Reading test

...we must shut down the enterprise in which a fourth-grader's passage to fifth grade depends on whether or not she correctly identifies the resource that contains information about the history of pretzels. Yes, after reading a passage about how pretzels are made, fourth graders were asked:

The best source of information about the history of pretzels would probably be a) a cookbook b) an almanac c) an encyclopedia d) a daily newspaper

If you think you know the answer to this question, try looking up pretzel in the encyclopedia.

[From UNDERNEWS: CHILD ABUSE: WHAT ASSESSMENT ADDICTS, CORPORATE HUSTLERS, BUREAUCRATS & POLITICIANS ARE DOING TO OUR CHILDREN]