The Theory of Testing
Have you ever walked into a classroom, looked at a test, and felt your stomach suddenly turn into a
From the essay
Now that you know how tests are built, here is the part you MUST remember: You are not supposed to solve all the questions. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not even the kid with glasses who solves Rubik’s cubes behind his back. Nobody solves everything. And that’s OK. The goal is not perfection. The goal is doing your best on the questions you can reasonably reach. Tests aren’t designed to defeat you—they’re designed to spread everyone out on a curve so teachers can see who did a little more, who did a little less, and who is ready for what.
Adapted from PDF pages 2.