Part 1. Definition
In this task, you need to write an incorrect answer to the given question. Along with the question, you are also given the correct answer(s) and the associated paragraph. An incorrect answer should be closely related to the content of the paragraph and/or the question but will not truthfully answer the question. Your incorrect answers should be similar to the given correct answer such that it will pose a challenge for students to distinguish the two. A good incorrect answer should prevent those who skip the paragraph from answering the question. The incorrect answer should not be trivial, in the sense that they should not be easily eliminated without reading the paragraph.
Part 2. Example
Paragraph- Sent 1: It was hot that day.
Sent 2: The temperature on the wall of the backyard was showing something well over 100 F.
Sent 3: Meanwhile Tom, at home, was trying finish the remainder of carrots from last night, and packing for his trip to Chicago tomorrow.
Sent 4: As employees of the Art Museum, Tom and his older cousin often had to travel to Chicago. Question: What was the temperature outside, when Tom was eating carrots? Correct Answer: well over 100 F.
Answer: Not very hot.
Explanation: This is a good incorrect answer, as most of the the words of this answer appear in the the paragraph. They are also related to the content of the question (temperature), yet do not answer the question correctly. Consequently, one has to carefully read the paragraph understand that "not very hot" does not answer the question.
Part 3. Exercise
Paragraph- Sent 1: Pester came running into the room.
Sent 2: He came to a fast stop when he saw the dog.
Sent 3: He'd seen a dog before, every cat has, and he used to live with a black dog named Henry, but he'd never seen a brown one before.
Sent 4: It seemed strange to him, but not as strange as it was to see Linda the brown chicken in the living room last spring.
Sent 5: That still confused him.
Sent 6: He thought he liked this dog, not because of the color, but because it was small.
Sent 7: And it was so hairy.
Sent 8: It was a like a mop that could run around.
Sent 9: He jumped on his favorite chair and looked down as Maggie ran under it.
Sent 10: She was kind of cute for a dog, Pester thought to himself.
Sent 11: He layed down on the chair and pawed at her as she ran in a circle under it.
Sent 12: He tapped her ears as she went by, and waved his tail like a flag trying to get her attention.
Sent 13: After a little more of this, Pester curled up in a ball on the chair and took a nap.
Question: What is the name of the dog who Pester saw when running into the room?.
Answer:
Magg.