S Daughtrey Pack 2 Test 8 Q26 help
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S Daughtrey Pack 2 Test 8 Q26 help
There is a word of 4 letters hidden between words that are next to each other.
The waiter will give you the menu.
My DS got 2 answers.
The waiter - Thew
the menu - them
The model answer was 'the menu'.
Should it have 2 ans? Please advice.
Thanks
Bristolmum
The waiter will give you the menu.
My DS got 2 answers.
The waiter - Thew
the menu - them
The model answer was 'the menu'.
Should it have 2 ans? Please advice.
Thanks
Bristolmum
Bm
Re: S Daughtrey Pack 2 Test 8 Q26 help
The word THEW always appeals to my sense of humour.
One of my tutored children found the word thew and marked it as the answer.
If a child gets one of these questions incorrect I always write out the possibilities 3 and1, 2 and 2, 1 and 3 between the two words they have given me as the answer, I would then proudly say, "do you really think any of these are real words?"
The waiter
thew
hewa
ewai
The following week this boy had his dictionary open on the table and "proudly" showed me the word thew and its meaning!
Patricia
One of my tutored children found the word thew and marked it as the answer.
If a child gets one of these questions incorrect I always write out the possibilities 3 and1, 2 and 2, 1 and 3 between the two words they have given me as the answer, I would then proudly say, "do you really think any of these are real words?"
The waiter
thew
hewa
ewai
The following week this boy had his dictionary open on the table and "proudly" showed me the word thew and its meaning!
Patricia
Re: S Daughtrey Pack 2 Test 8 Q26 help
<scurries off to look it up>
Well, you learn something new each day!
Well, you learn something new each day!
scary mum
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Re: S Daughtrey Pack 2 Test 8 Q26 help
Hi Patricia
Many thanks for your help and confirmation.
My DS did learn the word "thew" when he did other VR practice papers, but I could not remember which papers.
Bristolmum
Many thanks for your help and confirmation.
My DS did learn the word "thew" when he did other VR practice papers, but I could not remember which papers.
Bristolmum
Bm
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Re: S Daughtrey Pack 2 Test 8 Q26 help
My DC also wrote thew as the answer, which was duly marked wrong, but was not wrong. So after some argument ( ), we have 'compromised' by agreeing to put commonly used word (e.g. them) as the answer if there are more than one possibilities. DC found two or three more such instances so far, but I don't remember which papers.
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Re: S Daughtrey Pack 2 Test 8 Q26 help
Obviously ambiguity needs to be avoided but the odd error is bound to crop up. Then common sense needs to prevail. 'Thew' or 'them'? Hmmm, I wonder.
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Re: S Daughtrey Pack 2 Test 8 Q26 help
Although I don't usually underestimate children, isn't it bit much to expect them to have commonsense as well under exam conditions, when the question has two correct possible answers?Orson wrote:Obviously ambiguity needs to be avoided but the odd error is bound to crop up. Then common sense needs to prevail. 'Thew' or 'them'? Hmmm, I wonder.
I think the test questions needs to be thoroughly checked before being put in the test papers. Similar question is in Tutors level 3 paper 7.
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Clever... I learnt something!! thanks
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