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Student Gives Clever Literal Answers to Exams, Teacher Is Frustrated

This collage meme displays three examples of intentionally cheeky, literal answers from a student on school exam papers, paired with reaction images: 1) In response to the question 'What ended in 1896?', the student writes '1895'. 2) For a math problem asking to 'Find x' for a right triangle, the student simply circles the 'x' mark on the diagram and writes 'Here it is' instead of calculating its length. 3) For the prompt 'Write a question, using why. Motivate your answer.', the student writes only 'why?' as their question, and the annoyed teacher writes back 'GO ANSWER! GO!!'. The bottom half shows two labeled reaction shots: the left labeled 'STUDENT:' features the character Shrek from the *Shrek* film series with a smug, self-satisfied smirk, hands clasped like he is proud of his clever work. The right labeled 'TEACHER:' features Rapunzel from Disney's *Tangled* with a deadpan, annoyed, frustrated expression reacting to the student's unhelpful answers.
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What ended in 1896?
1895
3. Find x.
Here it is
Write a question, using why. Motivate your answer.
why?
GO ANSWER! GO!!
STUDENT:
TEACHER:

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Examples of literal student test answers paired with reaction images representing the student's and teacher's reactions

Overview

This collage meme displays three examples of intentionally cheeky, literal answers from a student on school exam papers, paired with reaction images: 1) In response to the question 'What ended in 1896?', the student writes '1895'. 2) For a math problem asking to 'Find x' for a right triangle, the student simply circles the 'x' mark on the diagram and writes 'Here it is' instead of calculating its length. 3) For the prompt 'Write a question, using why. Motivate your answer.', the student writes only 'why?' as their question, and the annoyed teacher writes back 'GO ANSWER! GO!!'. The bottom half shows two labeled reaction shots: the left labeled 'STUDENT:' features the character Shrek from the Shrek film series with a smug, self-satisfied smirk, hands clasped like he is proud of his clever work. The right labeled 'TEACHER:' features Rapunzel from Disney's Tangled with a deadpan, annoyed, frustrated expression reacting to the student's unhelpful answers.

Origin notes

This meme is a remix combining long-circulating viral images of funny, petty student answers to test questions, paired with popular pre-existing reaction images of Shrek's smug expression and Rapunzel's annoyed expression. As provided in the source information, this version was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the account WholesomeMeme, as part of the popular genre of relatable school/student humor memes.

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