Plains. What people group live in tipis? Well, pemmican = made of bison = bison hunt = tipis = Plains, so: Plains. This has really helped me, and this also makes smarter studying and remembering info permanently, because I think the most important part of learning is that you keep the skills/knowledge that you will need later in life, not just the mark you get on the next test.