It's also slighty similar here in China. Quite often you don't need to be able to speak fluent (or even understandable!) English in order to pass an exam. The main thing is to know grammar and its rules.
I was not trained as a teacher, and therefore do not have a level of grammar that many of my students possess. But I do know I speak English better than they do :wink:
The questions could also do with updating - I'm all for tests as long as they are correct in the first place! Recently there was a question in a middle school exam:
Q. "All of my friends don't drink" - What does this sentence mean?
A. Some of my friends drink, some don't.
Seems to me you must be wrong in order to be right :( |