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Most days deliberate ignorance makes me mad.
Today I saw these wrong answers and had a good laugh. I hope all you regular posters enjoy this as much as I did. The 25 best exam blunders...... Dunce We all have to fail sometimes. But there's something glorious about failing with style. A new book, F in exams: the best test paper blunders give some great examples of exam answers from the most clueless - and inventive - of students. Some are very nearly right ("What happens to your body when taking a breath? Your chest gets bigger"), but some are very wrong indeed (Is the moon or the sun more important? The moon gives us sight at night when we need it. The sun only provides light in the day when we don't. Therefore the moon is more important). Laugh...and weep for the state of education! 1) Classical Studies Question: Name one of the early Romans' greatest achievements. Answer: Learning to speak Latin 2) Biology Question: What is a fibula? Answer: A little lie 3) General Studies Question: Jeff has been asked to collect data about the amount of television his friends watch. Think of an appropriate question he could ask them. Answer: How much TV do you watch? 4) Classical Studies Question: What were the circumstances of Julius Caesar's death? Answer: Suspicious ones 5) Biology Question: Give an example of a smoking-related disease Answer: Early death 6) Geography Question: What are the Pyramids? Answer: The Pyramids are a large mountain range which splits France and Spain 7) Biology Question: What is a plasmid? Answer: A high definition television 8) English Question: In Pride and Prejudice, at what moment does Elizabeth Bennet realise her true feelings for Mr Darcy? Answer: When she sees him coming out of the lake. 9) Geography Question: What do we call a person forced to leave their home perhaps by a natural disaster or war, without having another home to go to. Answer: Homeless 10) Religious Studies Question: Christians only have one spouse, what is this called? Answer: Monotony 11) Biology Question: In the Hawaiian Islands, there are around 500 different species of fruit fly. Give a reason for this Answer: There are approximately 500 varieties of fruit 12) Physics Question: Name an environmental side effect of burning fossil fuels Answer: Fire 13) Geography Question: Define the term "intensive farming". Answer: It is when a farmer never has a day off. 14) Maths Question: Change 7/8 to a decimal Answer: 7.8 15) Geography Question: What does the term "lava" mean? Answer: A pre-pubescent caterpillar 16) General Studies Question: Redundancy is often an unpleasant and unexpected event in someone's life. Give two examples of unexpected life events. Answer: 1) death 2) Reincarnation 17) History Question: What was introduced in the Children's Charter of 1908? Answer: Children 18) Business Studies Question: Explain the word "wholesaler". Answer: Someone who sells you whole items - eg, a whole cake 19) Geography Question: The race of people known as Malays come from which country? Answer: Malaria 20) Geography Question:What artificial waterway runs between the Mediterranean and Red Seas? Answer: The Sewage Canal 21) Geography Question: Name one famous Greek landmark Answer: The most famous Greek landmark is the Apocalypse 22) Maths Question: Expand 2 (x + y) Answer: 2 ( x + y ) 2 ( x + y ) 2 ( x + y ) 23) Business Studies Question: Assess Fashion House pls's choice to locate its factory near Birmingham. Is Birmingham the right location for this type of business? Answer: No. People from Birmingham aren't very fashionable. 24) History Question: Where was the American Declaration of Independence signed? Answer: At the bottom. 25) History Question: What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common? Answer: Unusual names. |
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if this wasnt so tragic...Id really be laughing right now....
there was a survey taken a few years ago on young Americans (18-25)...to see how well they knew their geography... at least a third of those polled were not able to find the United States on a non-political map (no borders marked) half didnt know where the Middle East was..and on a clearly marked map, could not identify Iraq or Iran... sorry I dont have the source,,but will post when I find it... |
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Lynn
 things that make one go hmmmmmm
hilarious yet depressing |
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Yes, I've seen the article you mentioned too.
It's really amazing how many people do not know what were once considered basics. Geography, government, math, spelling, the proper way to write a letter the list goes on. I have a six year old step-grand daughter. The first toy I bought her was a wooden map of the U.S. and a world map for her wall. When we read something or watch the news we go find the area on the map. If her interest is peaked then we might go find pictures on the net of the people and the place. It's a drop in the bucket but I hope it helps her develop a greater understanding of the world and it's people. |
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if this wasnt so tragic...Id really be laughing right now.... there was a survey taken a few years ago on young Americans (18-25)...to see how well they knew their geography... at least a third of those polled were not able to find the United States on a non-political map (no borders marked) half didnt know where the Middle East was..and on a clearly marked map, could not identify Iraq or Iran... sorry I dont have the source,,but will post when I find it... Who's got your back? I do! http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/05/02/geog.test/ I've been aware of this since long before Ms.South Carolina and McCains answer to Ron Pauls economic questions. |
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Man thats just plain sad!!!!
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