This story is from November 15, 2023
When the maths question paper was leaked a day before
In his tenth grade, the author struggled with math and procrastinated studying for the board exams. A friend, Raj, showed up with ...
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In his tenth grade, the author struggled with math and procrastinated studying for the board exams. A friend, Raj, showed up with the math paper for the next day, and they spent the night memorizing the answers. However, the actual exam had different questions, and the author barely passed with a score of 33%. The author's family still laughs about this misadventure to this day.
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Written by Bhannu AroraIn my tenth grade, maths was like a monster under my bed, especially with the board exams looming. The night before the maths exam, I was cramming like a true procrastinator. Around 11 PM, a sudden knock at the door jolted me. Fearing my parents would wake up, I tiptoed to the door, only to find my friend, Raj, grinning ear to ear.
“Raj, what are you doing here so late?” I whispered.
“Dude, you won’t believe it!” he said, waving a bundle of papers. “I got the math paper for tomorrow!”
I couldn’t believe my eyes. The paper had tomorrow’s date on it. Forgetting all about my textbooks, we spent the night memorising every answer.
In the morning, I told my parents confidently, "Prepare to see some top-notch math skills. I'm nailing this exam!"
Their surprised faces should’ve warned me.
At the exam hall, Raj and I confidently awaited the papers. But our confidence turned to horror when we saw the actual questions - nothing like what we'd studied.
I shot Raj a furious look. "You're in for it after this!"
Somehow, I scrambled through the exam. The ultimate blow came with the results. I barely passed, scoring just 33%.
To this day, whenever math comes up, my family bursts into laughter, reminding me of my midnight math misadventure.
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