Kids say the darnedest things, don’t they?
Any parent knows that children have quite a way with words, and that’s most noticeable when they’re at school.
While we love to think that our kids are little angels in the classroom, we all know that sometimes they don’t exactly give the correct, or even appropriate, answer. Considering a child’s innocence and imagination, some test answers from kids are outrageous and downright hilarious. Conversations with your child’s teacher will often yield some comical stories about that.
Don’t even get me started on the older kids.
Good luck containing your laughter at these hilariously clever test answers from kids. You’ll come to see just how creative these kids can be when they don’t know the right answers. Click through the gallery and find your favorite!
I mean, the kid’s not wrong … and in their defense, I’m not sure that I or any average adult knows six different animals living in the Arctic.
I’m a little taken aback by the fact that the teacher crossed this answer out. It seems like an opinion question, so technically, this kid can’t be wrong. Oh, and I agree with you, kid.
You must’ve thought you got a freebie on this one, kid, but unfortunately it didn’t work out the way you wanted.
Oh, you poor child: School only gets more difficult and confusing from here. But still, a lot of people can relate.
Well, the kid did use math to solve Problem 4, so what’s the problem? They got it right, too, so I see nothing wrong here.
Man, you were so close to having the right answer, but you just had to go and be judgmental, huh? On a side note, though, what class is this test for?
If not studious, these kids sure are clever. They should really get some extra-credit points for creativity!
OK, this one definitely shouldn’t be marked incorrect. We all talk in our brains to come up with answers, don’t we?
This answer has me a little bit concerned about this child. Hopefully the kid doesn’t actually think brains are delicious. They’re right about cantaloupe, though.
Maybe this kid isn’t an expert on sound frequency, but at least they have good music taste, right? The hearts should’ve been bonus points, too.
I’m not sure if this is supposed to be a dig at people from New Jersey, but it certainly comes off that way!
Again, technically, this is correct! Maybe this child won’t grow up to be a scientist, but they probably have a future in sociology or history.
Who needs the pythagorean theorem when you can find the “x” right on your paper? Easy peasy.
If you’re like me — terrible at remembering places and dates in history — then you’ll find this one especially satisfying. I know I did.
I just imagine this child looking down at their test paper, not knowing the answer, and then writing this with a smug grin. Checkmate, teacher.
In this kid’s defense, I had a lot of trouble with those greater than and less than signs when I was younger, too. Well played, kid.
First of all, drawing the correct answer would have been super hard. Second of all, this may be my favorite drawing of all time.
This child has big dreams, and we shouldn’t stifle them. I believe in you, kid.
This kid got one of those annoying test questions that required them to show their work, but it appears that they got lazy and didn’t feel like explaining it further. I mean, you either know the answer or you don’t, right?
Hopefully the teacher was also a fan of The Office, otherwise this sassy answer probably didn’t go over very well!
Look, it’s totally okay to be passionate about one’s faith, but you know when it’s probably not so appropriate to profess that to the world? On a multiplication test.
This kid understands that it’s not likely that he (or most people, for that matter) will end up living to see the ripe old age of 100. As such, he turned this assignment into an amusing little quip about being an undead entity.
This snarky answer is, of course, a jab at the stereotype that men tend to think they’re always right. We’re not saying it’s true, but we’re also not NOT saying it’s true…
Pretty sure the correct answer to this question is technically Darwin’s theory of evolution (can a biology expert please confirm or deny this?), but this student’s answer was simply pointing out that the two giraffes in the illustration are absolutely horrible for leaving their friend to die!
Honestly, this kid’s got a point. Even adults still use their fingers to solve simple math equations sometimes (or every time), so this is a perfectly valid answer if you ask me.
Never mind the biologically correct facts here, the first cells probably were pretty lonely. But then they found each other, so it all turned out okay!
Nobody likes algebra – especially Peter, who decided to take the word “expand” extremely literally on his exam. So, he did exactly what the problem asked of him and expanded the equation!
Our question here is, why are the only verb options for this question “fit” and “hit”? That’s kind of messed up, is it not? At least this student was able to call out the animal abuse and put a more appropriate verb in place!
This student is demonstrating their resilience to difficult situations. Of course it’s okay to admit when you’re in a tough spot and you need some help, but sometimes you just need to get back up and keep going.
Frankie, listen, you’re seven years old. This is the one time in your life where you’re allowed (and even encouraged) to be a freeloader. Just take advantage of it while you still can!
Come on, the teacher should’ve given this student a couple points just for their admirable optimism! Side note: gotta love that they included “pet rock” as an answer for the previous question.
This is yet another example of a test question that (annoyingly) asks students to show their thinking. This particular student took the question a bit too literally, and drew a picture of Bobby “thinking” about how he knows that he has more money than Amy. Clever!
This clever student was hoping that the teacher would be foolish enough to use their confirmation bias to believe that the student had actually picked the correct answer. Honestly though, this method seems like it’d be more work than just flipping a coin and having a 50/50 chance at being right!
Let’s just be brutally honest with ourselves right now: if you’re a student in America, there is approximately a zero percent chance that as an adult you will remember any of the metric system conversions that you learned in the third grade. Seriously, do you remember any of that stuff?
Yeah, didn’t think so.
This kid technically isn’t wrong, but sometimes it’s okay to use your imagination. Talk about cynical!
As you can see, this student is a certified first-world anarchist. While this stunt is amusing and clever, hopefully they didn’t get any points knocked off (or worse: get the whole test thrown out) for it!
This just goes to show that sometimes snarky, clever answers do win the teacher over and may even get you extra points in some cases!
I totally get that the point of this assignment is to build up the kids’ self-esteem by having them identify specifically what makes them special, but this kid might be a little too confident…
There’s no guarantee that you’d have a consistent source of food if you were stranded on a desert island, so having a snac- I mean, “companion” along for the ride might end up being very beneficial to you in the end!
If you simply don’t want to answer a test question, all you have to do is draw a picture of a big scary bear over it and pretend you can’t see it. Have you ever thought of that before? It really is that easy, apparently.
Honestly, this student should get extra credit for going above and beyond with this test question. I mean, you can’t get much more accurate in assuming the role of a Chinese immigrant than by actually writing the letter in Chinese. Now, hopefully it isn’t actually just full of profanity. I have no idea because I don’t speak Chinese…
Okay come on, you have to admit that this is pretty clever. We’re hoping the teacher gave this student at least SOME credit for this hilarious answer, but the “No!!” response makes it look like that probably wasn’t the case!
This student did take a major risk by giving a short and snarky answer to this test question, but apparently it worked!
In today’s world it’s nearly impossible to build a house without a.) destroying at least some resources and b.) going completely broke. This student understands that and apparently the teacher thought it was amusing, at the very least!
We previously saw that Jesus is always the answer, but now this student says that it’s actually bacon. So, which is it? Jesus or bacon? Asking the tough questions.
Either this student was being sassy, or the “read and complete” instructions simply weren’t clear to them. Either way, the teacher wasn’t buying it!
This student should get a couple points simply for their creativity, and for the fact that they technically did the assignment right by showing that they do, in fact, understand how alphabetizing works!
