Were you paying attention?

28th July 2006, 1:00am

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Were you paying attention?

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1 A school has removed its mirrors to stop girls adjusting their make-up.

What does this mean?

a The girls have lipstick in very strange places

b There are light rectangular patches all over the walls

c Snow White is safe

d Alice is stuck

2 During the heatwave, lions at Colchester Zoo were given ice flavoured with blood. What do teachers say?

a I hope Jamie doesn’t get any ideas

b I prefer it with whisky myself

c Whose blood?

d Does anybody want my strawberry sorbet?

3 Demands are being made for teenage girls to be allowed to play club football with boys. What do the girls say?

a Is there a mirror in this pavilion?

b Is that your hardest tackle, big boy?

c Your blood’s going straight to the lions

d I like the after-match showers best

ANSWERS: 1a, 2b, 3d

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