It could be something along the lines of “Do you want to work at a national park?” or something, I’m having trouble remembering since it’s been a long time since I’ve taken one, but the park question has puzzled me and my brothers for years.
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They’re trying to see if you’re actually reading the questions or not. As an example, imagine you’re you’re a doctor screening someone for a disease. You ask them to rate various symptoms on a scale of 1 to 5. If they really do have that condition, then they might answer 5 on every question. The problem arises in that someone who doesn’t understand the form, can’t read it properly, or who is just answering 5 to everything so they can be done as fast as possible would give you the same result. You can solve that problem by throwing in a few nonsense questions like asking them to rate how much they’d enjoy being a park ranger. The person who actually has the disease and is reading the survey will answer that question truthfully, while the other person will just put down a 5 on all your nonsense questions and set off your red flags.
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