mysterious changing answers (SAT practice test)

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ejmorro

July 31, 2019 20:06

I am currently using the SAT prep feature in Khan academy, and every time I take a mini timed quiz in the Reading and Writing section of the course, I find that the answers that I had selected during the test itself have been changed after I click the 'submit' button.

For example, during the test, let's say I select the 'B' answer (the correct answer) for question 2. Then, once I click the 'submit' button to finish the test and review my answers, I see that question 2 has been marked wrong, so I assume that I just got the answer wrong and 'B' was not the correct answer choice. However, when I click on the question to see what the correct answer really was, I see that 'B' IS the correct answer, but has not been counted as the answer that I originally selected. Instead, the website will say that I selected the 'D' answer instead.

This is really frustrating and it has happened for the past 3 times I have tried to take the tests. I originally thought that maybe I had just accidentally changed my answers when I was scrolling to the next question, but I just took another test and paid extra attention to my answers and triple checked them before I submitted -- and the same thing happened again.

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carol

November 18, 2021 21:32
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Hi there,

If you're experiencing a similar issue, please submit a support ticket for our team to take a closer look at your issue.

That said, as part of our Support Community improvement project, we’re preserving inactive posts that have historical or community value and closing them to new comments. This is one of them!

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Shadow

July 31, 2019 20:11
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Hi ejmorro,

My best guess here is that the answers may be randomized. This means that while something is "B" in the overview, it is randomized to "D" when you take it. Can you check and see if the text of the answer you are selecting is the same as what is shown as selected in the overview?
ejmorro

July 31, 2019 20:18
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I don't understand what you mean by "overview". I don't get to see the questions before taking the test.
Shadow

July 31, 2019 20:40
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By "overview" I mean when you are reviewing the questions at the end of the timed mini-section.
ejmorro

July 31, 2019 20:42
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Oh! I have checked for this, and they are the same. My answers have just been changed...
ejmorro

July 31, 2019 20:52
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I have sent the Khan Academy an email about this, is the best I can do just to wait and hope for a response?
Shadow

July 31, 2019 21:04
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Do you mean that you sent in a support ticket?
ejmorro

July 31, 2019 21:05
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Yeah, a support request.
Shadow

July 31, 2019 21:16
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Okay - the support team should reply soon and help you out!
Madelyn Schuman

September 26, 2020 03:40
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this has been happening to me swell, and it's annoying because I'm choosing the right answer but it changes it and when I'm doing SAT practice is brings my overall score down so I don't know exactly where I sit

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