The first question seemed simple enough: "What is 2+2?" But as the students read on, they discovered that the next question was even harder: "What is the square root of 144?"
The students were stumped. They had studied long and hard for this test, but these questions were beyond their comprehension. They sat in silence, staring at their papers, trying to figure out what to do.
But then, a strange thing happened. One of the students, a quiet girl named Emily, started laughing. At first, the other students were confused. But then, they realized what Emily had realized: the test was actually really easy.
Emily raised her hand and asked Mr. Johnson if she could speak to him privately. He agreed, and Emily walked up to his desk.
"Mr. Johnson," she said, "I think there's been a mistake. These questions are too easy."
Mr. Johnson looked at her skeptically. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well," Emily said, "the first question is 'What is 2+2?' and the second question is 'What is the square root of 144?' Those are both really easy questions."
Mr. Johnson raised an eyebrow. "Are you saying that you know the answers to those questions?"
Emily smiled. "Of course I do. The answer to the first question is 4, and the answer to the second question is 12."
Mr. Johnson was shocked. He had spent hours carefully crafting this test, making sure that it was difficult enough to challenge his students. And now, it seemed that he had made a mistake.
But as he looked around the room, he saw that Emily was not the only one who had figured out the trick. All of the students were smiling, and some were even laughing out loud.
Mr. Johnson had to admit, he was impressed. These students had outsmarted him with their own intelligence. And in the end, he realized that the test was a success after all.
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