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There was no reason a pineapple should challenge a hare unless it had a clever plan of some sort. So the animals, wanting to back a winner, all cheered

by kmfrk 14y ago

There was no reason a pineapple should challenge a hare unless it had a clever plan of some sort. So the animals, wanting to back a winner, all cheered for the pineapple. The owl is a part of the group "the animals", "all" of which cheered for the pineapple, according to one interpretation. The owl correctly states that the pineapple has no sleeves, but it only does so on a literal basis, not necessarily a figurative one. The hare is the only creature that, from my reading of the language, does not cheer for the pineapple, making it the smartest of the lot. So it's a weird test that is interesting to discuss for fun, but ridiculous to put on a test that will define the lives of the people who have to answer it.

macspoofing 14y ago
> but ridiculous to put on a test that will define the lives of the people who have to answer it. Depends on how the question is graded and what the objective of the question it. I think it's a wonderful question, personally. It's not the type of question that you can just memorize the answer to, and then regurgitate on the test. You also can't just put down an answer that you think the testers are looking for, as you would on a question about, say, climate change or multiculturalism. So what's left? You use your brain, reason something, and then justify it. // No standardized test in grade 8 will define your life and certainly not any single question will make much difference.