Break: Time spent at canteens to exercise your limbs, to bring sense of survival and self-defence. Class discussion: Some brains talking to the class teacher, other discussing movies of the week. Distress: A feeling felt at the drudgery of home-work. Examination: A way to judge how much has sunk into the mind of the intellectuals. Free period: Dodging ourselves and the teachers every time. Goody-goodies: Those sweet captive, inhabitants of the Principal’s hall-way. Killer question: When teachers ask “Have you started your revision?” Lying: An activity that challenges students’ abilities and sharpens their brains. Multiple choice questions: Chances of three to be wrong out of four. Nonsense: The word that overshadows whatever you do. Oh! But I studied so very hard: The voice of majority of the students at the end of the semester. Proclamation: Devised to teach humility. Quiet: Strange phenomenon used by all the teachers all over the world. Red: The colour 99.99 per cent of the class sees in their report card. Surprise test: The test, which is meant to surprise the teachers with our abilities. Talkative: Not many are aware of this word. Unexpected: Contents of examination papers, and report card. Vocabulary: Strange sounding mutterings. Work: At the mention of this work, students are induced into deep sleep. X-cercise: Act of self survival, which shows the student’s imaginative powers. Yawn: Jaw bone exercise, practised by quite a few during the first period to relieve boredom. Zoom: The movement of children after 11:00 am in our school. Contributed by Mohammad Fawaz