If there's one time of year that injects fear into the minds of teachers and pupils alike, it's the exam period. In a time where the whole year's work comes together and pupils have the chance to show off their knowledge and set themselves up well for the future, it's a worrying time for both themselves and the teachers who have imparted knowledge to them. 

But if one thing can really help to ease the stress, it's a good old fashioned laugh, and some pupils even seem to carry this philosophy into the exam hall with them. Over the last few years, there's been a trend for teachers to share some of their favourite ever exam answers, and some of them show that school pupils have some of the sharpest wit and humour around. 

Here, we take a look at just a few of our very favourite exam answers we've ever seen on the web. 

Question: In Spanish, ask your sister to do the following…
Answer: I don't even have a sister.

As simple as it gets to start us off. We've all been in a modern languages class where we had to explain various simple tasks to a theoretical brother/sister/mother/father/penpal, but this stubborn pupil was having none of their teacher's apparent lack of attention to detail!

Question: Name six animals which are native to the Arctic.
Answer: Two polar bears, four seals. 

To be fair to this pupil, the examiner didn't actually say they wanted them to name different animals. With the skills to look for loopholes as small as this, perhaps this intrepid pupil's future may lie in law rather than in the biology exam they were sitting when they came up with this excellent answer. 

Question: What are your three main aims for the future?
Answer: 1. Get a girlfriend; 2. Kiss her; 3. Rule the world. 

It all started so well for this young megalomaniac, too. Content with finding the love of their life and experiencing their first kiss in the early days, it soon escalated for someone who may have watched a few too many episodes of Dexter's Laboratory. Scary stuff!

Question: A company wants to open its new fashion factory near Birmingham. Is Birmingham a good place for this? Explain why.
Answer: No. The people in Birmingham are not very fashionable. 

Not great news for the people of England's second city, but this child is not impressed by their colour palettes and choices of outfit. We're pretty sure the teacher did not expect this budding Versace to have quite a cutting analysis when discussing the geographical suitability of a factory, but it certainly made us laugh. 

Question: In no more than 50 words, explain the concept of risk.
Answer: This.

Sometimes there's the funny and witty, and other times the deep and clever answer. Rarely do the two ever meet. However, here we come across an answer that manages to combine both. With one simple word, the witty pupil manages to answer the question succinctly, but also with the sort of swagger and wit that almost deserves a round of applause. We would give them an A+.