The Russian 1121-1122 (and 1131-1132) final exams, and the midterm (if given) are written tests, mostly fill-in-the-blanks, grammar, and translation questions.


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The final exam covers only the materials that were assigned in the course syllabus this semester.

You will be asked to:

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	answer questions from Beginning Russian Quizzes (COLLT), selected from a number of quizzes that you have taken this semester
	
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	answer questions selected from some of the written exercises that have been assigned this semester
	
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	translate (Russian to English) sentences from the transcripts for some of the videos you watched this semester

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	answer a few questions from the Research & Review Paper(s) assigned this semester (if any)
	 

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	for 1122 and for 1132 only: translate a short passage from <i>Chto ya videl</i> (Что я видел) into English, one of the sections that were assigned this semester	

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The midterm, if given, must be completed during the regular 50-minuite class. Completing the final exam usually takes 50 to 90 minutes, but you can have as much time as you need.

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The best way to review for the final is to practice all Quizzes on the computer; to re-read all your written homework corrected during the semester;
to re-read all Russian transcripts to the films and videos you watched this semester; to review the Research and Review  Paper(s) covered (if any);
and, if reading «Что я видел» was assigned as homework, review the sections that were assigned.


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These links may be handy as you review (use only those parts that apply to your course this semester):

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<a href="https://russian.cornell.edu/russian.web/courses/121/BRQ_Less_10-52.htm" target="_new">COLLT Review Lessons 10-52</a><br>
<a href="https://russian.cornell.edu/russian.web/courses/121/BR_written_homework_Less_10-52.htm" target="_new">Written Homework Review Lessons 10-52</a><br>
<a href="https://russian.cornell.edu/russian.web/courses/121/BRTF_Russian-1121_transcripts.htm" target="_new">Eralash Review</a><br>
<a href="https://russian.cornell.edu/russian.web/courses/121/121_rev.pdf" target="_new">Review & Research Papers 1-3</a><br>
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<a href="https://russian.cornell.edu/russian.web/courses/122/BRQ_Less_53-110.htm" target="_new">COLLT Review Lessons 53-110</a><br>
<a href="https://russian.cornell.edu/russian.web/courses/122/BR_written_homework_Less_53-109.htm" target="_new">Written Homework Review Lessons 53-109</a><br>
<a href="https://russian.cornell.edu/russian.web/courses/122/BRTF_Russian-1122_transcripts.htm" target="_new">Film Review</a><br>
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In some semesters, the final exam is delivered through Canvas, but it is still an in-person, closed-books, proctored exam. <b>The content and format of the exam is exactly the same whether it is given on paper or on Canvas.</b> Please bring your computer to the exam and,
if you prefer writing Russian sentences on paper, also bring some paper and a phone that you can use to convert your paper sheets to PDF files for submission--exactly the way you have
done for your written homework. If you do not have a functioning computer on the day of the exam, let us know, and we will lend you one.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when the final is delivered through Canvas:
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Once you start the exam, there is no way to pause or suspend it.
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As you review your answers before submitting the exam, you may revise and retype them with no penalty for these revisions. No revisions are possible after you submit the exam.
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In most of the questions, the amount of typing is minimal, as it is in the COLLT self-test quizzes you used this semester.
Several questions from written homework require more typing (under 50 words total).
If you are not comfortable typing this amount of Russian text, please write it on a sheet of paper,
use your phone to make a PDF of the sheet and submit it using a link in the Canvas window.
Also remember to hand the paper copy with your name on it to the proctor before you leave the room.
(This is our backup in case something goes wrong with your PDF.)
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You will not be asked to mark stress. Spell ё as е, as in Russian books for the general public. Pay attention to your use of capital letters.
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