I'm so nervous. My general knowledge is crap.
I hoped I'd at least fly through the spelling and grammar, but not so - I did their spelling and grammar test from a few years ago, and I got lots wrong. (I also corrected something that wasn't in the answers, but I'm pretty sure I was right and they just missed that error.) I didn't correct the spelling of some place names — and I can live with not knowing that Taumaranui was meant to be Taumarunui, but I probably should have picked up Sidney, Australia. I forgot that Chateaux was spelled Chateau, and I missed an instance of American spelling (I'm so used to it! It's permeated the very core of our once-British society!).
Worst of all: I didn't notice an apostrophe in the wrong place.
I am covered with shame.
I hope, though, that having done the old tests will help me in tomorrow's one. I've made notes of what to look for, and hope that'll help me.
I've done all three of the previous general knowledge tests, too, and the results ain't pretty. I know absolutely nothing about sports; my best area is international affairs, followed closely by arts and entertainment. And when I say my "best", I mean I got nearly half the answers right. Go me.
I'm not used to taking tests to study or to get jobs, let alone taking tests to take a job to study. The scenario usually goes more like this:
RUTH: I want to study here.
INSTITUTION OF LEARNING: We love you! Make your cheque out to X.
Alternatively:
RUTH: I want to work here.
POTENTIAL EMPLOYER: *evil interview no-one could hope to pass*
Sadly, not only do I have to sit a test, but if I pass the test I'll then have to undergo an interview as well.
And what's a pass mark, you ask? So far as I know, they just pick the best of the bunch. So the only way to be certain you've passed is to get 100%.
I just hope my spelling and grammar will redeem my (lack of) general knowledge... and that I notice all the wrong apostrophes!
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