It was the English Oral Exam and I was testing some Primary 1 kids.
A boy came to me and I asked for his name. (The story is true but I'm giving him a new name so as to protect his identity.)
"Hanif," he replied, his eyes locked on his feet.
I scanned the class register in front of me looking for a Hanif and found Muhammad Hanif Ikhsan Bin Mohd R; the father's name truncated to fit into a computer system that prefers brevity.
"Are you Muhammad Hanif Ikhsan Bin Mohd R?"
He nodded.
"And what does the R stand for?" I asked, thinking that a casual question like that would put the boy at ease.
He looked up, wondered if this was part of the exam and replied, "R is for rabbit."
9 comments:
u know wat? tt means he's so ALERT! all ready to answer questions! hahaha! sooo cute!!! u managed to put on a straight face??? i think i'd need to excuse myself to ketawa terbahak bahak first...kekeke
Muahahahaha! I would have laughed out loud. Tapikan I ever took some kids for O levels orals and my partner blurted out laughing there and then, straight in the boy's face. Terpaksalah I try to cover for my partner and put on a straight face. Oh btw, that partner of mine happens to be from ur batch. :D
tea & lynn - i nearly fell off my chair when i heard the response! i had to bite my lips and control myself really hard. lucky thing i did that cos when i related the story to the boy's form teacher later, i found out that his parents kaki komplen. heng ah.
and who could your partner be?
naddy, that boy is so funny ..
nisa - some kids are totally clueless about what they are saying. that boy made my day with his response. :)
hmm...sungguh remember aku story nie. Pernah lah suatu masa dahulu tu kau cerite kat aku story nie. Aiyah...miss those days lah biler kite steal bone kat staff room...
*LOL*!!!!
I think if you send this in to Reader's Digest, ada harapan dapat $$$
az - yaaaa.. benar tu.. budak tu amat blur. hahaa! apa khabar dia sekarang? dah pandai zip seluar? HAHAHAHAAAAA!!!
irris - i think i should collect all the funny bits of my teaching life and compile it into a book. the kind of stuff you get in comprehension sections are priceless.
eg:
Q: Why did the author's mother raise her children single-handedly?
A: She had only one hand.
Q: How do you know that the playground was deserted?
A: It had lots of sand.
haha, makes teaching a joy, no? :D
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