The majority of students said that my test was hard, a couple even likened it to 'hell' (which I thought was a bit mean! ;-))
However, much as I loathe doing & setting tests, it is good for a teacher to be able to assess just what the students have been learning, listening to, registering in their conscious/sub-conscious.
On the whole, the results were good, much better than some of the students expected them to be, for sure. I am reasonably satisfied that most of the important things were communicated.
But the other joy of the tests (for me) are the amusing answers. Here is a selection of some of the best, to bring some cheer in this festive season:
- I did anagrams for famous places in London - 99% got 'DARK HYPE' (Hyde Park)...except for the 1 who put 'HARD PYKE'!! And no, I have no idea what they were thinking of! (Even a quick search on Google will show you it doesn't exist! :))
- To the question: 'What is the name of the current British Prime Minister and which political party does she represent?', some felt sure it was still David Cameron (even though I gave a clue with a 'she' ;-))...but even more scary were the couple of students who suggested 'Margaret Thatcher!! :-O
- ...and try as hard as I might, though I stressed that the Conservatives & Labour were the 2 main political parties in Britain...some students are convinced that we do have Republicans & Democrats there ;-)
- I also asked students to tell me 2-3 interesting things about the Isle of Man - 1 told me it was in Ireland...and another said it was 'looking for the Isle of Woman' :) (Surely a keen sense of humour!)
- Oxford's nickname (city of Dreaming Spires) is 'city of Nerds' ;-)
- Hadrian's Wall was built by Alexander (who obviously didn't like naming things after himself...though it turns out he has one in Causasus!), and at least one student thought it was in Wales... (good job we don't test them on Geography, though they should know some basics!!)
- ...and finally, Nelson's Column was named after...Nelson Mandela... :)
And on that note, I wish all of my readers a very happy Christmas, and every blessing in the coming New Year!
