Answer 1
I would have been conducting informal assessments and listening to my students so that the situation would not arise in the first place. I would be surprised if by doing so, that eight students would not understand anything.
Answer 2
I would hope that it would not come to that point and that I would know if those eight students did not understand anything. I would ask to see these eight students for a tutoring session before the test.
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