EXAM HOWLERS

For many years examiners have been carefully recording the funniest sentences they come across while correcting exams. Here is a list of some of the most bizarre (0) examples. I offer you the sentences as they appeared in the students' exam answers. Try to work out what they meant to say. In "Corrected Versions" I'll offer you the answer.

• "The process of turning steam (1) back into water again is called conversation"

• "H2O is hot water, and CO2 is cold water"

• "Blood (2) flows (3) down one leg and up the other"

• "A triangle which has an angle of 135 degrees is called an obscene (4) triangle"

• "Water is composed of two gins, Oxigin and Hydrogin. Oxigin is pure water. Hydrogin is gin and water"

• "A fossil is an extinct animal. The older it is the more extinct it is"

• "Three kind of blood vessels (5) are arteries, vanes (6) and caterpillars (7)"

GLOSSARY

BIZARRE (0) strange

STEAM (1) hot water vapour

BLOOD (2) red liquid found in veins and arteries

TO FLOW (3) (of liquids) run, move

OBSCENE (4) offensive, indecent, vulgar

BLOOD VESSELS (5) naturally occurring tube through which blood flows

VANES (6) pointer that shows the direction of the wind

CATERPILLARS (7) the larva of a butterfly or moth

CORRECTED VERSION:

"The process of turning steam back into water again is called condensation"
"H2O is water, and CO2 is carbon dioxide".
"Blood flows from the heart in arteries and back to the heart in veins".
"A triangle which has an angle of 135 degrees is called an oblique triangle".
"Water is composed of two elements: hydrogen and oxigen. ".
"A fossil is the petrified remains of a prehistoric plant or animal".

"Three kind of blood vessels are arteries, veins and capillaries ".