Dumb Things My Students Write on Tests and Papers

On a getting-to-know you Q&A assignment:
Question – “What do you like to do in your free time?”
Answer – “I am fine, how are you?”

Various Biology exams:
Q – “Name two characteristics of mammals”
A – “1. Medium, 2. Size”

Q – “What is the natural diet of a dog?”
A – “Nsima.”

Q – “Marasmus is another name for the deficiency disease called _________.”
A – “Photosynthesis” (actual answer is starvation)

Q – “List three differences between lipids and carbohydrates.”
A – “Lipids is not a food.”

True or False:
Q1 – “Nsima has all the nutrients we need to have a balanced diet”
A – “Energy”
A – “Force”
A – “True”
A – “Two”
A – “Carbohydrates”

Q2 – “A child does not need protein in his or her diet”
A – “Sunlight vegetables”

Q – “Name one food source where you can find the mineral you named in question 26A”
A – “Banana is found in mulanje”
A – “It can be found in PUFF”

Q – ‘Explain three ways in which glucose is used by the plant”
A – “1. Plant are used by hoe and axes, 2. Clearing the land, 3. Lipid”

Fill in the Blank:

1. Blood flows through the heart millions of times before being pumped to the body.

2. Repeated attacks by flowers causes permanent blockage of lymph vessels.