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By FireoftheFuture - 02/05/2013 11:02 - United States

Today, I had a giant Scantron test. After putting 10 answers, I noticed every single answer was A. I got freaked out and started putting random answers. Turns out every answer on the test was A. I failed. FML

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Same thing different taste

By testesential - 13/12/2011 17:24 - United States

Today, I took my last final on a Scantron sheet with 200 multiple choice questions, with seconds to spare. When I finished the last question, I saw I had another bubble to fill in and I didn't know where I screwed up. FML

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Unfair failing

By Mistakes were made - 24/10/2022 23:00 - United States

Today, while I was taking a test in class, there was a question that had everyone stumped. After what seemed like forever, the teacher finally noticed and said he'd typed the question wrong. I spent more than half the time I had to complete the test on a question that wasn't even written correctly. Yes, I failed. FML

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Classic rookie mistake

By Anonymous - 04/11/2023 20:00 - United States

Today, I was taking a test and thought I was doing great until I realized I was writing all my answers on the question paper, not the answer sheet. By the time I noticed, there were only five minutes left. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/11/2011 17:58 - United States

Today, I took a major test, worth half my grade, not realizing that there were questions on the back of the sheet. FML

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By its ok to cheat!? - 20/02/2013 21:52 - United States - Brisbane

Today, I got my results on a recent, important midterm. During the exam, I'd noticed my instructor had accidentally left an answers page in the test packet, so being honest, I didn't look at them. It turns out she did it on purpose to help us pass. I failed. FML

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By God,NotAgain,Please - 15/04/2017 19:00 - Pakistan - Karachi

Today, I re-sat an expensive exam I'd flunked 6 months previously. The same impossible multiple choice questions appeared, which I'd been unable to find the answers to, even with all my textbooks and the internet. FML

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Pencils down

By Idiot - 16/12/2020 19:58

Today, I took an exam, for which I have been studying for weeks, I was confident at first, but then really struggled with it. I finished with about ten minutes to spare, turned to what I thought would be the end of my paper and found the first page of questions I was supposed to have answered. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2009 21:31 - United States

Today, I was in my psychology class taking the hardest test ever. After I spent most of the period trying to fill in the few answers that I knew, I looked up to see everyone with their notebooks on their desks. It was an open-note test. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/12/2009 17:35 - United States

Today, my math TA showed the class how one of her "dumb" students answered a test question. Everyone laughed as she wrote out the students answer, including myself, until I looked down at my answer sheet and saw that I submitted an identical answer. FML

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By me - 14/04/2016 17:33 - United States - Katy

Today, we had a surprise test at school. I was totally unprepared for any of it, so I BSd the whole thing and turned it in. A few minutes later, our teacher said we were allowed to use our notes to finish the test. FML

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metalhead4740 14

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:19

That's how they trick you...

docarwell 6

Thursday 2 May 2013 17:30

Ha being in school myself, I can tell you that taking a multiple choice test and getting one letter many times in a row is a scary thing. Even if you know what you're doing, getting all A's would scare anyone and shake their confidence

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MitchellB1026 8

Thursday 2 May 2013 19:38

I feel for you man I freak out all the time when taking a test and I get the same letter time and time again. FYL bro people who say YDI are idiots and probably never passed a test anyways! Better luck next time man!!

Thisfreakingguy 10

Thursday 2 May 2013 20:32

When ever that happens the students can usually look around and secretly collaborate with each other to make sure they aren't getting trolled.

Jennybean28 8

Thursday 2 May 2013 20:47

It always worried me when that happened on tests. Go with your gut!

Steffi 26

Thursday 2 May 2013 20:53

I read that as "scrotum test".

Neongreenme 8

Thursday 2 May 2013 20:57

YDI! if you know the material its irrelevant what letter sequence the answers is on the test. its your on damn fault you failed. use your common sense

Raivyn_Grimm 9

Thursday 2 May 2013 21:03

It's not neccessarily a matter of material. My psychology teacher did an admittedly cruel study where every answer was A, and EVERYONE failed. It goes against the human brain's perception of a "correct" answer sheet. The kicker? All of the questions were obviously A, yet everyone freaked out and started writing wrong answers just because answering all A looked wrong to them.

rachilio 26

Thursday 2 May 2013 21:29

My mom did that to her college students, every answer was B. That's how they get you.

firefly319 7

Thursday 2 May 2013 21:32

When answering questions, even if the thing looks wrong, the chance of your grade being better than randomly choosing it pretty high. Teachers do that btw to see how a student responds...