I hope none of the ones you took were for English, as you'd have failed it miserably lol.
I don't think anyone in their right mind would say they were fun, but I do personally prefer them to coursework, as they give you an exact date and time to work for, with no build up process. They're over and done with in a few hours and then that's the end of it, whereas coursework is just a nightmarish anxiety hell ride from start to end, often with no sign of letting up.