Exam howlers

joanlawson
joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
edited 23. Mar 2010, 13:32 in Community Chit-chat archive
Revealed: The student howlers that show our dumbed down exams are still too much for some pupils.

Q. What is a nitrate?
A. Much cheaper than a day rate.

Q. What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common?
A. Unusual names.

Q.Name 6 animals which live specifically in the Arctic.
A. Two polar bears and four seals.

Q. How does Romeo's character develop throughout the play?
A. It doesn't, it's just self ,self, self all the way through.

Q. Where was the American Declaration of Independence signed?
A. At the bottom.

Q. What happens during puberty to a boy?
A. He says goodbye to his childhood and enters adultery.

Q. What is the fibula?
A. A little lie.

Q. Where was Hadrian's Wall built?
A. Around Hadrian's garden.

Q. Explain the phrase ''free press''.
A. When your Mum irons trousers for you.

Q. What is a stand-alone computer system?
A. It doesn't come with a chair.
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Comments

  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh dear!
    But thanks for that Joan.Have a good day.

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,838
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joan

    Very good ha ha!!!

    Some of them are right though aren't they??? :wink:c090.gif

    Toni x
  • only49
    only49 Member Posts: 1,207
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i just love them :lol: they make me chuckle
    sylvia :)stern02.gif
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    These are all genuine examples of answers from exam papers. You can just imagine the poor student trying to think of something/anything to write :!: :D
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  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Probably got one point for each question - for at least writing something down!! Oh dear, I must be having a cynical day!!

    Speedalong
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Probably got one mark for writing their name on the paper; two marks for spelling it right :!: :roll:
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  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    joanlawson wrote:
    Probably got one mark for writing their name on the paper; two marks for spelling it right :!: :roll:
    It's not got my name on the top...has it :? :?
    Love
    Barbara