The purpose of the mock exams taken last week by school leavers around Poland is to create the conditions of the real thing as closely as possible so the little darlings will be ready for the big day. Well, they certainly succeeded in keeping it real, in preparing children for the tough, hard future – not only of the actual exam but of life after school:

Some head teachers held the exams early. The questions therefore found their way onto the internet allowing half the pupils to cheat their mocks, just like the real thing.