50 things to do during an exam when you know you are failing:
1. Bring a pillow. Fall asleep (or pretend to) until the last 15 minutes. Say, “oh geez, better get cracking”, and do some gibberish work. Hand it in a few minutes early.
2. Get a copy of the exam, and then run around screaming, “Andre, I’ve got the secret documents!”
3. If it is a math/science exam, answer in essay form. If it is a long answer/essay test, use numbers and symbols. Be creative; use the integral symbol.
4. Make paper planes out of the exam. Aim them at the instructor’s left nostril.
5. Talk the entire way through the exam. Read the questions out loud; debate the answer with yourself. If asked to stop, yell, “I’m sooo sure you can hear me thinking!” Then start talking about what a jerk the instructor is.
6. Bring cheerleaders.
7. Walk in, get the exam. About 5 minutes into it, loudly say to the instructor, “I don’t understand ANY of this! I’ve been to every lecture all semester long! What’s the deal? And who the heck are you?! Where’s the regular guy?”
8. Bring a Game Boy. Play it with the volume at max.
9. On the answer sheet find new, interesting ways to refuse to answer every question.
10. Bring pets.
11. Run into the exam room looking about frantically. Breathe a sigh of relief, go to the instructor and say, “They’ve found me; I have to leave the country,” and run off.
12. 15 minutes into the exam, stand up, and rip up all the papers into very small pieces. Yell “Merry Christmas!” If you’re really daring, ask for another test. Say you lost the last one.
13. Do the exam in crayon, paint, or fluorescent markers.
14. Come to the test wearing slippers, bathrobe and a towel on your head, and nothing else.
15. Come down with a BAD case of Turet’s Syndrome during the exam. Be as vulgar as possible.
16. Do the test in another language. If you don’t know one, make one up! For math/science tests, try using Roman numerals.
17. Bring things to throw at the instructor. Blame it on the person next to you.
18. As soon as the instructor hands you the test, eat it.
19. Every 5 minutes, stand up, collect your things and move to another seat. Continue the exam.
20. Walk into the exam with an entourage. Claim that you are making your next video during the test. Try to get the instructor to let them stay.
21. Turn in the exam 30 minutes into it. As you are walking out, comment on how easy it was.
22. Do the test as if it were multiple choice and/or true/false. If it is multiple choice, spell out cool things (DCCAB, BABE, etc).
23. Bring in a black magic marker. Return the exam with all of the questions and answers blacked out.
24. Get the test. 20 minutes into it, throw your papers down violently, scream, “Forget this!” and walk out triumphantly.
25. Arrange a protest before the test starts. Example: threaten the professor that whether or not everyone’s done, they are all leaving after one hour to go drinking.
26. Show up completely drunk. (Completely means that at some point, you should start crying for mommy)
27. Every now and then, clap twice rapidly. If the instructor asks, tell them in a very derogatory tone, “The light bulb that goes on above my head is hooked up to the Clapper, duh!”
28. Comment on how sexy the instructor is looking that day.
29. Come to the exam wearing a black cloak. After about 30 minutes, put on a white mask and yell, “I’m here! The Phantom of the Opera!” until they haul you away.
30. Go to an exam for a class you have no clue about, where you know the class is very small, and the teacher would know if you belonged. Claim that you have been to every lecture. Fight for your right to take the exam.
31. Upon receiving the test, look it over. While laughing loudly, say, “You expect me to waste my time on this drivel? Days of Our Lives is on!”
32. Bring a water pistol. Enough said.
33. From the moment the exam begins, hum the theme from Jeopardy. Ignore the teacher’s requests to stop. When they finally get you to leave, begin whistling the song Bridge over the River Kwai.
34. Start a brawl in the middle of the test.
35. If the exam is math/science related, make up the longest proofs you could possibly of. Get Pi and imaginary numbers into most of the questions. If it’s a written exam, relate everything to your life story.
36. Come in wearing a full suit of armor, complete with shield and sword.
37. Bring a friend to give you a back massage throughout the entire test. Insist that the person is needed because you have poor circulation.
38. Bring in a cheat sheet for a different class (make sure this is obvious, like history notes for a calculus test). Staple them to the front of the exam, with the note “see attached notes for reference”.
39. When you walk in, complain loudly about the heat. Strip.
40. After you get the exam, call the instructor over, point to any question, and ask for the answer. Try to work it out of him/her.
41. One word: Wrestlemania
42. Bring balloons, blow them up, and start throwing them around like they do before concerts.
43. Try to get people in the room to start the Wave.
44. Play Frisbee with a friend on the other side of the room.
45. Bring some large, cumbersome, hideous idol. Put it right beside you. Pray to it often. Consider a small sacrifice.
46. Get deliveries of candy, flowers, telegrams, etc., sent to you every few minutes during the exam.
47. During the exam, take apart everything around you; desks, chairs, etc.
48. Complete the test with everything you write being backwards and at a 90-degree angle.
49. Bring a musical instrument with you and play it. If asked to stop, say,” it helps me think.” Bring a copy of the student handbook with you. Challenge the teacher to find the section banning musical instruments during finals.
50. Answer the questions with the “Top Ten Reasons Professor _______ Sucks”.