NCEA answers :-)
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These are genuine answers from 16 year old pupils who all live in Upper Hutt, Wellington
Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar
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 How is dew formed
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire
Q What causes the tides in the oceans
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight
Q. What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on
A. If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed
Q. In a democratic society, how important are elections
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election
Q. What are steroids
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs
Q. What happens to your body as you age
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental
Q. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery
Q. Name a major disease associated with cigarettes
A. Premature death
Q. What is artificial insemination
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow
Q How can you delay milk turning sour
A. Keep it in the cow
Q. How are the main parts of the body categorised (eg the abdomen)
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts - the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels: A,E,I,O and U
Q What is the fibula
A. A small lie
Q. What does 'varicose' mean
A. Nearby
Q. What is the most common form of birth control
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium
Q. Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarean section'
A. The caesarean section is a district in Rome
Q. What is a seizure
A. A Roman Emperor
Q. What is a terminal illness
A. When you are sick at the airport
Q. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature
A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like umbrellas
Q. Use the word 'judicious' in a sentence to show you understand its meaning
A. Hands that judicious can be soft as your face
Q What does the word 'benign' mean
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight
Q What is a turbine
A. Something an Arab or Shreik wears on his head
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45 hectares between Whangarei and Paparoa. Registered Dexter cattle, Wiltshire sheep - black, white & pied.
New Hampshire Red poultry & Dorking poultry. Pilgrim Geese, Appleyard Ducks.
A cat called Pusscat and still looking for another heading dog.
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Obviously from a family in the mouse breeding business.chooky;247158 wrote: The following questions were set in last year's NCEA level 1 examinations.
These are genuine answers from 16 year old pupils who all live in Upper Hutt, Wellington
Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar
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*It has, of course, been around the net for years in one form or another.
Strange how much you've got to know, Before you know how little you know.
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Having time is a measure of enthusiasm:rolleyes:
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Also, NCEA level 1 students are 15 not 16 years old usually [


A good friend will bale you out of jail.
A real friend will be sat in there with you!
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Love the answer about keeping milk fresh...Probably a farm kid! And you cant argue with the logic can ya

Do something.
Either lead, follow, or get out of the way.
'Ted Turner'
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