Thursday, 10 April 2008

It's an Education



The following questions were set in last year's GCSE examination in Swindon , Wiltshire. These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds)


Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar


Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink
A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists


Q. How is dew formed?
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire


Q. What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on?
A. If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed


Q. In a democratic society, how important are elections?
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election


Q. What are steroids?
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs


Q. What happens to your body as you age?
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental


Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery


Q. What is artificial insemination?
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow


Q. How can you delay milk turning sour?
A. Keep it in the cow


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


Q. What does "varicose" mean?
A. Nearby


Q. What is the most common form of birth control?
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium


Q. Give the meaning of the term "Caesarean section"?
A. The caesarean section is a district in Rome


Q. What is a seizure?
A. A Roman Emperor


Q. What is a terminal illness?
A. When you are sick at the airport


Q. Use the word "judicious" in a sentence to show you understand its meaning?
A. Hands that judicious can be soft as your face


Q. What does the word "benign" mean?
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight

1 comment:

1st Lady said...

Those are just fabulous! Elections, hahahaaaaa.

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