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Exercise "Lesson I learned at school", created by anonyme (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 869 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 51 / 100 Share
Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): jpr / BELGIUM, on Saturday 06 October - 13:53:
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Stats (343 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 54.2 %
In 9th grade, I took a very demanding class. On the first day, our teacher, Mr. Mock, said that more than half of his students had failed his * by that time.
Question 2 passed: 45.2 %
We were terrified and things didn't get easier as the year went by. Every week, he would give us assignments that counted * our grade.
Question 3 passed: 46.1 %
Because I was * with the class - it was just too difficult! -, I had to study really, really hard and ask my friends for help.
Question 4 passed: 61.5 %
After the first month, I was just too tired and demotivated, so I * some classes to stay home or go to the mall. I just didn't want to be in that class.
Question 5 passed: 55.4 %
Exam week came, I had to face the music. When I looked at my test, I realised I didn't know anything, so I left most of the questions *.
Question 6 passed: 50.4 %
As you can guess, my * was beyond awful. I got an F!
Question 7 passed: 51.9 %
My life flashed before my eyes when I thought of what my mom would do when she found out I hadn't * all the questions of the test because I didn't know anything.
Question 8 passed: 33.2 %
When she did find out, she wanted to kill me. I told mom the whole story of how I had * my work and started to skip classes. I had a tone of unfinished assignments and the worst attendance record in history!
Question 9 passed: 41.7 %
Surprisingly, my mom got very calm and was very reasonable. She told me to * the assignments before my next exam. She even offered to help me do the exercises from the beginning of the year!
Question 10 passed: 56.6 %
After that lucky escape, I promised I wouldn't drop the ball again. I became really involved and even * to ask questions in class.
Question 11 passed: 23.6 %
Mr. Mock, who I'd thought hated me by then, started to see that I cared about the class and how I * all my assignments on time.
Question 12 passed: 42.6 %
I * every class after the first exam - day in, day out. And with my mom's and Mr. Mock's help, things made much more sense.
Question 13 passed: 79.9 %
I had a feeling that all the hard work would * very positively. After all, it doesn't get worse than an F, am I right?
Question 14 passed: 30.3 %
Two months later, the second test came. When I looked down at the exam, I felt confident. This time, I had a big smile on my face when I * and turned it in!
Question 15 passed: 28.9 %
A few days later, when Mr. Mock * in the results, he had a big smile on his face as he walked toward me. I got a B+, which made me grin widely. All the hard work paid off!
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