Chapter 40 Osmanthus Cake Tutoring, so tiring!
Akina Amazumi pressed her temples, marked out the questions that they could theoretically answer correctly, and began to explain them to them.
"This is the formula you can use here. Just follow the formula to perform the calculation; it's not difficult at all," she said, writing down a formula and explaining the steps to use it.
Seeing that the two people seemed to understand but not quite, and not knowing whether they had actually comprehended the message, Amamiya was a little worried.
Well, let's just assume they understood. If they didn't... what else can we do?
Akina Amane sighed.
The two stared in silence at the solution steps written on the draft paper for a while. Miyaji pulled over his test paper and tried the same steps again, but he still got it wrong in the end.
"Mina, I still can't figure it out." He looked up and honestly told Amami Akina about it.
Akina Amaho felt a pang of regret.
She took the paper, glanced at it, and realized that the previous steps were all correct. How could the last two steps be wrong?
These types of questions are not subjective questions. During the exam, you won't see these solution steps and then get points for them; otherwise, you would at least get some points.
“You got to this last part and made a mistake.” Akina Amaho drew out the steps where she had miscalculated for him.
Gong Zhi took the paper and fell silent, probably pondering why he had miscalculated.
Akina Tensui looked at Yuu Miyabi, who was looking at his exam paper with a worried expression.
"What's wrong, Yu? Are you thinking about passing the exam?" Akina Amami tilted her head slightly.
Gong You nodded honestly; he was indeed thinking about this.
Well, in some ways, describing him as spacing out would probably be a more accurate description.
"Judging from your current situation, it seems you'll have a hard time passing math." Akina Amaho gave a blank smile.
Gong You's body trembled, and he quickly lowered his head to recalculate the incorrect questions as explained by Tian Sui Ming Nai.
If I keep spacing out, Mina will definitely get angry!
Seeing that the two of them had lowered their heads and were working on their problems seriously again, Akina Amaho couldn't help but sigh again.
These two people probably haven't been studying properly at all, have they?
She put down her sketchbook and began organizing other formulas, as well as key points from her civics and history classes.
It seems that the only way to get them to pass the final exam quickly is through rote memorization.
They're clearly not bad-witted... so why can't they even think straight when it comes to exams?
-English-
The next day, the table in the living room no longer had math test papers, but English textbooks and English test papers.
Akina Amaho first patted her English textbook, and then slapped the test paper in front of them.
“It’s definitely too late to explain the detailed usage of each word to you now, so—I’ll first explain the methods for answering reading comprehension questions, which are the easiest to score points on. Then you can memorize all the corresponding meanings of the words in this semester’s textbook, and you should be able to pass.” Akina Amami said, sighing.
If you can answer most of these questions correctly, and get some points for the essay, you can barely pass.
She had seen their English test papers before, and the mistakes were so egregious that it was obvious they hadn't been studying hard enough. No wonder they couldn't even understand "surprise" last time.
Gong You immediately made a bitter face: "Do I really have to memorize so many words? I can't remember them all..."
Akina Amane: "At the very least, you need to remember the meanings of the words and the meanings of common words, so that you can at least get by in terms of reading."
As she spoke, she underlined some words in her textbook.
"These are words that are frequently used when filling in lyrics, and it would be best if you could memorize the spelling of these words," said Akina Amami.
Gong Zhi took the textbook and looked at it, his expression turning distressed: "Ah... I can't remember these words either. Yu and I tried before, trying hard to memorize the words, but we just can't remember them."
In other words, they don't want to learn English either; it's too painful.
Akina Amako took a deep breath: "It's okay. If you can't memorize it in one go, just memorize it a few more times. I will do a dictation test for the words tomorrow. Also, there will be another dictation test in five days, and then one more before the exam."
When she was looking at the words, she was also reinforcing her memory. In a way, she didn't need to review them anymore.
Gong You groaned, "What if I do badly on the dictation?"
I'm doomed! I'm definitely going to fail the dictation test tomorrow!
“If the result is bad… then I think that person won’t need any more tutoring, since even if they did, they’re beyond saving anyway.” Akina Amaho shrugged expressionlessly and closed the book in her hand.
At that moment, she felt very pressured.
Gong You felt a cold sweat breaking out on his brow.
Ah—he will try his best to memorize the text!
Miyaji also picked up his textbook and began to memorize.
Akina Amaho nodded slightly. Yes, she still needed to urge them on more, otherwise they would be lazy and lack any motivation, which would be very distressing for her.
“In an hour, I will conduct a spot check on the words from before and then explain some test-taking techniques. I hope you can use the time you have left to memorize the meanings of all the words.” Akina Amami smiled.
They'll be doing spot checks... Gong Zhi frowned.
Okay, then I guess I'll just have to try my best to memorize it within this hour.
Although they didn't like doing it, Miyaji knew that Amaho Akina was tutoring them for free.
Therefore, he could only try even harder to memorize these words...
An hour later, Akina clapped her hands, signaling them to stop.
She began with verbal spot checks.
After a while, Akina Amaho nodded, while Yuu Miyako and Osamu Miyako both swallowed nervously.
"So, what was the result?" Gong Zhi asked in a low voice.
He just remembered several words, but couldn't recall the answers immediately.
He stammered and couldn't answer within the time limit.
"To be able to memorize it like this within an hour, I guess you've barely met the minimum requirements," said Akina Amami.
Although, in theory, one should be able to memorize most of the words in an hour, and since it's only the first time you've memorized them, you shouldn't forget them immediately.
"Alright, now I'm going to tell you about the problem-solving techniques." Akina Amaho patted the test paper in front of her.
The two sat up straight and began to listen to Akina Amaho's lecture.
On the third night, Akina Amaho and the twins came to their house again.
After having dinner, Akina Ama clapped her hands and placed two blank sheets of paper in front of them.
Gong You glanced at it; the paper had many English words written in neat handwriting, words they had memorized yesterday, and some common words that Amaho Akina had asked them to remember.
“Write down the Chinese meanings of these words first. After I’ve checked them, I’ll select some words for you to practice dictation,” said Akina Amami.
Of course, when she does dictation, she doesn't say the spelling of the specific words, but only tells them the Chinese meaning of the words.
Gong Zhi swallowed hard, picked up a pen, and began to write.
Fortunately, he still remembered most of the words.
After waiting a while, the two of them handed her the paper. Amamiya glanced at it and then nodded.
"If you can get 80 points, you can barely pass."
Gong You let out a breath, feeling somewhat relieved.
Gong Zhi remained tense; he showed no sign of relaxing completely.
He knew that the real big prize was yet to come.
Akina Amaho then handed them two blank sheets of paper.
Now, write the English words based on the Chinese meaning.
The words were almost entirely different from those before, with a few common words that could be matched.
Gong You bit the tip of his pen and struggled to write out the crooked English letters.
He was also feeling guilty, unsure whether his answer was correct.
After comparing the two, Akina Amane found that their levels were actually about the same, except that Miyaji's performance in answering the questions was slightly better than Miyayu's this time.
Well, at this level, with a few more reinforcements, I should be able to pass the exam.
Akina Amane put down the paper, which had many circles drawn on it.
"Hmm, the accuracy rate is acceptable. Next time, do another practice test to reinforce your knowledge, and also strengthen your vocabulary memorization. You should be able to take the exam," said Akina Amami.
It seems that as long as they work hard, they can do it too. However, these two must have stayed up all night to memorize so many words, otherwise they wouldn't be yawning here.
Akina Amaho took out two test papers.
"Alright, now use your knowledge to complete the test. I hope you can pass." This was a test paper from a previous quiz for first-year high school students that she had specifically looked for yesterday, but it was a backup test and hadn't been used.
But after she made the request to the teacher, the teacher naturally took out the test paper and handed it to her.
Anyway, it's just sitting there, and besides, the teachers all believe in Amaho Akina's abilities.
Gong Zhi glanced at the questions on the test paper, which were completely unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar, and gritted his teeth as he began to answer them.
The skills I learned yesterday are still a bit rusty, but with the vocabulary I've memorized, I can roughly understand the meaning of the article and the questions by guessing and some guessing. That's how I stumbled through the questions.
An hour later, Akina Amane picked up the two people's papers, looked at them, and then nodded slightly.
Well, I was able to answer more than half of the questions correctly, which is about enough to pass.
She didn't plan to explain the remaining mistakes for the time being, figuring that even if she did, they would only improve their scores by a few points.
Instead of doing that, it would be better to improve the scores in other subjects first.
"Okay, now you can use the rest of the time to memorize the key points for your civics and history classes." She pushed her textbooks in front of them.
"Does this mean we have to memorize the whole book?" Gong You looked on with a worried expression.
"They should just remember some key points." Memorizing the entire book would be too much; they definitely couldn't do it.
"The key points are just a few sentences and some essential historical knowledge. Just remember them," said Akina Amasui, opening her textbook.
"These are the key points to remember. At least when answering questions, you can use these sentences to answer the questions and get some points. For example, you can use the corresponding words to answer this question."
As she spoke, she took out another piece of paper.
"I have compiled some common question formats and questions that are likely to be tested. You can refer to these to memorize them."
Miyaji took a deep breath: "I feel... I'm really troubling you too much."
He could see that the papers were all handwritten by Akina Amaho, and he wondered how long she had been preparing for them.
Akina Amane shook her head: "I don't want to see my friends fall into the predicament of failing an exam either."
She genuinely hoped for that, but... tutoring them was too much trouble, even more troublesome than painting a few oil paintings herself.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
