AHSA: It's exam time in Saudi Arabia, and this means teachers are on the lookout for creative cheaters. A local newspaper interviewed a group of students recently and found they have innovated a new way of cheating. The students have taught themselves a system of sign language so they could share the responsibility of answering questions on the test. Perhaps they could have used that time more effectively — for studying.

Making it easier with a cup of tea

DULAM: A high school student in Taif insisted on being allowed to drink the tea he brought for the exam, Al-Yaum reported yesterday. At first the teacher scoffed at the idea, but the smooth-talking pupil convinced the teacher that the tea helps him to concentrate. The teacher decided there was no harm in allowing the kid to have a little tea with his exam.

Too safe to be in safe box

MAKKAH: School exam answers are often locked in safe boxes at schools in order to protect them from cheaters. But one school in Makkah found itself locked out when administrators lost the key and had to call the local Civil Defense precinct to get a guy to come to the school to break open the box. Fortunately for the good students, the safe box was cracked. For the bad students, perhaps it wasn't so fortuitous.