Students taking the O level examinations this year sat for the English Listening Comprehension paper on Oct. 26.

Jut like recent years, the questions were broadcasted over radio via the Symphony 92.4.

This year's exam was notably difficult and challenging, with many students feeling frustrated and angsty.

Everyone after LC today pic.twitter.com/jszw13skfw

— O Level (@olevelstantwt) October 26, 2017

Affected by thunderstorms

In particular, shortly after the examination was over, a few students came out on social media to complain that the rain and thunderstorm that happened during the listening comprehension adversely affected their performance at the examination.

it was raining and the thunder was damn loud, we couldnt listen much at part 2 & 3. lol thank god that recordings play it twice lols.

— ʰoᵉʲᵃᵇⁱ (@amirah_ashburn) October 26, 2017

How isit fair when all i heard for LC was the thunder roaring :') #olevel

— M⁷ (@Melissalxz) October 26, 2017

https://twitter.com/Jolyn2001/status/923585829959696384

The thunderstorm seemed to have affected mostly students from the East, such as this one redditor who was taking the exam in Tampines.

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The situation seemed bad enough for the candidates to take to Change.org, to petition Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) to let them retake the exam or adjust the grading of their papers, considering the unforeseen circumstances of the time.

hey!!!! read this and sign here thanku! https://t.co/OxNoVJbhxN pic.twitter.com/6ijO31feSK

— o level memes (@olevelmemes) October 26, 2017

 

To date, 1,226 supporters have signed the petition, with a handful of them describing the difficulties that they had while taking the examination, due to the weather:

Petition closed

According to the Twitter account linked to the petition, which since has been closed.

Thank you for all your support. We have taken down the petition and have informed SEAB. SEAB will get back to us after sometime. #olevel

— petition for LC (@olevelsrip) October 27, 2017

While there may be a slim chance, there seems to be at least one person who will cherish the opportunity.

https://twitter.com/_Rene____/status/923854345673650176

Good luck, students.

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Top image adapted via Change.org and Free-Photos on Pixabay