Soundbites

10th January 2003, 12:00am
From a Year 6 reading test.

Question: What is the more common name for petroleum?

Answer: Jelly.

ELAINE LUKE, HERTS

One of my Year 11s said our careers lesson was a waste of time as you wouldn’t get a job anyway. “I did,” I replied. “Really... what do you do?”

ALAN BENNETT, LIVERPOOL