Just the mention of the word “test” is enough to send shivers down the mendulla oblongatae of many. [1] Here’s a great little story about four students missing and making up a final test:
Four guys decided to blow-off
a final figuring they could make it up the next day. On that following day they
gave the teacher the excuse that they had a flat on the way to school the day
before, and couldn’t get there to take the test on time. The teacher nodded and
told the guys they could make up the test. He put them in four separate rooms
with copies of the test which contained only ONE question: Which tire?
Why are we so afraid of tests? Many of us go blank when we are asked to show what we know about something. I think it’s really a matter of practice or conditioning. Maybe you think you’re not so good at taking tests. Maybe you also think you are George Washington reincarnated. You couldn’t be more wrong on both counts. I’ll prove to you that you are good at taking tests! Get ready. Here we go:
Assessment:
If you picked “e,” you are indecisive, weak, and wrong again.
Grow up.
If you chose “d,” you are vulgar and evasive, and my
grandmother wants to put hot pepper on your tongue. Say “AHHH!”
If you thought “c” was the best answer, you are obviously
missing a few bricks from your building and should become a member of O-Town.
If “b” was your response, you don’t really answer
questions at all. You just blurt your ill-informed, half-baked, and irrelevant
opinions, making no attempt to answer the question posed. You should run for
public office!
That brings us to the geniuses who answered “a.” Just who
do you think you are anyway Mr./Ms.[2] Smartypants?! Yeah, you got it right, so what! I’ll bet you
think you’re better than all these others, don’t you? Ok, you are better
than the guy that chose “c”; he’s really dumb.
See, you’re not so bad at tests, are you?
