Things to Remember on Tests

After looking over the questions I got wrong on the test, I have found a couple of errors that I must keep in mind when writing the final. With regards to my bad habit stated in my previous post, I feel like in order to deal with that problem, I should start to look at each piece of information individually then think about it as a whole. So for example, on the 2nd term test, we were given 4 definitions, a definition for image, pixels, i and nth-pixel. Looking at all the information right away might be intimidating in the beginning. So, in this case, even if it seems like it will take a long time, I should slowly decipher line by line what each definition means and its function. In order to not overwhelm my brain and stay focused, something I could do is to maybe use my hand to cover up the other definitions and then after I understood that line, move my hand down the list of definitions until I understood all the definitions. Another thing I could do is if I couldn't understand the function of any of the definitions given, I could save that question until the end after I finish going through the other material on the test. This not only saves time when writing the test but also allows my brain to take a break from that question. By doing this, it will allow my brain to freshen up and will help me think of different approaches to tackle the problem.

Another thing I should keep in mind is my misunderstanding of the function color-list->bitmap. On the test for some reason, I thought that for example (circle 10 "solid" "black") would only produce a list of colours that contained only 1 colour. I forgot to take into account that because the circle is black and not just one shade of red, green or blue, it would produce a list of colours with more than 1 element in the list.

Finally, I need to remember that whenever I rotate, the number or the degrees the image is being rotated by goes in front of the image. For example (rotate 45 image) and not (rotate image 45). Also, something I really should not forget doing is checking my work. This will allow me to decrease the amount of careless mistakes I make throughout the test. I should check my work every single time I finish a question and then do a final check from the beginning of the test to the end before I hand in the test.