A Simple Test Everyone Should Try.

[Americano]

I have been thinking about it for a long time so I finally typed a Simple Test with questions that can be answered by male or female of any age and from any country. The answer to a few of the questions will vary by country.

 

I typed the test using Microsoft Word and then printed 3 copies for the three people living with me and my wife. The test results were very interesting and we got a lot of laughs from some of the answers. My wife translated any questions that they didn't fully understand. And, we had to be sure they didn't discuss the questions with each other or use a dictionary or any other source of information.

 

I will copy and paste the test here and attach the file so you can test your girlfriend, wife, relatives or friends to see what they know or don't know. I tried to use questions that were easy to answer. I believe I learned the answer to all of the questions in elementary school.

 

I will post the correct answers later so they will be separated from the test.

 

 

A Simple Test

 

1.  Write your full name that is on your Official Birth Certificate?

_____________________________________________________________

 

2.  What is your date of birth? ______________________________________

 

3.  What is the full or official name of the country you were born in?

____________________________________________________________

 

4.  What is the name of the Capitol City of the country you live in?

 

_______________________________________________________________

 

5.  Have you ever lived on an island? ________________________________

 

6.  What is the name of the planet you live on? ___________________________

 

7.  What is the name of the closest star from your planet? __________________

 

8.  Do you live in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere?

___________________________________________________________

 

9.  What is the name of the imaginary line around the middle or center of your planet?

___________________________________________________________

 

10.  What is the name for the small area at the top of your planet? __________________________________

 

11.  What is the name for the small area at the bottom of your planet? _________________________________

 

12.  How many seconds in one minute? _______________

13.  How many minutes in one hour? _________________

14.  How many hours in one day? ____________________

15.  How many days in a regular year? _________________

16.  How many days in a leap year? ___________________

17.  How often do we have a leap year? ___________________

18.  Which calendar does your country use?  The Sacred Calendar, Roman Calendar, Chinese Calendar or Mayan Calendar? _________________________________________

 

19.  What temperature does water boil? _____________________

 

20.  What temperature does water freeze? _________________________

 

21.  Is water a solid, liquid or vapor? ____________________________

 

22.  What does water become when it is frozen? solid, liquid or vapor _________________

 

23.  What does water become when it is boiled? solid, liquid or vapor _________________

 

24.  What 3 things are required to produce a fire? ___________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

 

25.  When you drop an object what force causes it to fall? ____________________________

 

26.  When you heat air does it expand or contract? _________________________________

 

27.  Which one is heavier one kilo of rice or one kilo of gold? _________________________

 

28.  Is clear glass translucent, transparent or opaque? _______________________________

 

29.  Is a mirror translucent, transparent or opaque? _________________________________

 

 

30.  Draw a square.

 

 

31.  Draw a triangle.

 

 

32.  Draw a rectangle.

 

 

33.  Draw an octagon.

 

 

34.  Draw a hexagon.

 

 

35.  Draw a vertical line.

 

 

36.  Draw a horizontal line.

 

 

37.  Draw 2 parallel lines.

 

 

38.  Draw a line with a right angle.

 

 

39.  How many sides does a square have? _______________________

 

40.  How many sides does a rectangle have? _____________________

 

41.  How many sides does a triangle have? ______________________

 

42.  How many sides does a octagon have? ______________________

 

43.  How many sides does a hexagon have? _____________________

 

44.  Does the sun rise each morning in the North, South, East or West? __________________

 

45.  Does the sun set in the North, South, East or West? _________________

 

46.  Looking at your planet from what is considered to be the top does it rotate clockwise or counterclockwise? ____________________________________________

 

47.  You are planning to go on a trip and want to know how long it will take. You estimate your average speed will be about 40 kilometers per hour and your destination is 100 kilometers away. What is the estimated time for the trip? ___________________________________

 

48.  You buy 6 mangoes for 5 pesos each and give the store clerk 100 pesos, how much change does he owe you? ______________________________

 

49.  What is the household voltage in your country? _____________________________

 

50.  If you answer all 50 questions correctly you get 100 points. How many points will be deducted for each wrong answer? ___________________________________

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Edited June 11, 2013 by Americano

[Bruce]

Sounds like trouble is brewing...... Good questions but subject to intepretations as the wording on the box questions asked about 'sides' (instead of surfaces) and there are those that will argue a top and a bottom are not a 'side', therefore not counted. Question 29 is beyond most and is subject to your wife's understanding and vocabulary. Those 3 words are not ever(?) used in the daily life of the average Pinoy. (The answer starts with an O)

 

Being smarter than those around you is not much of an accomplishment if you are not smart enough to keep that detail to yourself. :tiphat:

 

Don't rub it in too much as it will backfire on you. :mocking:

Edited June 12, 2013 by Bruce

[Mike S]

I dare say if you gave that same test to so called educated persons in the US (you know those that sat in the classroom sleeping for 12 years) you would get some very strange answers also ..... now if you gave the same test based on how to make something out of a piece of rubber .... string ... duct-tape and cardboard and make it work you will find that Filipino ingenuity would around circles around those same folks from the west ..... education is only as good as what you use it for ..... and how you use it ....

 

When I was hiring people to work for the company I worked for I passed up may a college grad in favor of someone with a HS diploma but had worked in that particular field relating to the job requirements and had common sense ..... you have lots of people graduating in the US that can't even read or write .... but you have lots of people graduating in the Phils that can read .... write and speak in TWO languages .... I can't do that ...... I wonder how many educated Americans can .... JMHO ..... :thumbsup:

:cheersty:

[Thomas]

Being smarter than those around you is not much of an accomplishment if you are not smart enough to keep that detail to yourself.

Well. Several of the questions don't have to do with smartness, but with knowledge. There are many high examed, who are stupid  :)

 

E g the person, who made the IQ test asking if New York is the capital of USA, don't have much IQ himself...   :mocking:  

(Well. Perhaps it's a partition of IQ in it if asking an American, but not if asking an African bushman, because if he have heared of it, it don't make any difference for him anyway, so why bother learning such, instead of important stuff e g as how to breed cattle best?  :)

 

Btw 50 is a tricky question too. The corect answer can be ANY. E g it can be 51 AND 1, if giving 1 point for each corect answer and a bohnus of 50, if get all answers corect   :dance:

 

I dare say if you gave that same test to so called educated persons in the US (you know those that sat in the classroom sleeping for 12 years) you would get some very strange answers also ..... now if you gave the same test based on how to make something out of a piece of rubber .... string ... duct-tape and cardboard and make it work you will find that Filipino ingenuity would around circles around those same folks from the west ..... education is only as good as what you use it for ..... and how you use it ....

 

When I was hiring people to work for the company I worked for I passed up may a college grad in favor of someone with a HS diploma but had worked in that particular field relating to the job requirements and had common sense ..... you have lots of people graduating in the US that can't even read or write .... but you have lots of people graduating in the Phils that can read .... write and speak in TWO languages .... I can't do that ...... I wonder how many educated Americans can .... JMHO ..... :thumbsup:

:cheersty:

Yes, sure. Common sence skill is much more important, because knowledge can be learned, while common sence can't  when someone don't have it. (Only be improved if having it.)

(And for many jobs there are more factors, which are much more important than a high IQ/knowledge, as handyness and EQ (Emotion=Understanding of feelings.)

[Americano]

Sounds like trouble is brewing...... Good questions but subject to intepretations as the wording on the box questions asked about 'sides' (instead of surfaces) and there are those that will argue a top and a bottom are not a 'side', therefore not counted. Question 29 is beyond most and is subject to your wife's understanding and vocabulary. Those 3 words are not ever(?) used in the daily life of the average Pinoy. (The answer starts with an O)

 

Being smarter than those around you is not much of an accomplishment if you are not smart enough to keep that detail to yourself. :tiphat:

 

Don't rub it in too much as it will backfire on you. :mocking:

 

There is no question about a box. A square, rectangle and triangle are not boxes. And, the sides are easy to count.

 

The test is not about words used in daily life but in what was learned in school, from reading, talking to relatives and from TV.

[Jake]

OK guys, I really don't want to get into any pissing contest about how to formulate questions but some

of the questions were a bit confusing, at least for me.  For example, question 21 about the material

state of water.  The blank line provided for the answer leads me to believe it's only one of the choices

given (liquid, solid OR vapor).  My answer would be YES (all the above) but will it be incorrect because

it's not one of the choices given?  

 

Another example of my confusion is question 9: what is the name of the imaginary line around the middle

or center of your planet?  Around the middle leads me to believe the answer is circumference but that 

could be wrong also because a circumference is not a line (it ain't straight).  Other possible answers are

axis or diameter.  

 

Is this Simple Test for us expats or for the local Filipinos?  I believe It would be much more accurate to

gauge the knowledge of the common Filipino if it was written in their local dialect.  Furthermore, we should

not judge or prejudge other nationalities because the English language and culture was NOT their primary

teaching.  

 

Respectfully -- Jake

Edited June 12, 2013 by Jake

[Americano]

OK guys, I really don't want to get into any pissing contest about how to formulate questions but some

of the questions were a bit confusing, at least for me.  For example, question 21 about the material

state of water.  The blank line provided for the answer leads me to believe it's only one of the choices

given (liquid, solid OR vapor).  My answer would be YES (all the above) but will it be incorrect because

it's not one of the choices given?  

 

Another example of my confusion is question 9: what is the name of the imaginary line around the middle

or center of your planet?  Around the middle leads me to believe the answer is circumference but that 

could be wrong also because a circumference is not a line (it ain't straight).  Other possible answers are

axis or diameter.  

 

Is this Simple Test for us expats or for the local Filipinos?  I believe It would be a much more accurate to

gauge the knowledge of the common Filipino if it was written in their local dialect.  Furthermore, we should

not judge or prejudge other nationalities because the English language and culture was NOT their primary

teaching.  

 

Respectfully -- Jake

 

Water is a liquid. If it was a solid then it wouldn't be water it would be ice.

 

Look at any globe or world map and you will see the imaginary line which is called the Equator.

 

The questions are based on basic knowledge that any elementary school should teach.

 

Maybe I should give the answers now to prevent the confusion.

Edited June 12, 2013 by Americano

[Americano]

Answers for “A Simple Test” for people born and living in the Philippines.

 

1.  You must check their NSO Birth Certificate for their correct name and spelling.

 

2.  You must check their NSO Birth Certificate for their correct date of birth.

 

3.  Republic of the Philippines or Republika ng Pilipinas. 

 

4.  Manila is the Capitol city of the Philippines.

 

5.  Yes, the Philippines is about 7, 107 islands so you live on one of them.

 

6.  Earth is the name of our planet.

 

7.  Sun is the name of our star which gives us light and heat.

 

8.  Northern Hemisphere which is the Northern half of the Earth.

 

9.  Equator is the name of the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.

 

10.  North Pole  

 

11.  South Pole

 

12.  60 seconds in one minute.

 

13.  60 minutes in one hour.

 

14.  24 hours in one day.

 

15.  365 days in a regular year.

 

16.  366 days in a leap year.

 

17.  Every 4 years we have a leap year. One day is added to the Month of February.

 

18.  The Roman Calendar which was started during the Roman Empire is used in the Philippines and many other countries.

 

19.  Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

20.  Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

21.  Water is a Liquid.

 

22.  Water becomes a Solid when frozen.

 

23.  Water becomes a Vapor when boiled.

 

24.  Fuel, Oxygen and Heat are required to produce a fire.

 

25.  Gravity is the force that causes things to fall and gives us weight.

 

26.  Air Expands when heated.

 

27.  They are the same. The weight is one kilo, doesn’t matter what you are weighing.  

 

28.  Clear glass is Transparent

 

29.  A Mirror is Opaque.

                                           

30.  Draw a square. 

 

31.  Draw a triangle.

 

32.  Draw a rectangle.

 

33.  Draw an octagon.

 

34.  Draw a hexagon.

 

35.  Draw a vertical line.   |

 

36.  Draw a horizontal line.  ----------

                                                        ____________        

37.  Draw 2 parallel lines.   ----------------  or   | |

 

38.  Draw a line with a right angle.   ___|

 

39.   A Square has 4 sides.

 

40.   A Rectangle has 4 sides.

 

41.   A Triangle has 3 sides.

 

42.   An Octagon has 8 sides.

 

43.   A Hexagon has 6 sides.

 

44.  The Sun rises in the East.

 

45.  The Sun sets in the West.

 

46.  The Earth rotates counterclockwise when looking at it from the top or North Pole.

 

47.  2 hours and 30 minutes or 2 ½ hours.   (40 kilometers per hour X 2 hours = 80 kilometers. 100 kilometers = 80 kilometers = 20 kilometers.  20 kilometers is ½ of 40 kilometers which you would travel in ½ an hour.  2 hours + ½ hour = 2 ½ hours.)

 

48.  70 pesos.  (6 X 5 = 30,  100 – 30 = 70)

 

49.  220 Volts AC

 

50.  Minus 2 points for each wrong answer.  100 divided by 50 = 2

 

 

The attachment has answers and the drawings. The drawings didn't follow when I did the copy and paste.

A Simple Test.docx

[i am bob]

I prefer the test I used to give when hiring retail staff...

1. If 1+1=2, why does 2+2=4?
2. If a dog barks 3 times, what happens if he whines or yelps at the door?
3. If red compliments green, what happens to blue?

Who cares what the answers are - it's the attitude I am looking for.  If they scowl and object, they definitely aren't suited for my business as customers are going to ask questions that will produce the same result.  I prefer people who would be courteous with a smile throughout!r

 

To me, knowledge tests are fine if you have learned it.  I prefer testing for good people who are not afraid to learn! JMHO

 

:tiphat:

[Bruce]

Ah! You are stuck in 3rd grade and thinking about 1 and 2 dimensional 'shapes'. So ask those same square, rectangle, triangle questions to a college or university math student and you get a different, more complete answer than the 3rd grader.

 

A box is a box, regardless of the shape and when you have a 'shape' that is enclosed, you have a box! It is conceptual thinking to realize there is a top and bottom which are also called 'sides'. This comes into play in real life doing heat load calculations on a big box, often called a house or building.

 

And again you get back to variations in translations between what you think you mean and what others assume you mean as evidenced in Jakes planet questions. From a geography view, Jake was wrong, but from a mathematical view, his answer is within the range of being correct.

 

One such question which has multiple answers is What do you call a type of sandwich that is long and tubular? Depending on your location, you will get answers such as Hoagie, Sub, Hero, pickles and peanut butter and panacit and San Miguel (Jake again)...... all but one are correct.