chepyl Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I don't know if this has been posted...... http://m.npr.org/story/151044647?url=/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/04/20/151044647/the-pineapple-and-the-hare-can-you-answer-two-bizarre-state-exam-questions&sc=tw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Utterly confused! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeninok Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 If this is real it is completely ridiculous! :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Those poor kids. :glare: Imagine knowing your whole years worth of education comes down to passing a test with questions like that. arrgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 ROFL - another fine example of why standardized test scores might not be super informative! :lol: Makes you wonder about the education of the test writers and editors (if there was an editor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Who writes the New York state exam? Any chance they did this deliberately as a protest against that ridiculous ban on certain "offensive" words that left them nothing to write about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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