Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer!

Sadie · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Karma :

Here is a cutting taken from the GSCE Maths paper ...
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syl · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Karma :

Sadie · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Karma :

It made me laugh out loud as well, when I saw it.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

In a university exam, you would get full marks for that answer.

It was a bad question. Should have been "Determine the value of x." or "Calculate x.". They 'keyword' in the question does not tell you what to do.

In one of our Exams at vet school they asked "List five structures you would not be able to feel on rectal examination of the Mare (female horse)."

Answers forthcoming included such structures as eyeballs, teeth and nose. They had to mark these correct.

What they had MEANT to ask was "List five structures you would be able to feel on rectal examination of the stallion that you would not find in the mare."
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