“YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES REMAINING!”
The test proctor signaled that the test would soon be concluded.
“Sorry, excuse me.” After a loud hacking cough that I acted out I apologize to everyone.
“SHUT UP!” I looked up and the test proctor was glaring at me.
I heard snickering behind me.
“I think you need to get that cough checked out.” Snickering even more. The boy behind me was bothering me throughout the whole test.
I hit his desk and told him harshly “Shut up and just write the answer down.”
“Calm down, I’m just trying to have some fun.”
“There’s no time fo-”
“TIMES UP! PUT YOUR WRITING UTENSILS DOWN OR TAKE THE RISK OF GETTING YOUR TEST VOIDED”
The proctor was so obnoxious the whole test. He kicked a student out because he said “bless
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I’m hungry let’s go and get something to eat.” Before Ben was done with the sentence he was sprinting down the hall.
“I swear…” Emily said as shaking her head in disapproval “That boy is such an idiot.”
“But Ellie, you use to like Ben”.
“What? Did you actually believe those rumors?” She asked incredulously.
“Well we should catch up wi-” A loud noise interrupted me as I was speaking.
Ben came back, running down the hall screaming and laughing. “You’ll have to catch me for it fattie!”
“IF YOU DON’T GIVE ME BACK MY LUNCH I’LL KILL YOU.” It was at the test proctor chasing Ben down the hall furiously.
“So immature. I’ll be heading home now”
“Wait Ellie.” Emily grabbed Ellie’s wrist. “Just come to the diner with us.”
“OOF!” The proctor tackled Ben and took his lunch back. “EXPECT A SUSPENSION AND A CALL YOU TO HOUSE! Hmphf.” The proctor walked away panting
The Crucible – Characters and Changes & nbsp; Change is good for the future. " We hear the catchy phrase everywhere. From company slogans to motivational speeches, our world seems to impose this idea that change is always a good thing. Assuming that the change is for the better, it is probably a true statement in most cases. The root of this idea seems to come from the notion that we are dissatisfied with the state that we are in, so, in order to create a more enjoyable environment, we adjust.
Rubbing his belly Joey expressed, "I haven 't had my mother 's mashed potato recipe in weeks. Let 's have the dinner tonight!"
“Ha-ha-ha, very funny,” Ben quickly tired to think of something clever to say back but just ended up blushing instead.
Now everything has been done to these tests in attempt to make them more tolerable; they’ve been taken, skipped, enforced, cheated on, changed, taught, even puked on enough that there is now a procedure in almost every test administrator’s instruction manual on what to do if a student were to puke on his or her
On each test instruction booklet handed to the teachers on test day, there is a section including what to do if a student throws up during a test. For this section to be included, it is obvious that testing has caused students in the past to stress themselves out to the point of being sick. Students are spend most of the year preparing to take one or two big tests in the end. The amount of pressure put on students to succeed on these tests is astronomical, making it impossible to focus on the actual goal of assessing their knowledge. A student in Florida spoke to her school board about the absurd expectations from these tests, “Every year I do good in school, but I get low test scores on the FCAP and it feels like a punch in the stomach. This is unfair and I don't want to lose my opportunity to take my advanced classes or get a better education because of this one test.” (Locker) Some students simply do not test well, others try their hardest and still cannot reach the impracticable standards set for them. The individuals who create these test do not understand the pressures of being a student, or the struggle to answer thirty-five questions in a compressed time period. One test cannot accurately measure the intelligence of a
Lennie freaks out and gets mad. Crooks sees Lennie towering over him and retracts his comment. Lennie calms down. Phew. That was close.
“You have to watch out, man. So, where’s my lunch?” Tyrone asked with a grin on his face when he was hit by a BLT sandwich, “Hey! What was that for?”
Great events, whether they are beneficial or tragic ones, bring change in a person. These scenarios can give one an entirely new perspective on life, and turn around his way of thinking. Events such as the Salem Witch Trials show the people involved what they could not see before. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, and John Proctor gain valuable insight into themselves, as well as others.
Adam then said in a freaked out voice, "how are we gonna get out of here". Adam looked like he was having a panic attack.
The test was early on a Saturday morning. I remember eating an early breakfast and then packing my bag for the test. Everything about the day was going to be unfamiliar, from the location to the fact that the test was timed. I didn’t even own a school backpack yet, having never needed one before, so I packed my number 2 pencils, erasers, calculator and water bottle in an another bag instead. I walked into an unfamiliar high school and having no experience finding my way through the maze of hallways, followed signs until I found my way to the classroom in which the testing would take place. Before this moment I had never had to sit at a desk before. The straight lines of desks were so orderly and there was a proper classroom feeling that I had never experienced before in my home. I remember sitting there with my stomach in knots; standardized testing is anxiety inducing for almost any student, and I had the usual test-taking nerves combined with the unfamiliarity of a new
"Wake up call," I could hear Coach on the other end of the line. "Wake everyone else up in the room and the bus will leave at seven."
I waited and waited...but they did not call my name. I was confused; it must have been a mistake. I got my test back after a few moments, and I just sat there.
I don’t remember the details of what happened afterward, but somehow school concluded that my action was not intentional thus should not be penalized, with the advise of not repeating the same mistake. I supposed it’s good for me, otherwise I don’t know how miserable I would be for the rest of my elementary school career. More importantly, I learned that even though my intention was different, what people saw from my action indicated otherwise. The assumption people made could have resulted a very different interpretation from my intention. After the incident I became more careful in what I do and say - I didn’t want to deliver wrong messages. I thought it would be good for me and everyone around me.
“What did you find, Mommy? Is it food?” Emily came running down from the pier to see my finding.
“Gagandeep sir. We are grade eighth students. We were suppose to in our English class.” I murmured.