The Test
( 7)As my Spanish teacher went around handing back our tests my heart was racing so fast I could almost hear it thump-thump...thump-thump. The room was silent, but exploding with nerves from my classmates eager to know what grade they received. At least I knew that my grade had to be better than my last test, and I could only go up from here. I just remembered the feeling of being overcome with disappointment when I received my last test and I never want to feel like that again. Since Spanish was definitely one of my more challenging classes, I had to study at least twice as much as the other kids in my class and much more frequently. Sadly, every time a test rolled around everything I learned just went out the window. This time I
( 7)As my Spanish teacher went around handing back our tests my heart was racing so fast I could almost hear it thump-thump...thump-thump. The room was silent, but exploding with nerves from my classmates eager to know what grade they received. At least I knew that my grade had to be better than my last test, and I could only go up from here. I just remembered the feeling of being overcome with disappointment when I received my last test and I never want to feel like that again. Since Spanish was definitely one of my more challenging classes, I had to study at least twice as much as the other kids in my class and much more frequently. Sadly, every time a test rolled around everything I learned just went out the window. This time I