This may be the worst homework anyone could give to a kid

'This is entrapment.'
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Brian Koerber
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As you may recall from your elementary school years, homework assignments dished out to kids aren't always well thought.

While some assignments are able to stump parents, this sheet that was apparently assigned to first graders is just asking for trouble. The kids are supposed to create a word that ends with "uck." Nice.

One redditor called it a "test of willpower," while another referred to the assignment as "entrapment." Regardless, there are only so many letters in the alphabet, and eventually, some kid is going to choose "f" or "c" to fill in the blank.

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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