Hey guys! Hows y'all's studying going? Super pumped about the Luke season? Today I thought I would share with you some of the things I've learned about studying for and jumping on General questions, so lets go ahead and dive in! First of all, Generals have been the main thing I jump on the last three years, and they're by far my favorite (even though I enjoy Situation questions a lot as well!). However, even recently I've been learning more about them, so I don't have everything figured out, but I do believe that the things I'll share with you could help. A few people have asked me how I can quiz over the material without memorizing it (even though I do plan on doing that this year! How's the Learn Luke Challenge treating you, BTW?), and it took me a long time, but I finally figured it out:
Reading and listening to it while to do other necessary tasks that don't require thinking (I.e. washing the dishes, cleaning, showering/doing hair and makeup etc.) is one of the ways you can get a whole lot of easy, extra study time in. 2. Reflex speed General questions, like context questions, normally require a lot of reflex jumping, as opposed to the memory, according to, and situation types, which usually have a reliable syllable count before a good pre-jump. What, when, where, who, why and how have slightly different timings. Who is the quickest pre-jump, followed by why, what, where, when and how (in my opinion). Knowing unique and seldom-used words, and where they come from are essential for reflex jumping on General questions. Which leads me to the next point; 3. Pay attention to each word and use them to deduce where the question came from and what it is. I.e. "Where will John be..." - "John" which is obviously the most unique word in our pre-jump, is what narrows down our possibilities to verses and passages where he's mentioned. "Where" lets us know to think of where he is connected to a certain place. In chapter one, there's four places (Verses 15, 17, 76, and 80). "Will" of course means that whatever is happening will take place in the future, rather than if it happened in the past, or if it was a current event. This knocks out only the last possibility (leaving us verses 15, 17, and 76). "Be" eliminates verses 17 and 76 because in those he will be going on to a certain place, rather than being something in a certain place. This leaves us verse 15, in which John "will be great in the sight of the Lord." which makes the last word of the question "great?". I know that this isn't a perfect, or probably even a very good example, but it is an important process to understand, to improve your pre-jumping abilities. Also, when listening for the words, it's good to pay attention to the inflection as well, like according to quizzers do all the time. 4. Knowing the topics of each passage and what verses they begin at Knowing this will help you when you deduce word by word as in the example above. You'll be able to pull out every possibility, and then be able to make your educated guess with a more sure and stable base, making sure that you aren't missing a passage. I'll be posting part two of what I've learned about Generals soon, with the last three points. I hope that these help you in your studying, jumping, and answering, and that it brings more fun to each of them as well! Whether or not you're part of a super competitive district or not, know that it can always be changed, but that it doesn't necasarily have to for you yourself to improve. This is something I'm having to learn. The best of study and practice to you! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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