Question: What happens to a plant in maths class?

Answer: It grows square roots.

Aashish Kumar Shaw, Class VII, Sri Aurobindo Vidyamandir, Chandannagore, West Bengal

Teacher: Johny, give me three reasons why the earth is round.

Johny: Because my mother says so, my father says so, and you say so.

Arkadeep Das, Class VIII, Vivekananda Mission School, Joka, Calcutta

Boy: An ant just bit my toe.

Father: Which one?

Boy: How will I know? All ants look the same!

Tripurari Ojha, Class VII, Rose Bud School, Liluah, West Bengal

Sam: Father, I failed in all the tests except in algebra.

Father: How much did you get in algebra?

Sam: Oh, I did not take the test at all!

Rahul Choudhary, Class V, M.C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, Liluah, West Bengal

A man sat beside a kidnapper in a park.

Kidnapper: I am a kidnapper. I kidnap young children. Doesn’t that scare you?

Man: No, I know you will not kidnap me because I am an old man.

Anisha Das, Class VIII, St Thomas Girls’ School, Calcutta

A man goes to a doctor.

Doctor: You don’t have much time to live. What is your last wish?

Patient: I wish to visit another doctor.

Akash Kumar, Class VI, Calcutta Boys’ School, Calcutta

Question: Zaheer gives a cold drink bottle to Irfan, who gives it to Sehwag. Why?

Answer: Because Sehwag is the opener.

Tushar Bahety, Class VII, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Calcutta

Chandan (to electrician): Yesterday I had asked you to come and repair my calling bell. Why didn’t you come?

Electrician: I had come, sir. I rang the bell thrice, but there was no answer. So I thought you must have gone out and I left.

Tulit Pal, Class VIII, La Martiniere for Boys, Calcutta

Father: You must wake up early. Remember, the early bird catches the worm.

Son: Getting up early is not good for everyone, dad.

Father: Why?

Son: Worms should not get up early if they want to live.

Debarashmi Roy, Class VII, South Point High School, Calcutta

Question: In which cup can we not drink tea?

Answer: The World Cup.

Riddhi Ghosal, Class VI, St Patrick’s H.S. School, Asansol, West Bengal

Teacher: Why are you so late?

Tony: was obeying the sign saying ‘‘Go slow. School ahead.’’

Sagnik Mallick, Class VI, St Paul’s School, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal