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ASA Test: bait and switch
When the ASA 2010 Umpire Exam was posted on the web site, I printed it out and started looking up references for the answers.
I paid my local dues and got my package including the 2010 rule book, test answer sheet, and Umpire Exam in a booklet form. I received my scored test back and had 2 questions marked wrong that astounded me. So I called my Regional UIC who scored the test and asked him about the answers. I had the correct answers but the sequence of the answers changed from the web version to the packet version. I never bothered to check that every answer sequence was the same from web to packet. In the Alternative Fast Pitch Multiple Choice Questions, this is the web version: 36. (FP Only) With one out and R1 and 3B, R2 on 2B, B4 hits a ground ball to F6 who is bumped by R2 while advancing to 3B. R1 has not reached home plate at the time of the collision. The umpire should: a) Call a “Delayed Dead Ball” and see how the play develops and apply the penalty after viewing the play. b) Call a “Dead Ball” and rule the B4 out and send R1 and R2 back to 2B and 3B. c) Call a “Dead Ball,” rule R2 out, put B4 on 1B and return R1 to 3B. d) Call a “Dead Ball,” rule R2 out , put B4 on 1B and award R1 Home. The packet version of the test: 36. (FP Only) With one out and R1 and 3B, R2 on 2B, B4 hits a ground ball to F6 who is bumped by R2 while advancing to 3B. R1 has not reached home plate at the time of the collision. The umpire should: a) Call a “Delayed Dead Ball” and see how the play develops and apply the penalty after viewing the play. b) Call a “Dead Ball,” rule R2 out, put B4 on 1B and return R1 to 3B. c) Call a “Dead Ball” and rule the B4 out and send R1 and R2 back to 2B and 3B d) Call a “Dead Ball,” rule R2 out , put B4 on 1B and award R1 Home. The same thing happened on another question. Web version: 24. Jones listed ninth in the batting order is replaced by a substitute after reaching 1B safely. Later in the game, Jones re-enters as a runner for a teammate listed third in the order at 2B. a) This is an illegal re-entry and Jones is disqualified and replaced by a legal substitute. b) This is an illegal re-entry and Jones is called out c) This is an illegal re-entry and Jones is declared out and disqualified. d) This is legal. Packet version: 24. Jones listed ninth in the batting order is replaced by a substitute after reaching 1B safely. Later in the game, Jones re-enters as a runner for a teammate listed third in the order at 2B. a) This is an illegal re-entry and Jones is declared out and disqualified. b) This is an illegal re-entry and Jones is called out c) This is an illegal re-entry and Jones is disqualified and replaced by a legal substitute. d) This is legal. Anyone else get caught in this trap? Why would there be different versions of a test?
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Sounds like some inadvertant transposition. I wouldn't consider it a conspiracy.
All that aside, I treat the test as a tool for training and education; it is marginally, at best, a factor for evaluating my umpires (unless they get a horrible score!!). Is it that big an issue to you, or more a matter of personal satisfaction (when you know it changed)? Some of us (at least I do) know Glenn, your state UIC, well enough to vouch for your situation. Is that needed?
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I believe Glenn is aware of my rules knowledge, and I don't know if anyone at our regional or state levels is really "keeping score". But I won't turn down an offer to speak glowingly of me to him. ![]() Who knows, maybe I got 4 or 5 answers right as a result of choices made on the web version of the test. ![]()
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What I'm talking about is the version of the exam I downloaded [and saved] is different than the hard copy exam that was sent to me. If you like, I can send it to you.
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Maybe they caught it and made a change because both look the same here.
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But, then, so is taking an exam without actually reading the questions before answering! ![]()
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That probably goes a bit further than the average blue, but I keep my exams for refreshers. Gotta remember about rule changes, though, during the years. I come to this forum for a sounding board and to get answers or confirmations for things I've seen or discussed locally. I've learned a lot here, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to participate.
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