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While everyone involved in your child's education will take it very seriously, many teachers do keep a record of some of the more "bizarre" answers children give when under the pressure of an examination, and the Internet teems with teacher blogs which contain some truly hilarious answers and statements.

One of the most enjoyable parts of creating this entire parent support site was sourcing these "Exam Bloopers" many of which had the BEST Advice team in stitches. Many of them have gone into educational legend but all of them will raise a smile, so whatever the reason that brought you to BEST Advice, take a few minutes out to read them and don't be afraid to laugh out loud.

"Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained"

"Benjamin Franklin produced electricity by rubbing cats backwards"

"Parallel lines never meet, unless you bend one or both of them."

"A super-saturated solution is one that holds more than it can hold."

"Bar magnets have north and south poles, horseshoe magnets have east and west poles."

"Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armadillo but waited until he had finished playing with his men in Plymouth."

Q: Describe the purpose of a transformer.
A: It's a robot, but it can disguise itself as a car or lorry.

"Karl Marx went on to become one of the Marx Brothers."

Q: Give an example of an animal that can remain very still for a long period of time.
A: A dead cat.

Q: Give an example of how someone could use illegally obtained data?
(I rather suspect this individual student had realised all hope of a pass mark had long since gone).
A: You could use it to hunt someone down and devour their soul.

"Beethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so deaf he had to write very loud music."

"Pompeii was destroyed by saliva."

"The seventh commandment is Thou shalt not admit adultery."

Q: Who did not welcome the return of the prodigal son?
A: The fatted calf.

Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.

Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.

Q: What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on?
A: If you are buying a house, they will insist you are well endowed.

"The ancient Egyptians wrote using pictures which were called Hydraulics."

"The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert. Afterwards, Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten amendments."

"Christians have only one spouse. This is called monotony."

There are more, many, more on the Web, just search on "Exam Howlers"