Northwood sophomores take the CAHSEE

Northwood sophomores had to wake up and  get to school extra early to take the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Examination) test on March 8 and 9.

The CAHSEE is a test taken during sophomore year and determines whether a student is able to graduate high school or not. If students do not pass, they must retake the test next year in order to graduate.

The test focused on two basic subjects, English and math, to assess students’ fundamental knowledge. The first day’s test was on English and the second day’s was on Math. The English test included reading comprehension, grammar and writing a short essay, while the math test included a variety of computations, problem-solving exercises and more.

Students had mixed opinions on the difficulty of the test, considering it either really easy or a bit challenging.

“It was mostly a pretty good self-esteem boost. It brought back math skills from elementary school,” said sophomore Emaan Baqai.

Others found the exam more difficult than they had anticipated.
“It was harder than I expected. People who took the test before told me they came across two plus two and how many states are in the U.S.,” said sophomore Tiffany Tsai.

Although some students considered a few problems difficult, the sophomores overall felt that the test wasn’t all that hard, and they hope to pass the test and graduate from high school.