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By FireoftheFuture - 02/05/2013 11:02 - United States

Today, I had a giant Scantron test. After putting 10 answers, I noticed every single answer was A. I got freaked out and started putting random answers. Turns out every answer on the test was A. I failed. FML

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By testesential - 13/12/2011 17:24 - United States

Today, I took my last final on a Scantron sheet with 200 multiple choice questions, with seconds to spare. When I finished the last question, I saw I had another bubble to fill in and I didn't know where I screwed up. FML

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Unfair failing

By Mistakes were made - 24/10/2022 23:00 - United States

Today, while I was taking a test in class, there was a question that had everyone stumped. After what seemed like forever, the teacher finally noticed and said he'd typed the question wrong. I spent more than half the time I had to complete the test on a question that wasn't even written correctly. Yes, I failed. FML

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Classic rookie mistake

By Anonymous - 04/11/2023 20:00 - United States

Today, I was taking a test and thought I was doing great until I realized I was writing all my answers on the question paper, not the answer sheet. By the time I noticed, there were only five minutes left. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/11/2011 17:58 - United States

Today, I took a major test, worth half my grade, not realizing that there were questions on the back of the sheet. FML

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By its ok to cheat!? - 20/02/2013 21:52 - United States - Brisbane

Today, I got my results on a recent, important midterm. During the exam, I'd noticed my instructor had accidentally left an answers page in the test packet, so being honest, I didn't look at them. It turns out she did it on purpose to help us pass. I failed. FML

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By God,NotAgain,Please - 15/04/2017 19:00 - Pakistan - Karachi

Today, I re-sat an expensive exam I'd flunked 6 months previously. The same impossible multiple choice questions appeared, which I'd been unable to find the answers to, even with all my textbooks and the internet. FML

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Pencils down

By Idiot - 16/12/2020 19:58

Today, I took an exam, for which I have been studying for weeks, I was confident at first, but then really struggled with it. I finished with about ten minutes to spare, turned to what I thought would be the end of my paper and found the first page of questions I was supposed to have answered. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2009 21:31 - United States

Today, I was in my psychology class taking the hardest test ever. After I spent most of the period trying to fill in the few answers that I knew, I looked up to see everyone with their notebooks on their desks. It was an open-note test. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/12/2009 17:35 - United States

Today, my math TA showed the class how one of her "dumb" students answered a test question. Everyone laughed as she wrote out the students answer, including myself, until I looked down at my answer sheet and saw that I submitted an identical answer. FML

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By me - 14/04/2016 17:33 - United States - Katy

Today, we had a surprise test at school. I was totally unprepared for any of it, so I BSd the whole thing and turned it in. A few minutes later, our teacher said we were allowed to use our notes to finish the test. FML

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metalhead4740 14

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:19

That's how they trick you...

docarwell 6

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:30

Ha being in school myself, I can tell you that taking a multiple choice test and getting one letter many times in a row is a scary thing. Even if you know what you're doing, getting all A's would scare anyone and shake their confidence

Comments

D3ATHZ3RO 15

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:29

The first strategy for test taking they teach you, never second guess yourself

D3ATHZ3RO 15

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:30

Ps, your teacher sounds really lazy

ambitiousnygrl 17

Thursday 2 May 2013 18:29

I've actually heard of teachers doing that. It's a psychological test to see how confident a student is in his or her abilities/knowledge. Personally I think they were a dick for making it count as a grade, but they were probably trying to show students to be confident (in their own twisted way, of course).

Mossears133 15

Saturday 4 May 2013 22:50

That teacher sounds pure evil!

olpally 32

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:31

Should have just stuck with the original answers, and never doubt yourself again. Your teacher is a trolling expert though... Lol.

ZDR 11

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:31

..unless u feel the answer is right, don't worry too much about the answer's pattern.!

Jharrist89 12

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:33

You could have gotten an "Easy A"

Iceman226 17

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:41

YDI...and that's all I have to say about that.

perdix 29

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:41

Scantron was my worst class in high school. I had to choose between Greek, Home Ec. and Scantron, and I chose wrong! I should have chosen Home Ec. and dealt with all the razzing from the other guys. I barely passed Scantron with the help of an expensive Scantron tutor.

Danielle7994 18

Thursday 2 May 2013 18:14

"Scantron" is a type of form that students use to bubble in multiple choice answers for tests over here in America. I've never heard of a class actually named Scantron before

perdix 29

Thursday 2 May 2013 18:22

#36, I took it for two years and was told it was the language used in a small country in Australia.

DocBastard 38

Thursday 2 May 2013 18:26

Danielle - I see you never took Sarcasm 101.

Danielle7994 18

Thursday 2 May 2013 19:12

Perdix - Oh wow. I just checked out your profile and realized that I made a really smart ass comment. I apologize. Should've checked you BEFORE I decided to reply to your post. Doc Bastard - Yeah...apparently not lol

perdix 29

Thursday 2 May 2013 19:28

#51, no apology necessary. I have so much fun when people fall for my tomfoolery. I was hoping you'd jump on that "small country in Australia" nonsense.

NagainaFier 16

Thursday 2 May 2013 19:29

Im a smidge confused on how people still don't understand that if what Perdix is saying is absolutely insane/stupid, it's because he's trying to prove a point/be funny. Silly, silly people.