Here's a child point of view to 
        Passed on by a friend.  This may be valid? If not, the answers are still interesting!

         Children's Science Exam Answers 
         The following are real answers given by children. 

         Q: Name the four seasons. 
         A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. 
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         Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink. 
         A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists. 
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         Q: How is dew formed? 
         A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire. 
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         Q: How can you delay milk turning sour? 
         A: Keep it in the cow. 
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         Q: What causes the tides in the oceans? 
         A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon,
              because there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight. 
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         Q: What are steroids? 
         A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs. 
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         Q: What happens to your body as you age? 
         A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental. 
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         Q What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty? 
         A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery. 
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         Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes. 
         A: Premature death. 
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         Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? (e.g., abdomen.) 
         A: The body is consisted into three parts - the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. 
             The brainium contains the brain; the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels, A, E, I, O, and U. 
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         Q: What is the fibula? 
         A: A small lie. 
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         Q: What does "varicose" mean? 
         A: Nearby. 
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         Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarian Section" 
         A: The Caesarian Section is a district in Rome. 
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         Q: What does the word "benign" mean?' 
         A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight. 
         
 

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