The exams are finally over and it’s a sigh of relief for most of us. No more sleepless nights and no more nervous breakdowns. Well, not for sometime at least! I presume that most of us have given over a dozen exams till today, so have I. But just last night I was recalling all those times that I sat in an examination hall and the ‘specimen examinees’ that came to my mind was all worth a good laugh.
No matter how well prepared you are, there is always that little bit of apprehension every time you sit for an examination. You try your level best to remain calm. But then you bump into the worst exam specimen- the nerve rackers.
They are the ones who come up to you 15 minutes before to tell you they ‘heard’ that the question paper is going to be the toughtest it has been in the past 5 years. They will ask you if you have studied a particular question because they definitely know that it’s going to be asked. They tell you a bunch of stories and nail biting will be the best you can do. By the end of the conversation, if you’re unaware of that particular answer, you may not have any nails left!
Now, if you’re thinking that there’s only pre-examination nervousness, then please think again. Can you recall the people who come out of the exam hall and start discussing the paper?! I personally feel that nothing good ever comes about by it.
Once the exam is done and over, there’s really nothing you can do. On discussing you may realize that your answer was wrong, and that can be quite a mood spoiler.
I mean, come on guys, haven’t you heard the phrase ‘don’t cry over the spilt milk’?? Please take my not-so-expert advice…..after your exam- don’t look left or right, shut your mouth, go straight home and go to sleep. If you still desperately feel the urge to ‘discuss’ your paper, do it when all the exams are over!
The next group of specimens are somewhat rare, but they were common during my B.Sc exams. During the 3 years of my college exams, some of the examinees would come 15 minutes late. Half way through the exam, there were a few students pulled up for looking outside the window and dreaming!!
There was also a girl who would shout ‘copy’ instead of requesting for a ‘supplement’. At first I wondered if she was demanding that she be given a right to copy (cheat) or did she really want a supplement sheet?! We science students are always accused of having a casual approach towards our exams and I don’t see any reason why they should think otherwise!!
Then there’s the naughtier lot- the abettors. If I must explain- partners in crime. When I was in class 9, I remember some of my classmates rehearsing their plan for Q. No.2, True or False. It was a well thought out, sophisticated method of cheating. No passing chits, no talking and definitely no mobile phones. A tug of the ear meant ‘true’ and a rub of the eye meant ‘false’ (I hope I am not giving ideas!!). Though the invigilator kept a close watch on us, she didn’t have the slightest idea.
Today, so many years later, it’s a bit funny when you think about all the planning that went on just for the sake of 4 marks!!
Speaking about invigilators, it was my Zoology exam. The invigilator was doing her usual check, walking up and down each row. While she passed by me, I happened to look down at her feet and saw something very queer.
I noticed that she was wearing a blue sandal on her right foot and a green sandal on her left foot. I could not control my laughter. She wore the wrong pair of sandals!!!! Until then I thought it’s only the students who are on pins when they have to enter an examination hall……but the invigilator as well?!?!?!
So the next time you enter an examination hall make sure that you have none of these ‘examination shades’…….and in case you’re the invigilator, make sure you got on the right pair of sandals!!!! :)
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