Exam Blunder
Students studied Bram Stoker's Dracula instead of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Listen to Abbie Stallabrass talking about the problem and answer the questions
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What was Abbie's first thought when she found out they had studied the wrong book?
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How much time she still had before the exam.
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I'm going to fail.
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All my studies have been a waste of time.
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How many days of actual teaching time in the school did they still have?
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3 hours
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3 days
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3 days including half term
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6 days
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She says: "It was just a _______________"
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bad dream
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disaster
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nightmare
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What does "to cram it in" mean?
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to study by hastily memorising in the time available
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to study indoors
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to study with friends
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to study and have breaks
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As it is a "closed book" exam, what does Abbie need to know? (Choose two)
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Read the full BBC report here.