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BBC Timed Test
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:54 pm
by trevor_macfee
Someone posted this on the J! Board - I had fun with it and brought it over here to the Bored because I'm pretty sure some folks would enjoy it. Make sure you have 10 uninterrupted minutes, though, because it is timed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7773974.stm
I got 14/15, but I would guess that somebody here will get a perfecto. Apparently it is intended for 11 and 12 year olds. Have fun!
Re: BBC Timed Test
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:07 pm
by andrewjackson
I also got 14/15.
I think my incorrect answer was correct but not the one that they wanted.
Re: BBC Timed Test
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:18 pm
by plasticene
trevor_macfee wrote:I got 14/15, but I would guess that somebody here will get a perfecto. Apparently it is intended for 11 and 12 year olds. Have fun!
I missed one, too. With 5:33 left on the timer, I should have gone back and checked my arithmetic. I thought it was a fun quiz, but I'm really surprised that something like this would be used to make admissions decisions.
Re: BBC Timed Test
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:19 pm
by Bob78164
I guess I am smarter than a sixth grader. 15/15. --Bob
Re: BBC Timed Test
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:11 pm
by TheCalvinator24
15/15.
Spent about 4 minutes on the last one.
I got to the same answer they wanted by a different method.
Re: BBC Timed Test
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:36 pm
by SportsFan68
14 of 15.
I missed #11 -- woulda got it eventually, but I was hurrying and for some reason the correct sequence hid itself from me behind a brick wall.
In other words, it was the
question's fault.
Apologies to Estonut.
Re: BBC Timed Test
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:37 pm
by Rexer25
SportsFan68 wrote:
In other words, it was the
question's fault.
Whew!
Re: BBC Timed Test
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:38 pm
by SportsFan68
Rexer25 wrote:SportsFan68 wrote:
In other words, it was the
question's fault.
Whew!
No $10 for you!