Academic · Question 96 of 100

What “Failed a class?” means

Item 96 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Failed a class?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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What the question is asking

Item 96 opens the academic category by asking whether you have failed a class. It is the only item in the checklist's smallest category that does not involve deliberate wrongdoing — failing is something that happened, not something you chose.

Where people disagree about what counts

Whether a failed module later retaken and passed counts is the usual question, and under the plain wording it does, since the item asks whether you have failed rather than whether the failure stood. Whether a single failed exam within a passed course counts is generally read as no.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 96 fits with the items around it

Items 96 to 99 are the academic category, the smallest on the checklist at just four items. Item 96 is the outcome item and items 97 to 99 all describe conduct, which makes this small block internally lopsided.

Item 95, before this one Run from the police? Item 97, after this one Been suspended or expelled from school?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 96 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 96

Does a retaken and passed class still count?

Under the plain wording, yes. The item asks whether you have failed, not whether the failure was permanent.

Does one failed exam count?

Most takers say no unless the class itself was failed. The item names the class rather than an individual assessment.

How many academic items are there?

Four: items 96 to 99. It is the smallest category on the checklist.

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