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On 10/15/2014 11:18 AM, Marty Weiss wrote:
Could be a Bic? (pen) then the answer is cm
Yes, and that is the "correct" answer according to the key
provided with the test in question.
Here is an infamous example: Once there was a test for young
children, so young that images were used rather than words.
One question boiled down to deciding what belongs in the
garage, a car or a boat. Every kid in Florida got it "wrong",
because there are actually good reasons to keep the boat in
the garage, especially in a rainy climate. Not to mention
the impact of such a question on an inner-city kid who has
never been anywhere near a boat /or/ a garage.
To repeat: Sometimes a joke is a way to make a point. The
point here has to do with cultural bias and lack of imagination
when constructing a test ... and the effect this has on the
interpretation of the "wrong" answers ... especially multiple-
guess tests where the students have no chance to explain their
reasoning.