Over at OK Cupid, they post a lot of tests. This one caught my eye. Perfect for this part of our forum.
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?te...97571288356310
Commonly misused words.
How'd you do?
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Over at OK Cupid, they post a lot of tests. This one caught my eye. Perfect for this part of our forum.
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?te...97571288356310
Commonly misused words.
How'd you do?
I refute to answer that on the grounds that it wood be to embracing four me.
Seriously, Ozme, that's a good one! I didn't do too badly, but I'm still not saying what my score was. *lol*
My dictionary is still my good friend. :)
Actually, that's a good little site altogether.
Okay, I will fess up.
I only got 72. I did do better than most of my age group, which isn't saying much.
Tae'lyn
wow I only got 72 as well...haha well time to brush up on the vocabulary. Bad girl.. *spanks self*
Without being able to see the results... I wonder if the author got it right.
Still, the words he was testing were interesting.
I only scored 75, but apparently that's top 1%, for age and gender, so I'm not too upset
Well I refused to put my email address in there just to see how I did ---I want no part of that site I get enough spam in my email without asking for more
We're all waiting for your score Oz?
Oh I got 86- without using a dikshonary. Amazing.....
Tojo
please don't hate me because I'm literate - I got a 93 . . .
must have been some serious luck involved ;)
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Originally Posted by hids
I can't help it- I hate you..... :32:
Tojo
OK....I took this....it was awful! I feel tamatized. Don't want to do that again. I hate tests.
75 but thought I had done much better. I think that teacher at the chalk board who must have done the scoring didn't like me.
Didn't want to put in my e-mail address, but (grammar teacher coming out of hiding again) I thought it was a pretty easy test, except for a few questions on the last page. I may have missed a few, but I think I got most of them right.
Hey 'somebody' took this test & didn't post! :dont:
Now come on- fess up...I know your score too.
Guys you don't need to put your email addy in to get the score, just leave it blank & click 'finish' or whatever.
You lose a point for not realising that too, BTW.
Tojo
*dutifully goes back to site to take test again
*pouts*
Only an 89.
I thought I had done much better than my score reflected. I'd like to know what I missed but I didn't see any way to get that info.
82 for me
Certainly makes you think :)
Okay okay, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tojo
I don't remember what I got though, 75 or 72. Terrible. Master did better than me and english isn't even his first language!
You got 75 Mina- thank you.
Thanks maddie, I was wondering what you'd get- I'll have to check my spelling on your Chrissy card...:)
Tojo
I got a 92. But I agree with Ozme52. I'd like to see the answers to ensure the author marked each question correctly.
Well it says that I got 99, but I'm pretty sure that isn't right? Is it? Can it be? It just seems too high to me! Maybe I have to take it again?!
OH! Oops. Apparently I can't read! ~giggles~ I got an 82! See I told you it wasn't possible! :D
Well, hot damn it! :eek: I would have taken a whole lot more care doing the freakin' test if I'd realised every bugger on the net was going to see my lousy score ...even if it wouldn't have made much difference. :26:
Interesting, I will just have to go and check out if I can find one for german, too. When I made my final exam (Abitur/highest school qualification in Germany) two years ago, I was really upset about the spelling problems of my schoolmates...it seems to me, that correct spelling is an abillity that is incresingly lost. Everywhere are mistakes, be it in the newspaper, in books (that should normally be checked about a hundred times before they get printed *sigh*) or (worst) in advertisements. I guess that is one of the effects of TV or rather of the reduced interest for books that comes with TV.
I for my part made a score of 86, which is reputedly better that 99% of my age and gender. I guess that is allright for a non-native speaker.
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<TD align=middle><FONT size=5><B>You scored 95 Literacy!</B></FONT><BR></TD></TR>
I guess this is why I got a jumble on the formula and
it wouldn't display.
Oh well, I'll take the 95 all the same.
I need to go back to school, never was good at English...I failed, let's just leave it at that...
I got an 86, but I always get "who/whom" confused because I was off sick the day we did that at school.
Dash it! Maddie beat me!
And chattel, I saw your score... umm. I won't post it, but you post nice, clear notes on the forum, and THAT'S the definition of language - being understood, not necessarily being right.
(Suchaminx will now slap me the next time I correct her spelling of "definitely")
Q xx
I got an 82. Pretty happy with that given its been a long time since I did any formal study.
I tried taking the test but after I was done they made me fill out a bunch of stuff and still wouldn't let me see what I scored due to "technical difficulties".
Any I missed were most likely the spelling ones, I think I handled the grammar well enough.
72 for me.
Age and gender, 99.
78 for me, knew I should have been listening at school.
cariad
okay.everybody pat themselfs on the back and point and laugh at the stupid one......got a lowly 62.....
shadow
Now I know why I like you so much!Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow
cariad
*makes a face* 75.
I got a 90. Am I a geek?
:mad: Not amused - 78 (99 for my gender / age)
Its true about losing brain cells through substance and alcohol abuse, I'm living proof as I was an A student in English at school!
Do you think they can also be spanked out of you? mmmmmm :confused:
Is it just me or did that test get deleted?
Me too, I guess it's really gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by phantasy_seeker
It was probably too hard for me anyway....
Since There are others saying the test is deleted, I probably took the wrong test. I took the Commonly Confused Words Test. This was a good one, though.
As the other test is deleted, I can start off a new thread on this test.