Can You Pass This Kindergarten Admissions Test?

[Brian4Liberty]

Answers at link (Don't cheat!):
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014...elite-schools/

[Henry Rogue]

1. I have no idea
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C

[Henry Rogue]

Now that I looked at the answers, if I disregard the bottom row of sails in question one, the answer becomes obvious.

[euphemia]

I qualify for kindergarten. Good to know.

[Philhelm]

1. C
2. A
3. A (D seems too small compared to the second triangle)
4. B
5. C

Edit: For number 3, I was torn between A and D, but I still think D is way too small. The first triangle and circle are roughly even in size, while circle D is half the size of the second triangle. I contest question 3!

[Ronin Truth]

I don't believe that's for kindergarten. Reason only kicks in at about age 7. BTW, in kindergarten I got A's in blocks, crayons, graham crackers and naps.

[fisharmor]

#1 - yeah, that's not clear unless you disregard the second row.

#2 - Seriously? Kindergarteners? I don't care if they're elite Kindergartens. That question is pretty obscure.

#3 - That's more the speed I'd expect of a gifted Kindergartener test.

#4 - After #2, this is a bull$#@! question. I would expect they'd have two patterns going on, and not just pick random colors. They could have easily made the first one Red, the second Orange, the third Yellow, the fourth Green, and then expected the kids to see Blue as the next color in the pattern.

#5 - The correct answer, for a Kindergartener, is "She probably listened to her spoiled NY elite 4 year old beg like a stray dog for whatever the grocer had intentionally placed right in front of the belt for eliciting that exact response".

[phill4paul]

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[Suzanimal]

I don't believe that's for kindergarten. Reason only kicks in at about age 7. BTW, in kindergarten I got A's in blocks, crayons, graham crackers and naps.

Me too! I loved snack time in Kindergarten, we never had Kool Aid or graham crackers at home. I also excelled in macaroni art.

When I started, there was no Kindergarten in public schools, only 1-12. I went to a private kindergarten and I'm pretty sure there was no test to get in. Funny story, my parents got in trouble for sending my teenage brother to pick me up on his motorcycle. Oh, and they also got in trouble for a patch my mom sewed on the back of jacket, it was the Schlitz Malt Liquor bull. I loved that commercial where the bull busted through the wall and I insisted on opening my Dad's beer in hopes that damn blue bull would crash through our house. LOL, parents...

[Brian4Liberty]

#1 - yeah, that's not clear unless you disregard the second row.

#2 - Seriously? Kindergarteners? I don't care if they're elite Kindergartens. That question is pretty obscure.

Yeah, those are a bit strange. The extra rows in both of those puzzles seem to be introducing noise and distraction. Maybe that's the point?

[Henry Rogue]

Me too! I loved snack time in Kindergarten, we never had Kool Aid or graham crackers at home. I also excelled in macaroni art.

When I started, there was no Kindergarten in public schools, only 1-12. I went to a private kindergarten and I'm pretty sure there was no test to get in. Funny story, my parents got in trouble for sending my teenage brother to pick me up on his motorcycle. Oh, and they also got in trouble for a patch my mom sewed on the back of jacket, it was the Schlitz Malt Liquor bull. I loved that commercial where the bull busted through the wall and I insisted on opening my Dad's beer in hopes that damn blue bull would crash through our house. LOL, parents...

When I'm caulking, I always tell anybody within earshot, "it's a good thing I aced finger painting in kindergarten".

While we're on the subject of kindergarten, anyone remember "Patch The Pony"?

[heavenlyboy34]

When I'm caulking, I always tell anybody within earshot, "it's a good thing I aced finger painting in kindergarten".

While we're on the subject of kindergarten, anyone remember "Patch The Pony"?

No...but I miss tag and dodgeball.

[Suzanimal]

When I'm caulking, I always tell anybody within earshot, "it's a good thing I aced finger painting in kindergarten".

While we're on the subject of kindergarten, anyone remember "Patch The Pony"?

Was that the pony that warned you of strangers? If so, what was up with the patch on his eye? I remember thinking it was odd that a pirate horse was warning me about strangers. I also remember being disappointed that no strangers ever offered me candy, I planed on grabbing the candy and running.

[Ronin Truth]

When I'm caulking, I always tell anybody within earshot, "it's a good thing I aced finger painting in kindergarten".

While we're on the subject of kindergarten, anyone remember "Patch The Pony"?

I only got a B in finger painting but still managed to make the honor roll.

[Henry Rogue]

Was that the pony that warned you of strangers? If so, what was up with the patch on his eye? I remember thinking it was odd that a pirate horse was warning me about strangers. I also remember being disappointed that no strangers ever offered me candy, I planed on grabbing the candy and running.

Yes, exactly. Nay, nay, stranger stay away! Lol. I don't know why it had a patch on its eye.

[Henry Rogue]

http://pen-n-sword.com/patch-the-pon...rence-in-1963/

[DamianTV]

Wow. I failed miserably on the first two.

[Bman]

1. 3(C)
2. 1(A)
3. 4(D)
4. 2(B)
5. 3(C)

edit: Yes, yes I can.

[juleswin]

I only missed the 5th question. I choose option 2 cos the way I see it, after placing her grocery in the cart, she would have to push it down to the check out area for the cashier to scan it. So option 2 depicts a cart being moved somewhere and that's why I picked it instead of option 3

[Bman]

I only missed the 5th question. I choose option 2 cos the way I see it, after placing her grocery in the cart, she would have to push it down to the check out area for the cashier to scan it. So option 2 depicts a cart being moved somewhere and that's why I picked it instead of option 3

You made the mistake of thinking logically past the information given. Never deviate from the information given. Free thinkers are not to be rewarded.

[bolil]

First question: Second Row and First row need three objects "pointed" up to complete the pattern... anyways that's how I solved it. This test falls into the same category as other IQ tests: B-b-b-bull$#@!. This is not to say that they do not serve a purpose; they do. One facet of said purpose is convincing or at least engendering in people the belief that they are mediocre, and that superior people exist and I believe this contributes to, or eases, their acceptance of arbitrary authority.

I don't think this is right, but I am only average. The (president, CEO, Teacher, Professor, et al) is clearly above average, her or his judgement is better than mine. It is right. Seems to be effective. IQ tests are only one front on the incessant battle to convince people (not our sublime and beneficent rulers of course)that they are inferior.

[CPUd]

[P3ter_Griffin]

Got 'em all, so no excuses to make yourselves feel better.

[mad cow]

I graduated from Kindergarden,I got a diploma and everything.

Looking back,I think that it just helped set my poor Mama up for the heartbreak that was to follow.

[Demigod]

Number one is the only one that made no sense mostly due to the 5th sail.

[juleswin]

You made the mistake of thinking logically past the information given. Never deviate from the information given. Free thinkers are not to be rewarded.

Thats the problem, the information given from the question is as follows.

She placed the items in the cart
then she went to the front
and had the cashier scan each item.
Finally, she paid for all her groceries

Picture A looks like someone picking out items from the shelf and I assume placing it in the cart
Picture B looks like someone moving the cart to the front
Picture C looks like someone placing items on conveyor belt to be scanned
Picture D looks like someone paying for their grocery in cash

Now from the information given, she went to the front after placing the items in the cart i.e. second picture in the story not third. The correct answer is supposed to be B(2) and not C(3) if you followed the storyline with the pictures given. I was using the information given and not even trying to be a free thinker.

Did anyone else pick 2nd option for question 5?

[juleswin]

I see my mistake now. The story goes like this.

Pic 1: She picked the items needed
Pic 2: Next, she placed the items in her cart
Pic 3: then she went to the front and had the cashier scan each item.
Pic 4: Finally, she paid for all her groceries.

And the 4 pictures represents all 4 sets of actions taken. So after "Next, she placed the items in her cart", she "went to the front and had the cashier scan each" which represents option 3. I am not going to lie, this really bothers me that I am the only one who got a question wrong.

[DamianTV]

I see my mistake now. The story goes like this.

Pic 1: She picked the items needed
Pic 2: Next, she placed the items in her cart
Pic 3: then she went to the front and had the cashier scan each item.
Pic 4: Finally, she paid for all her groceries.

And the 4 pictures represents all 4 sets of actions taken. So after "Next, she placed the items in her cart", she "went to the front and had the cashier scan each" which represents option 3. I am not going to lie, this really bothers me that I am the only one who got a question wrong.

The way I saw it was that she did not receive her Change from her payment. The answers are so ambiguous that it appears there can be multiple correct answers depending on interpretation.

[euphemia]

The way I saw it was that she did not receive her Change from her payment. The answers are so ambiguous that it appears there can be multiple correct answers depending on interpretation.

This is the reason why testing today should be resisted. It is job justification, not a measure of actual intelligence or learning.

[MelissaWV]

The second row in the first question corresponds precisely with the answers below. I figured the test maker was just being redundant.

There is no cashier scanning in any of the pictures, so I would have told the test administrator (these read like IQ questions so I assume there is an administrator with you in the room) precisely what I thought of it.

I've taken a few IQ tests, and the people giving the tests were not fond of me. There would be pictures like this:



None of these are realistic, so while you can kind of figure out what they want you to say, the reality is there are a lot of things missing from each picture. There were two in particular that I pissed people off with. The first was a little girl who had no ears. That was the "right" answer. She also had no eyebrows, no eyelashes, and four digits on each hand. They did not like my answer because it was not what was on their card

The other was a slightly different test where I had to put four scenes in order. The scene was of a house that was covered in snow, then the sun came out, then it melted, then the sun set. I was living in Florida. I felt it made more sense for the sun to be rising, then there was a little more snow, then finally the house was covered in snow. The administrator marked that wrong because they felt I put them backwards.

In other words, these tests are pretty dumb, and the people making them up/administering them are dumber.