During the middle of the school year, every teacher gives a midterm exam on the class. Some teachers give assignments like projects as midterms. Other teachers might just give out a test over what they have recently been teaching. Most teachers have them over everything that has been taught so far that school year. These exams tend to be very long, since students are taught a lot in a semester, and have a lot of questions. Most kids don’t remember exactly what all they have learned so far this year and they need a refresher to help them prepare themselves. Teachers help prepare you for this big test by reviewing in class over a lot what will be on it and what it will be like. Some teachers give out review packets and worksheets for students to do for practice to also try and help them out. They may also give extra study time in class. Sometimes though this is not enough practice and help for some students and they need more assistance. Some students study extra and review more at home on their own time to better prepare themselves. They might even get a group of friends together to help each other out on the things they do not understand yet. Working in a group of friends surrounded by people you like may seem to make the studying time go faster. Working in groups make also help you learn better by having more than one person helping you out.