1. All the same, kids do try to prepare honestly. Êàê èäёò ïîäãîòîâêà ê ýêçàìåíàì? (How‘s the exam prep going?) Another form of preparation is cramming (çóáðёæêà) from the verb çóáðèòü, which has the sense of memorizing material by rote without in–depth assimilation. Ðåáÿòà çóáðèëè âñþ íîчü. (The kids crammed for their exams all night.) But part of the prep process is often creating øïàðãàëêè (or øïîðû). Øïàðãàëêè can mean notes or cue cards. Ó âðàчà íà ñòîëå ëåæàëà øïàðãàëêà, ïî êîòîðîé îí ðàññêàçûâàë ïàöèåíòó î êóðñå ëåчåíèÿ. (The doctor had a cue sheet on his desk that he used to tell the patient about treatment.) But most of the time these are "cheat sheets" –– tiny pieces of paper covered with microscopic writing that a student surreptitiously refers to during an exam.