Stumped by Word ‘Trivial’ in High School Exam, Students Launch Petition

Stumped by Word ‘Trivial’ in High School Exam, Students Launch Petition
A student sits for a high school exam in Strasbourg, France, on June 18, 2018. Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
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Only after taking their final year history exam did some high school students realise a serious mishap can be caused by a trivial error. Because until then, they didn’t know what “trivial” meant.

Thousands of students in New Zealand, aged 17 and 18, started an online petition to the exam board explaining that they got confused over the meaning of the word “trivial” in their national Causes and Consequences history essay question.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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