Benedict Cumberbatch made an appearance in yesterday's English Language A Level exam
The Sherlock actor left students wishing they had their very own mind palaces
Picture this: you're in an English Language A Level exam scribbling line after line about some poet or other. You take a deep breath, turn the page and guess whose face is staring back at you?
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH.
The British actor was the subject of a question in yesterday's AQA exam and – it's fair to say – students were delighted to see him...
https://twitter.com/buff4production/status/743050998931918848
https://twitter.com/phobay123/status/743052046560071680
https://twitter.com/Voldemoan/status/743117603980382208
The question featured Benedict Cumberbatch's biography and asked students to compare it with a much older text. An AQA spokesperson confirmed to RadioTimes.com: "We always try to make our exams engaging and relevant for students by including questions like this. It sounds like Benedict was really well-received, which is great to see."
He certainly was, although some pupils appear to now know more about Mr Cumberbatch than English Language:
https://twitter.com/CaiRJohnson/status/743134967807488000
https://twitter.com/itsAlicex/status/743044219300937728
HIs star sign is Cancer, in case you were wondering...
https://twitter.com/harrietkwood/status/743106019090386945
https://twitter.com/deannabarberx/status/743036605573783552
And of course there were those who struggled with the challenge of spelling out C-U-M-B-E-R-B-A-T-C-H over and over.
https://twitter.com/delene_adams/status/743061546646048768
Fingers crossed Benedict Cumberbatch can add 'helping English students achieve A* grades' to his growing list of achievements.