Rosenberg’s The Wicker Chair and Rowh’s How to be a great test taker

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Comparative analysis of Rosenberg’s “The Wicker Chair” and Rowh’s “How to be a great test taker”
Introduction
When undertaking an exam, nobody wants to finish first, yet no one wants to finish last. Regardless, everybody wants to pass exams because they are significant in life. In “How to be a great test taker,” Rowh argues that society defines and evaluates an individual depending on how he/she performs in various tests. Rowh goes ahead to describe the steps that people can use to pass various tests that they encounter in daily lives. On the other hand, “The Wicker chair” by Rosenberg presents a narration of personal experience while undertaking a marketing test. Rosenberg focuses on a shrewd but clever professor who intimidates students with complex exam tests. In the two readings, both writers describe the importance of tests: Rosenberg uses personal experience, course books, and critical thinking to narrate how students can pass tests; whereas Mark Rowh uses statements from distinct individuals to suggest how people can effectively prepare for tests.
First, both readings have clear purposes. While Rowh informs on the various ways that people can use to pass tests because they are part of life, Rosenberg entertains but also informs how reading course books and being creative can help students pass tests, especially marketing exams. Rowh identifies passing tests as an essential requirement for getting a driving silence, employment, and college admission. Consequently, taking notes, asking questions, reading course material, engaging in group studies, and anticipating what the teacher will ask is an effective way of preparing for tests (Rowh, p 7). The aim of effectively preparing for tests is to ensure that students think clearly and feel confident while undertaking the test. In contrast, Rosenberg recognizes that reading the coursebook “saves time and embarrassment” of failing tests (p 93). This is especially true when undertaking exams that come directly from the textbook. Therefore, students should read and review course books until they absorb all the significant information before undertaking tests.
Second, the authors present their objectives using certain writing strategies. Rosenberg’s work is a narration with an informal tone that is satirical. However, Rowh’s article combines a conversational and informal tone. “The Wicker Chair” narrates the experience of a college student during and after Mr. Wicket’s marketing exam. The satirical tone originates from Mr. Wicket wh...