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F for Effort: More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers
From the author of the national bestseller F in Exams comes a new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups.
F for Effort features hilarious gems from elementary school (“two halves make a whale”), middle school ( What does “germinate” mean? To become a German citizen), and high school ( Fossil fuels are usually associated with which major type of rock? Classic rock). These 250 examples of creative invention are sure to charm anyone who has had to bluff or blunder their way through a test. Plus, this is a fixed-format version of the book, which looks nearly identical to the print version.
F for Effort features hilarious gems from elementary school (“two halves make a whale”), middle school ( What does “germinate” mean? To become a German citizen), and high school ( Fossil fuels are usually associated with which major type of rock? Classic rock). These 250 examples of creative invention are sure to charm anyone who has had to bluff or blunder their way through a test. Plus, this is a fixed-format version of the book, which looks nearly identical to the print version.
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September 26, 2018
i am going to let you in on a little secret. this is how it works: publishers want you to buy books. barnes and noble wants you to come into the bookstore to buy books instead of buying your books online. so books like this exist. they are lures - you come in to the store (probably to use the bathroom) and you see a table full of books like these and you grab a bunch and go sit in a chair, and you flip through them, have a laugh, and it puts you in a good mood and then you spend money because you are in a good mood and then you see all sorts of other books in your journey to the exit. and you buy them. you don't buy this book, because it is just for in-store reading,and you are already over it, and you have probably damaged it because you have this misconception that since you are reading it, it is yours, and you can just fold over the paged or splay it open while you tap out your veryimportant text messages or whatever. so, in the interests of protecting these books from your carelessness, i have selected my favorite entries, and am putting them in this review. and i swear to gum i wrote a review for the first volume of this book, but it seems to have gotten eaten by goodreads monsters. karen's reviews: get 'em while they're hot. and while they exist.
the first part of this book is not very funny - they are "elementary school" answers whose humor comes from children mistaking one word for another, like "dread" instead of "bread" and "porcupines" instead of "concubines." i am not overly amused by "pasketti" humor, so i am only going to focus on the high school portion of this book, because i think they are more interesting, more creative, and the respondents show great promise at evasiveness and feigned innocence of the question's intent. this skill will take them far.
some of the responses, although not the intended answer, cannot be denied:
-how is the brain like a cantaloupe?
-it is delicious
-in what circumstances does the fourth act of hamlet begin?
-it starts immediately after the third act.
-how would you keep wine from turning into vinegar?
-drink it
-a train is blowing its whistle while traveling at 33 m/s. the speed of sound is 343 m/s. if you are directly in front of the train, what is the whistle frequency you hear?
-you will get hit by the train before you can even figure out what that whistling sound is.
-alice places a prepared slide on her microscope, but when she looks into it, she can't see anything. suggest one reason why not.
-she is blind.
-name three states in which water may exist.
-new york
new jersey
pennsylvania
-what law was common to all of the colonies?
-gravitation.
genius, right?
some of them would be great answers, but it turns out they are incorrect as well as not being the appropriate interpretation of the question.
-what was the age of pericles?
-i think he was about forty. (66)
-on what grounds was aaron burr tried for treason?
-new york (virginia)
-a startled armadillo jumps straight into the air with an initial velocity of 18 feet per second. after how many seconds does it land on the ground?
-armadillos don't jump.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkUAe0...)
some are just funny-lazy.
-what is your opinion of the relative merits of lecture and laboratory instruction in physiology?
-my opinion of the relative merits of lecture and laboratory instruction in physiology is good
-describe the bonding of SO2
-it's pretty awesome
-anna is trying to decide what to have for lunch in the cafeteria. she can choose 1 entree and 2 side dishes. there are 4 available entrees, and 8 available side dishes. how many different combinations are possible for anna's lunch?
-none. she has severe food allergies and can only eat oatmeal.
-how are clouds formed?
-i am not sure how clouds get formed but the clouds know how to do it, and that is the important thing
-matt had a 9 ft by 12 ft wall painted. for a wall twice as wide, the painter charged him twice as much. is this reasonable? explain.
-the painter can charge whatever he wants. if matt doesn't like it, he can paint his own walls.
-the early sexual maturity of children and the subsequent shortening of childhood is caused by
-michael jackson
some i can't tell if they are sincere or snarky:
-what hemisphere do you live in?
-i don't live in a hemisphere, i live in an apartment.
-where is chicago?
-right now, they're in fifth place.
i don't know how to categorize this one, but it makes me laugh:
-what are crabs, lobsters, and crayfish all classified as?
-they are all crushed asians
and a final one is just romantic:
-why are there rings around saturn?
-god liked it, so he put a ring on it.
so, there - i have saved you the trouble of destroying bookstore inventory. now you can just buy books you want to buy without pretense, without manipulation.go forth and do so.
come to my blog!
the first part of this book is not very funny - they are "elementary school" answers whose humor comes from children mistaking one word for another, like "dread" instead of "bread" and "porcupines" instead of "concubines." i am not overly amused by "pasketti" humor, so i am only going to focus on the high school portion of this book, because i think they are more interesting, more creative, and the respondents show great promise at evasiveness and feigned innocence of the question's intent. this skill will take them far.
some of the responses, although not the intended answer, cannot be denied:
-how is the brain like a cantaloupe?
-it is delicious
-in what circumstances does the fourth act of hamlet begin?
-it starts immediately after the third act.
-how would you keep wine from turning into vinegar?
-drink it
-a train is blowing its whistle while traveling at 33 m/s. the speed of sound is 343 m/s. if you are directly in front of the train, what is the whistle frequency you hear?
-you will get hit by the train before you can even figure out what that whistling sound is.
-alice places a prepared slide on her microscope, but when she looks into it, she can't see anything. suggest one reason why not.
-she is blind.
-name three states in which water may exist.
-new york
new jersey
pennsylvania
-what law was common to all of the colonies?
-gravitation.
genius, right?
some of them would be great answers, but it turns out they are incorrect as well as not being the appropriate interpretation of the question.
-what was the age of pericles?
-i think he was about forty. (66)
-on what grounds was aaron burr tried for treason?
-new york (virginia)
-a startled armadillo jumps straight into the air with an initial velocity of 18 feet per second. after how many seconds does it land on the ground?
-armadillos don't jump.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkUAe0...)
some are just funny-lazy.
-what is your opinion of the relative merits of lecture and laboratory instruction in physiology?
-my opinion of the relative merits of lecture and laboratory instruction in physiology is good
-describe the bonding of SO2
-it's pretty awesome
-anna is trying to decide what to have for lunch in the cafeteria. she can choose 1 entree and 2 side dishes. there are 4 available entrees, and 8 available side dishes. how many different combinations are possible for anna's lunch?
-none. she has severe food allergies and can only eat oatmeal.
-how are clouds formed?
-i am not sure how clouds get formed but the clouds know how to do it, and that is the important thing
-matt had a 9 ft by 12 ft wall painted. for a wall twice as wide, the painter charged him twice as much. is this reasonable? explain.
-the painter can charge whatever he wants. if matt doesn't like it, he can paint his own walls.
-the early sexual maturity of children and the subsequent shortening of childhood is caused by
-michael jackson
some i can't tell if they are sincere or snarky:
-what hemisphere do you live in?
-i don't live in a hemisphere, i live in an apartment.
-where is chicago?
-right now, they're in fifth place.
i don't know how to categorize this one, but it makes me laugh:
-what are crabs, lobsters, and crayfish all classified as?
-they are all crushed asians
and a final one is just romantic:
-why are there rings around saturn?
-god liked it, so he put a ring on it.
so, there - i have saved you the trouble of destroying bookstore inventory. now you can just buy books you want to buy without pretense, without manipulation.go forth and do so.
come to my blog!
August 8, 2022
Q: 'The early sexual maturity of children and the subsequent shortening of childhood is caused by - '
A: 'Michael Jackson'
Take the innocently incorrect or somewhat misguided 'kids said the darnedest things' replies from elementary school and the snarky, intentionally nonsensical responses from high school and that's pretty much the content of F for Effort, part of an on-going series by author Benson. Able to be read in just twenty or so minutes time, this edition again collects about 100 amusing (although I can't quite always call them necessarily 'wrong') ripostes from grammar, history, science/health and mathematics tests in the U.S. educational system. The laughs are earned more often than not, and I have to applaud some of these kids for their 'thinking outside the box' efforts when they either 1.) completely misunderstand the question and/or 2.) just have no earthly idea what the answer should be. If your style of irreverent humor coincides with a set-up & punchline such as Q: 'What causes earthquakes?' / A: 'Fat kids chasing the ice cream truck.' then by all means check out this book.
A: 'Michael Jackson'
Take the innocently incorrect or somewhat misguided 'kids said the darnedest things' replies from elementary school and the snarky, intentionally nonsensical responses from high school and that's pretty much the content of F for Effort, part of an on-going series by author Benson. Able to be read in just twenty or so minutes time, this edition again collects about 100 amusing (although I can't quite always call them necessarily 'wrong') ripostes from grammar, history, science/health and mathematics tests in the U.S. educational system. The laughs are earned more often than not, and I have to applaud some of these kids for their 'thinking outside the box' efforts when they either 1.) completely misunderstand the question and/or 2.) just have no earthly idea what the answer should be. If your style of irreverent humor coincides with a set-up & punchline such as Q: 'What causes earthquakes?' / A: 'Fat kids chasing the ice cream truck.' then by all means check out this book.
December 31, 2014
2.5 stars
Really liked the primary school examples, they were charming and rather hilarious, the exam answers from older students weren't quite as good.
Favourite answer:
Explain why the population increased so much in nineteenth century Britain?
It was a very sexy time.
Really liked the primary school examples, they were charming and rather hilarious, the exam answers from older students weren't quite as good.
Favourite answer:
Explain why the population increased so much in nineteenth century Britain?
It was a very sexy time.
October 24, 2022
Needed a good laugh today. This kind of did the trick, I guess? Some very cute and original answers. As a teacher, I've never actually seen responses like this from my students....I sometimes wish I did.
November 4, 2019
About 10 minutes worth of mild amusement.
Favorite Q&A
Q: When a child swallows a cleaning product, why is milk often given?
A:
Favorite Q&A
Q: When a child swallows a cleaning product, why is milk often given?
A:
July 2, 2013
I don't know if it is because it is 4:00 in the morning or what but this book had me in tears. Being that I love to laugh, this book was right up my alley. It is a quick read with chuckles, smiles, and down right belly laughs. Some of the high school answers literally had me in tears. Will I read it again? For a pick me up on a bad day...absolutely! Thanks my friend, good looking out!
January 1, 2020
I have to wonder if, when a student didn’t know the correct answer, hoped he or she would get extra credit for creativity. For instance, “Name four animals that belong to the cat family. The momma cat, the poppa cat, and 2 kittens.” Well, I’m sure there is some cat family somewhere that fits that description! There’s a laugh on every page, along with the imaginative sketches. You’ll want to read the whole series.
October 12, 2018
This is one of those books, like the previous one [F in Exams] where the entire textual contents could be found online by visiting the right websites. To my great disappointment many of the jokes from the previous book ended up being repeated in this one, although on the whole I think the jokes were a bit better throughout the second section of this book. The first section (Elementary School) involved a lot of mistaken words which... yes, some made me laugh, but the effort at humor wasn't as great as later entries.
Also, as Karen has stated, armadillos can and do jump and higher than you think.
Karen's review in general I highly recommend reading. She raises a good point about what the entire purpose of these books being sold is. Nevertheless, it's a funny little book and sending some of the jokes can brighten up a friend's day or make you smile.
Nowadays, though, the bulk of this sort of thing can be found online on websites like Why Teachers Drink. Still, it's a fun little book to peruse and nobody would actively dislike reading it.
Also, as Karen has stated, armadillos can and do jump and higher than you think.
Karen's review in general I highly recommend reading. She raises a good point about what the entire purpose of these books being sold is. Nevertheless, it's a funny little book and sending some of the jokes can brighten up a friend's day or make you smile.
Nowadays, though, the bulk of this sort of thing can be found online on websites like Why Teachers Drink. Still, it's a fun little book to peruse and nobody would actively dislike reading it.
February 28, 2013
F for Effort: More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers is exactly as it sounds. Split into categories of elementary school and high school subjects (English, math, biology, etc), this book is seriously hilarious. I seriously laughed-out-loud a few times. If you are looking for quick, easy read I'd recommend picking this one up...from your local library or used book store. (It took, like, 30 minutes to read I don't know if that is worth $10, but I'm poor so...)
Some gems:
Q: List five ways that plants interact with each other
A: They don't. They're plants. They can't talk or hang out. Is this a trick question?
Q: How is the brain like a cantaloupe?
A: It is delicious.
Q: Alice places a prepared slide on her microscope, but when she looks into it, she can't see anything. Suggest one reason why not.
A: She is blind.
Q: Correct the error in the sentence: The girl were extraordinarily intelligent.
A: The boy were extremely intelligent.
Q: Matt had a 9 ft by 12 ft wall painted. For a wall twice as wide, the painter charged him twice as much. Is this reasonable? Explain
A: The painter can charge whatever he wants. If Matt doesn't like it, he can paint his own walls.
Q: What is the chief cause of divorce?
A: Marriage
Some gems:
Q: List five ways that plants interact with each other
A: They don't. They're plants. They can't talk or hang out. Is this a trick question?
Q: How is the brain like a cantaloupe?
A: It is delicious.
Q: Alice places a prepared slide on her microscope, but when she looks into it, she can't see anything. Suggest one reason why not.
A: She is blind.
Q: Correct the error in the sentence: The girl were extraordinarily intelligent.
A: The boy were extremely intelligent.
Q: Matt had a 9 ft by 12 ft wall painted. For a wall twice as wide, the painter charged him twice as much. Is this reasonable? Explain
A: The painter can charge whatever he wants. If Matt doesn't like it, he can paint his own walls.
Q: What is the chief cause of divorce?
A: Marriage
May 27, 2013
I must say that this is SO worth reading if you really need a good laugh, want to know that this country may be on the slippery slope down hill or just want to feel incredibly brilliant. There is absolutely no excuse for the lack of intelligence displayed in the answers given, I can only hope that not all of them are real, and are just faked for the book. Alas that may not be the truth.....I'm going to have a nap, my head hurts, and I want to cry. It's the same feeling I have when I watch interviews on the street, and they ask people simple questions, like what are the colors in our flag and people don't know, or they say " What flag...we have a flag?" ( I think I need to pray for more patience or more ammunition, I don't know which.)
January 2, 2020
Another installment in this series, with more real answers from real students. Some of these were very funny, and I admire the students who had the courage and creativity to come up with these. Some of these answers are honest mistakes, but others come from students who have no clue what the answer is and have chosen to go out in style. I think some of these young people deserved extra credit for being so entertaining, and also for showing that they have a sense of humor. It’s not as funny overall as its predecessor, and one of the answers is exactly correct (so why is it in here?), so this volume gets only 4 stars. Still, quite funny overall. I laughed out loud in several places.
April 14, 2016
A funny little book with some very enjoyable quotes. My only disappointment, as with many books of this kind, is its length.
I sometimes wondered whether everything said were true because some statements required an exceptional amount of insight (or perhaps i read more than was really there). My answer to this was to suspend disbelief and treat it as you would a work of fiction involving children writing tests. Regardless of whether children wrote these themselves, the conjured image is infinitely funnier than the possible disillusionment.
I sometimes wondered whether everything said were true because some statements required an exceptional amount of insight (or perhaps i read more than was really there). My answer to this was to suspend disbelief and treat it as you would a work of fiction involving children writing tests. Regardless of whether children wrote these themselves, the conjured image is infinitely funnier than the possible disillusionment.
July 2, 2022
Very fast reading book that I read cover to cover before work. I'd seen some of these funny test answers online before, but most were new to me. Some of them do seem a bit too farfetched to be true, particularly in the 'elementary school' chapter where the odd word used would seem to be more difficult for a kid to spell than the correct word. Makes me wonder if some of them are verbal errors that kids made which were transcribed to written wrong answers for the spirit of the book.
Fun book to read, but not something I'd pay full price for, having obtained this from a Little Free Library, which is where I intend to return it.
Fun book to read, but not something I'd pay full price for, having obtained this from a Little Free Library, which is where I intend to return it.
May 25, 2019
HAHAHAHAHAHA....
LOL.. LOL.. LOL..
LOL.. LOL.. LOL..
February 25, 2022
Every once in a while, I wonder if the high school students are just that stupid, but my absolute favorites are when you know they're just bullshitting.
February 26, 2022
As entertaining as one would hope and a fun way to while away half an hour.
August 3, 2025
Every morning dad has a slice of dread before he goes to work.
Who doesn't??? LoL
Who doesn't??? LoL
February 27, 2021
Great read for a Friday night. I realize these were not really written by kids, but many of them are laugh-out-loud material, including many I had not heard before.
July 8, 2019
This was a quick fun read. As a teacher, I should have been collecting all of these little tidbits as I've gone along. My favorite was: How would you prevent wine from turning into vinegar? Drink it!
July 19, 2019
I got this book, along with
F in Exams
, for my boyfriend who is a highschool math and science teacher (you can read the review for that here).
We had a good laugh reading some of the answers found within both books, although most of the answers did leave my boyfriend feeling exasperated (I imagine a lot of teachers might feel the same way when reading some of these answers). Because of these books, my bf is now inspired to start collecting silly test answers as well.
Also, there were two or three questions here that were exactly the same as the ones found in F in Exams which made the book slightly less entertaining than the previous book.
This book is divided into Elementary School and High School sections.
Here are some of my favourites from each section (with the BF's commentary):
Elementary School
BF: "Oh, gross. What would you do if your kid wrote that?"
Me: "I'd frame it."
High School Biology
BF: "OMG, let me guess: the sex!"
Me: "Close!! The answer is 'It feels great'." 😆
High School Chemistry
This one was my BFs favourite that made him laugh so hard it worried me a bit…
High School English
BF: This doesn't surprise me.
Me: Well, all your students type up there assignments now right? So spelling and grammar shouldn't be too much of an issue.
BF: That's what you would think, but they type up there assignments in Notes or Google docs or some kind of app that doesn't have spellcheck and autocorrect. I've even received reports where nothing was capitalized….
High School History and Geography
BF: I think I can guess this one… Budapest!
Me: Bingo!
High School Math
BF: THIS ANSWER IS GENIUS! Full marks!
Me: Actually?
BF: Ok, no. I wouldn't be allowed to give full marks for that. But this kid will definitely get bonus marks from me.
High School Physics
BF: *sighs sadly*
We had a good laugh reading some of the answers found within both books, although most of the answers did leave my boyfriend feeling exasperated (I imagine a lot of teachers might feel the same way when reading some of these answers). Because of these books, my bf is now inspired to start collecting silly test answers as well.
Also, there were two or three questions here that were exactly the same as the ones found in F in Exams which made the book slightly less entertaining than the previous book.
This book is divided into Elementary School and High School sections.
Here are some of my favourites from each section (with the BF's commentary):
Elementary School
Today I painted an octopuss with big eyes and eight purple testicles.
BF: "Oh, gross. What would you do if your kid wrote that?"
Me: "I'd frame it."
High School Biology
Q: Name one advantage that sexual reproduction has over asexual reproduction.
BF: "OMG, let me guess: the sex!"
Me: "Close!! The answer is 'It feels great'." 😆
High School Chemistry
This one was my BFs favourite that made him laugh so hard it worried me a bit…
Q: When a child swallows a cleaning product, why is milk often given?
A: To make them happy before they die :)
High School English
Q: Correct the error in the sentence: The girl were extraordinarily intelligent.
A: The boy were extremely intelligent
BF: This doesn't surprise me.
Me: Well, all your students type up there assignments now right? So spelling and grammar shouldn't be too much of an issue.
BF: That's what you would think, but they type up there assignments in Notes or Google docs or some kind of app that doesn't have spellcheck and autocorrect. I've even received reports where nothing was capitalized….
High School History and Geography
Q: In what regions is Buddhism primarily practiced?
BF: I think I can guess this one… Budapest!
Me: Bingo!
High School Math
Q: Matt had a 9 ft by 12 ft wall painted. For a wall twice as wide, the painter charged him twice as much. Is this reasonable? Explain.
A: The painter can charge whatever he wants. If Matt doesn't like it, he can paint his own wall.
BF: THIS ANSWER IS GENIUS! Full marks!
Me: Actually?
BF: Ok, no. I wouldn't be allowed to give full marks for that. But this kid will definitely get bonus marks from me.
High School Physics
Q: Explain the effect of heat and cold and give an illustration.
A: Heat expands - the days are longer in the summer. Cold contracts - the days are shorter in winter
BF: *sighs sadly*
January 24, 2013
I feel slightly guilty giving this book five stars but there were tears of laughter at several points so five it is!
The guilt comes from thinking that it's somehow wrong to be laughing at stupidity but actually I don't think that that's what is hapening in this case; the younger kids just made funny (IMO the funniest) mistakes and the older ones were, in the main, trying to be funny (and they were). So, although I got the impression that a small number of these kids might be appearing at a drive thru window sometime in their future, on the whole these were smart kids making understandable mistakes or being deliberately funny.
Some faves from a large group of gems:
“The North Pole is so cold that the people that live there have to live somewhere else”
“Every morning dad has a slice of dread before he goes to work”
“I dident get to sleep mutch because next doors dog was baking all night”
“Q: Give the meaning of the term caesarean section. A: It’s a district in Rome”
"Q: Explain how energy is lost during an energy conversion. A: Thinking about an energy conversion is so boring that I completely run out of energy and have to go to sleep at my desk"
“Q: Describe the bonding of SO2. A: It’s pretty awesome” – and so is this book!
The guilt comes from thinking that it's somehow wrong to be laughing at stupidity but actually I don't think that that's what is hapening in this case; the younger kids just made funny (IMO the funniest) mistakes and the older ones were, in the main, trying to be funny (and they were). So, although I got the impression that a small number of these kids might be appearing at a drive thru window sometime in their future, on the whole these were smart kids making understandable mistakes or being deliberately funny.
Some faves from a large group of gems:
“The North Pole is so cold that the people that live there have to live somewhere else”
“Every morning dad has a slice of dread before he goes to work”
“I dident get to sleep mutch because next doors dog was baking all night”
“Q: Give the meaning of the term caesarean section. A: It’s a district in Rome”
"Q: Explain how energy is lost during an energy conversion. A: Thinking about an energy conversion is so boring that I completely run out of energy and have to go to sleep at my desk"
“Q: Describe the bonding of SO2. A: It’s pretty awesome” – and so is this book!
February 24, 2016
From the Elementary section:
-If you are relly naughty, you get exploded from school
-The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. That is why it's hotter in the east
And from the High School section:
-What are crabs, lobsters and crayfish, all classified as?
They are all crushed asian [Biology]
-What is the science classifying living things called?
Racism [Biology]
-Define germination: to become a German citizen [Biology]
-When a child swallows a cleaning product, why is milk often given?
To make them happy before they die :) [Chemistry]
-In what circumtances does the fourth act of Hamlet begin?
It starts immediately after the third act [English]
-What did the people of North Dakota raise?
Children [History and Geography]
-A polygon is: a man who has many wifes [Math]
-What do we mean by "remainder"?
The remainder is an animal that pull Santa's sleigh [Math]
-What causes earthquakes? Fat kids chasing the ice cream truck [Physic]
-What causes thunders? Clouds burping [Physic]
Yeah, it's hard not to laughed when read this book :D
-If you are relly naughty, you get exploded from school
-The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. That is why it's hotter in the east
And from the High School section:
-What are crabs, lobsters and crayfish, all classified as?
They are all crushed asian [Biology]
-What is the science classifying living things called?
Racism [Biology]
-Define germination: to become a German citizen [Biology]
-When a child swallows a cleaning product, why is milk often given?
To make them happy before they die :) [Chemistry]
-In what circumtances does the fourth act of Hamlet begin?
It starts immediately after the third act [English]
-What did the people of North Dakota raise?
Children [History and Geography]
-A polygon is: a man who has many wifes [Math]
-What do we mean by "remainder"?
The remainder is an animal that pull Santa's sleigh [Math]
-What causes earthquakes? Fat kids chasing the ice cream truck [Physic]
-What causes thunders? Clouds burping [Physic]
Yeah, it's hard not to laughed when read this book :D
June 5, 2019
A very very short book about "mistakes" in school exams -- like explaining that heat expands and that's why days in summer are longer while cold contracts and that's why days in winter are shorter.
Some are really "I don't get the question", some show that "I'll fuck this up, anyway" but very few are actually clever.
Some are really "I don't get the question", some show that "I'll fuck this up, anyway" but very few are actually clever.
December 24, 2018
This book genuinely made me laugh out loud. It is a collection of funny answers that students have given on tests, and I'd like to start by sharing a few of my favourites.
Q: A train is blowing its whistle while travelling at 33 m/s. The speed of sound is 343 m/s. If you are directly in front of the train, what is the whistle frequency you hear?
A: You will get hit by the train before you can even figure out what that whistling sound is.
Q: John keeps pigs and chickens on his farm. Among them, they have a total of 43 heads and 142 legs. How many pigs and chickens are on the farm?
A: Two total: one pig with 41 heads and 5 legs, and one chicken with 2 heads and 137 legs.
Okay, I know the second one is kind of stupid, but both made me laugh so hard.
The only thing I would add to this book is an introduction on how these answers were obtained since I wasn't entirely sure that all of them were "real" (I've seen some of these answers online before, but that could be a coincidence).
Q: A train is blowing its whistle while travelling at 33 m/s. The speed of sound is 343 m/s. If you are directly in front of the train, what is the whistle frequency you hear?
A: You will get hit by the train before you can even figure out what that whistling sound is.
Q: John keeps pigs and chickens on his farm. Among them, they have a total of 43 heads and 142 legs. How many pigs and chickens are on the farm?
A: Two total: one pig with 41 heads and 5 legs, and one chicken with 2 heads and 137 legs.
Okay, I know the second one is kind of stupid, but both made me laugh so hard.
The only thing I would add to this book is an introduction on how these answers were obtained since I wasn't entirely sure that all of them were "real" (I've seen some of these answers online before, but that could be a coincidence).
November 25, 2024
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September 9, 2015
More of the same ridiculous wit from poor, clueless youngsters as they face exam, after tedious school exam. The inclusion of some elementary school children's writings is new ("Tonight we will take my sister to see Satan!"), but overall the book is just too short to properly live up to the original.
December 2, 2015
Sometimes ignorance and creative genius seem to be in perfect balance on the same test questions - bless this author for compiling these books (I binge-read this along with his "F This Test" and "F in Exams - Pop Quiz".)
Just read them - you don't have to know anything about the correct answers to the questions to enjoy these that are so wonderfully wrong.
Just read them - you don't have to know anything about the correct answers to the questions to enjoy these that are so wonderfully wrong.
December 17, 2014
If you want something to make you laugh out loud. this is the book. It's a collection of "answers" to test questions from elementary to high school students. Hilarious!
September 4, 2015
Read during the 11 hr car ride
October 27, 2015
Completely banal. Totally hilarious. My family was rolling on the floor with laughter.
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