Ha! I remember adults asking M. that question when I was a kid too. Like they were trying to be funny, like faking they were really doubting I would pass was some kind of hilarious joke. Ironically, both DH and I, though we were very good students, still had some anxiety about checking that last report card to see if we "passed" These dumb comments J. made us fear the worst. They same kind of people would ask "so, do you have boyfriend?" which was mortifying, but again, they thought making kids uncomfortable was humorous. DH and I still remember some of these things making us feel so bad we would never make the same comments to children now that we are the adults.