Amy Prime: What Is the Right Answer to This Test Question?

Amy Prime teaches second grade in Iowa. She wrote this post about a confusing question. The following question appeared on a test for her students. She posted it on her Facebook page to see how adults would answer it.

Here is the question:

Read and answer the following:

Animal Alley rescued Cloud and Clip. One night, a helper saw two baby animals. They were hungry. They were dirty. The helper fed them. She cleaned the animals. After a few weeks, the babies changed. They changed from skinny to chubby. A loving family adopted them.

What happened to Cloud and Clip?

A. A loving family adopted them.

B. Alley Animals rescued them.

C. They changed from skinny to chubby.

D. They were dirty and a helper cleaned them.

What do you think is the right answer? Read Amy’s post to find out.