The Analytical Problem.

Brown papers irritate me. Its coma-inducing texture, and the abhorring smell of the ink present in its surface. The words there seemed indecipherable. My brain would then manipulate the words, amalgamate the manipulate words with my knowledge and common sense – then translate it to my handwriting; thus creating a single, risky answer.

I just hate examinations; who bothers to love it, anyway?

I only have a day of resting and of reviewing; Sunday – and I failed to attend mass. I cleaned my aircon’s filter and wiped its interior – then enjoyed the cold atmosphere. I ate Tinola and can’t get rid of its clear soup. My Dad woke up and ate his breakfast; this seems to be our first time to meet in this whole week. We live at the same house, though our schedule opposes each other.

Tomorrow’s our examinations, and the single trick Utakgago does before exams is to sleep in the afternoon – and wake up at midnight (the day of examination). In my own theory, the mind needs rest at first to vacate the gray matter with the usual human wastes: problems, mind-numbing dilemmas, etc. The first thing I do when I woke up, I’d go on reviewing. My mind would become easier to program with the necessary stuff, thus giving me convenience in memorizing and analyzing.

But then, nothing beats listening to teachers every now and then.

I have noticed that for four years of stay in High School; I never had any perfect score in a certain test in an exam. I am good with Identification, better with Matching Type and a chart-topper at Essays, but definitely not in Analysis (and Application; especially when it comes to Math).

An example: English Unit Test – 2nd Grading.

Analysis (15 points). Instructions: Choose A if letter A alone supports the given statement. B if letter B alone supports the given statement. C if letters A and B support the given statement. D if neither A nor B support the given statement. Write the letter of your answer on the blank before the number.

11. King Minos imprisoned Daedalus and his son.

A. Selfishness.

B. Secrecy.

With the question, I answered letter C because in my own point of view – King Minos imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus because they knew the secret of their cursed son, Minotaur; a half-bull and a half-human. Hence, King Minos punished them with imprisonment to obtain secrecy with their unwanted child. Selfishness, because – erm, I dunno. Ha-ha. (Just read Daedalus and Icarus) I just think Minos sounds selfish.

What’s your answer?

The correct answer is A. It’s weird in my perception. Sa tingin nyo ba – maiisip ko na LETTER A yung answer kung may naiisip akong iba? The thing here is that – all people have their own conception about a certain matter. It’s analysis, and I think students do have their own way of understanding a story.

Another thing; teachers have their own analytical skills. Every test means a new analytical strategy. Bawat teacher, bagong analysis at iba-iba ang sagot. So, you mean – we need to READ their minds? Grrr.

Anyway, I’m not aiming for a perfect score. I just want to somehow please myself by getting a high score at analysis. So much for the complaint, wish me luck tomorrow!

~ by utakgago on October 15, 2006.