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Draw an arrow to each temperature (sh.itjust.works)
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Exam question asking "Draw an arrow to each temperature" on the thermometer" with a thermometer drawing under the question and alternatives under the drawing, and the person answered by drawing literally every temperature missing the ones "10 Celsius, 17 Celsius, 29 Celsius". The person answering took the question too literal
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[–] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Because it's the number of "temperatures" (or rather the 1-degree increments between them) on the thermometer. Which you just counted by drawing an arrow to each one. It's the right answer to the question they didn't realize they were asking. 💯 A+

(I appreciate that the teacher wrote "?" thus giving the child an opportunity to explain their answer, and see if they could provide the conventional answer if given a better prompt!)

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Only if you count 0 and 30

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, but that’s not one of the “options” in the list. If you misunderstood what was going on, the closest option is 29 increments, because 0-1 is the first and 29-30 is the last.

    It makes sense in a misunderstanding and making a logical guess sort of way. That’s how I took tests, too, and it works way more often than it doesn’t.

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