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#15379 - 05/06/08 05:32 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: Dottie]
squirt Member Registered: 03/31/08 Posts: 248 Loc: Back in Texas, alas!	Originally Posted By: Dottie Dumb question de jour....this from the 8th grade math test! Which of these items do you need to be precise about? A. Flowers in a garden B. Baskets in a basketball game C. Pennies in a piggy bank D. Number of grapes in a bushel Now...I know the answer is B, but I really have a thing for precision and money, and don't really care about sports, if you kwim! And I'm wondering if this question doesn't really belong in the verbal testing? DD13 brought it home as her daily ridiculous example. I'm just reading this post and have to put in my 2 cents worth. The correct answer has to be D - otherwise the grape picker won't get the correct payment. Sheesh - what an idiotic question!
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#15380 - 05/06/08 05:45 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: squirt]
Kriston Member Registered: 09/19/07 Posts: 3240 Loc: AWK for a couple weeks	LOL! That reminds me of a semi-dirty joke my dad told me... To keep the forum clean (and not completely OT!), I'll PM it to anyone interested.
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#15381 - 05/06/08 05:46 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: squirt]
Cathy A Member Registered: 05/26/07 Posts: 1050 Loc: West coast, USA	Arg. What a lame question. Of course the need for precision depends on what you are going to use the data for. I guess we are supposed to assume that people always want to know who won the game. My literal-minded kid might think they were talking about the two physical baskets at each end of the court since that goes along with the pattern of the other choices...
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#15383 - 05/06/08 05:58 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: Cathy A]
Dottie Member Registered: 06/30/06 Posts: 2867 Loc: Enjoying the forest	Here's a recent favorite.... They tried many things to lure customers. What is a synonym for lure? a. bait b. trick c. attract d. comfort
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#15384 - 05/06/08 06:03 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: Dottie]
Kriston Member Registered: 09/19/07 Posts: 3240 Loc: AWK for a couple weeks	Ugh. That's awful!
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#15385 - 05/06/08 06:04 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: Dottie]
Cathy A Member Registered: 05/26/07 Posts: 1050 Loc: West coast, USA	I'd go with "attract". But "bait" is a close second. I'm assuming they mean a synonym for "lure" in this context.
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#15386 - 05/06/08 06:05 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: Dottie]
OHGrandma Member Registered: 01/05/08 Posts: 396	Originally Posted By: Dottie Here's a recent favorite.... They tried many things to lure customers. What is a synonym for lure? a. bait b. trick c. attract d. comfort I'd have to go with a. "bait"
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#15387 - 05/06/08 06:07 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: OHGrandma]
Kriston Member Registered: 09/19/07 Posts: 3240 Loc: AWK for a couple weeks	I assume they mean attract, since you don't really bait customers or trick them (well, not unless you can get away with it...). But it's just a gosh-darn bad question!
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#15388 - 05/06/08 06:14 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: Kriston]
OHGrandma Member Registered: 01/05/08 Posts: 396	That answer might have geographic or cultural preferences.
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#15389 - 05/06/08 06:15 PM Re: ambiguous OLSAT question? [Re: OHGrandma]
Kriston Member Registered: 09/19/07 Posts: 3240 Loc: AWK for a couple weeks	Good point. And I just thought, if he used food to get the customers in the door, bait would really be a better choice!
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