This should be a mandatory question on every exam
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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That’s an excellent question
I was studying how to cheat on an exam. It’s great, and it worked well.
This is a great question to have if it’s possible to get the max grade without it, just a good way for a student to prove they were learning and get some bonus points for doing so
My history teacher puts it at the end of every test, we love it
I spent an inordinate amount of time studying my penis. Should I draw a picture for credit?
explain the fnaf lore
Let S be the set of all topics studied, and let E be the set of all topics on the exam.
But since all questions not covered by the exam, is covered by the exam, then all questions are covered by the exam.
That is, ∀s∈S,(s∉E⇒s∈E), which means SE={∅}. Thus S=E, and all topics studied will be included in the test, meaning no topics studied are not included in the test.
I never studied for my tests and still got A’s. My autistic ass is getting anxiety just from reading the question and I’ve been out of school for 15 or so years.
bro how many marks for this question?5?10?
My business teacher does it! Excellent question
Proceed to explain all the Warhammer 40k lore, ask for more paper and more days for the exam
My geology professor did this on every single exam. She would leave 2 blank pages at the end of the test and gave an extra point credit for each accurate piece of information that we wrote on those pages that were not on the exam. I would fill those pages with so much material that I got 40 points extra credit on almost every exam. Her theory was that if I can write THAT much information that wasn’t on the test and all of it be correct and accurate, that it deserved a passing grade
That’s a fantastic exam question
I saw this on my latest psych exam!
That’s awesome! Make it worth extra credit, so it lets a student rant about something they over-studied to prepare for the test, but doesn’t count as being “wrong” since there are no wrong answers. It also tells the teacher what sticks out to students that the teacher felt wasn’t worth putting in the test. It could have been the most fun, or maybe seemed important at the time, or maybe the teacher just overlooked it when making the test.
Women… and it’s still a mystery… or would you rather I explained quantum entanglement theory?
Ha, my English teacher did this as part of a unit on information transmission (basically, explaining things). Although his question was “Something you did instead of doing your homework.”
Alright, it’s time for my 600 page yapfest synopsis and analysis of one of my favorite fictional works.
“Wealth. Fame. Power….”
Magnets
I ask a similar question for my Business classes. Effectively “Not including the topics already listed on the exam, what is one concept that you found valuable OR interesting? Briefly describe it and explain how it is applicable in [business/marketing/whatever subject I am teaching]”
Basically every exam I administer, someone brings up “oh man I cant believe X wasnt on the exam I studied it so closely”, so this is their opportunity to get credit for it (8-10 points per essay question, total points is ~95-110 depending on the class/exam)
I will skip that
“I learned that rote memorization is stupid because the brain tends to forget that stuff very soon. Better to learn stuff by logic and on real use cases.”
Rundown of Boncle lore
One of my professors used to give +1 bonus points for everything you learned but wasn’t asked on the exam. It was always a full blank page with a similar text on top.
Quite a long and unnecessary word soup to ask “explain a topic of your choice”.
Imagine not being able to fill that question. Mark of shame
I just added it to my gene expression and regulation test today.
I got that one marked wrong.
I didn’t study honestly
I am a teacher and used to give this question, but so many of my students would answer with something that *was* on the exam. The point was to help and it was hurting so I stopped.