Origin of the 200-800 scale

<p>There was a standardized test question that read:
Bananas are to yellow as tomatoes are to _____. A disproportionat number of hispanic’s listed green (the color they were when they were picked)</p>

<p>Hawaiian students missed out on a question about which breakfast product traveled the furthest to their table. The answer was supposed to be pineapple.</p>

<p>It is hard to write a national test that doesn’t have biases.</p>

<p>Standardized test provide some information but they are also a cover for admission officers trying to justify their decisions.</p>