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 10.January.2013

Today I had an exam , a multiple choice exam ( one which involve questions with a set of possible answers - only one of which is correct, while the others are distracters. The candidate is asked to circle or tick the correct answer to the question.)

It started at 11:00, we had 70 minutes to answer. I was ready for it, as I hit the book.

I read first question. To answer it I felt doubt between a and c at first sight, but I ticked a (let me say that in this type of exams, whenever I feel the slightest doubt about the correct choice, I only tick it and do not fill it fully,inverse whenever I'm sure about ,I would fill it boldly.) so I only ticked its A

then I read second question, the answer was A, I was sure, I filled it.

The third question,the answer was A

The forth one, the answer was A

The fifth one, the answer was A

The sixth, the answer was surly A

I smiled , -how interesting!! it was easy till now, seemed to me the test designer ,wanted to examine students, when I wanted to answer 7th question, I thought might this time be different, and it would not be A, but no,

the answer was A

next one 8th,answer? A

eh,9th, answer? IT WAS A , The 10th was either A, I told myself the next one must not be A by itself,I bet myself  '

BUT

It was as well A,

I looked at my answer sheet, I felt doubt, I called the exam carer, she came and I murmured:

-excuse me, I guess my paper has problem, could you please check it?!

she brought another question paper, gave it to me and told quietly, compare it yourself.

I glanced at the new exam paper, it was the same as mine! so I gave it back to herself and I knitted my eyebrows to show my surprise ,I looked at my paper to carry on my exam.

again and again all answers were A, I reached the 20th question,and answered it boldly ,I was SURE about the answer by itself, it was A ,I looked again at my answer sheet, how ? can be possible? am I doing wrong?

I was sure about myself and again called the carer.

-Excuse me, look at my answer sheet, I guess something wrong has happened and certainly all answers till here are A! while I held my breath.

she looked at my answer sheet, then a look at me, then she looked at the papers of the students who were sitting behind me, then moved her head and nodded to show No, she whispered in my ear:

-How it can be possible? Others are not answering the same. Be careful!

uh! really! what a shock her reply was to me!

BUT I am sure about my answers! I could not breathe! really! am I mistaking? am I dreaming! can all answers be the same? what this Exam is like? is it really probable, might the quiz maker himself wanted to play with us! I myself repeated all these in my mind.

I did not pay attention and continued to the end ( 30 questions ; all others were A), now I told  myself it had itself (exam) a problem.

Then as my habit, I started to review the paper and questions and answers, this time when I looked at first question, I filled  "A" strongly, I glanced the others all, they were correct in my vision. I put my pencil in pencil-case and set to leave the exam room ,I stood up, took my paper ,  I fixed my eyes upon my friend's paper, Uh she answered totally different. I told she herself answered  not correctly!

I smirked ; they done wrongly themselves!

I stared at the exam watcher's eyes. I smiled. she smiled back too. she looked at my answer sheet while I went to take my bag. I told myself while addressing her: you are yourself, do not laugh at me.

I laughed louder in my heart at myself and herself and who were trying to answer and at Who had planed such this amaZing Exam for themselves & ourselves.

"I laughed from my heart at myself and at her and those who were trying to answer , also at those who had planned such amazing exam for us."

18/February/2013

My dear Friends had asked me to share the result of this Exam.

 NP2.zip Exam

 answersheet

Let me say that the exam source was this book by George Yule.

Which I like it and it is good for who are interested in Language Study. although I did not enjoy its second part exam ( we studied it in two courses) .