I've decided that I really enjoy writing tests. I mean, I get a kick out of taking tests too (I've been known to take tests even when my grade is so high that the prof says I don't have to take any more tests.), but there's something about writing out essay questions and coming up with extra answers for multiple choice questions that is just plain fun. Tomorrow is my French class' first exam covering the first three chapters in their book and what we've covered in in-class lectures (Neolithic Era, Roman Empire, Merovingian dynasty, geography, languages, and some architecture). I had the husband take the test just to see approximately how long it would take my students to complete the exam, and he came up with his usual, interesting responses like the following:
21. What is an example of American business in France and how does their success/failure reflect on the French culture?
Coca-cola, silly Frenchies want to pretend to be like us by drinking what we drink. Silly Frenchies do not realize the fat, lazy Americans got fat and lazy with the soft drinks we pawn off on them. Ha ha ha!
See what I mean? He actually did fairly decently on the test for someone who's never studied French culture or history. 67 out of 100 isn't that bad. If you want to see the test for yourself, go here and tell me what you think. I won't be posting any answers until after the test is given tomorrow just in case one of my students somehow finds my webpage!
Posted: September 16, 2004 at 11:00 pm.
Pretty good:
Not a bad test. I like the trick question about the fall of the Roman Empire. I think I would have done decently on it.
Crap!:
I'm going to fail! I suck at matching questions. Good luck to your students!
Freedom Culture and History:
I don't want to know how little I know about French. I don't care what I know about the French. I could care less about the French. Wait a dang minute! Didn't this country stop using the name French and substitute it with Freedom? I know we did with French Fries. If we did substituted Freedom for French in everything, I could easily relate to the test; a test on Freedom.
Ignore me, others do. 🙂
French = Freedom?:
Freedom Fries? I am sorry, the whole idea with replacing French with Freedom has always been on my list of really dumb things people do. Lets replace one word for another, thus making some association between the two…and pretend its an insult. Yeah, that seems smart.
Haha!:
Stay away from my Belgium Waffles!