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20. If you could redesign the lesson’s final task, what would be most effective?

Ask students to create their own safe “myth-busting” video

Tell them to try every hack at home

Make them memorize all hacks

Show them ads instead

19. What do these hacks tell us about critical thinking in the digital age?

We need to question what we see before trying it

We should trust anything viral

Science is boring

Popularity means safety

18. Which hack might seem the least dangerous, but still wastes time?

Peeling eggs with a spoon

Microwaving metal

Using lemon juice on teeth We need to question what we see before trying it

Putting toothpaste on skin

17. If you wanted to design a science project from these hacks, which one would be best?

Test the lemon + baking soda on eggshells as a model for tee

Put metal in the microwave repeatedly

Try toothpaste on classmates’ skin

Dry phones with pasta

16. Which failed hack best shows the problem of “looks good online but not in reality”?

Toilet paper speaker, because video sound can be faked

Rice hack, because rice is cheap

Egg spoon, because spoons are shiny

Toothpaste hack, because everyone has toothpaste

15. How do life hacks reflect human creativity, even when they fail?

They show people want to solve problems in new ways

They always create real inventions

They stop people from cooking

They prove school is useless

14. Imagine you had to teach kids about online hacks. What’s the smartest advice?

Always check if experts recommend it first

Try every hack once

Believe anything with cool music

Watch but never think

13. Which hack from the text would you still consider trying, and why?

Egg peeling with a spoon, because it’s not dangerous

Rice hack, because it’s tasty

Toothpaste hack, because it smells fresh

Lemon hack, because it’s cheap

12. Why is lemon juice especially harmful for teeth compared to baking soda?

Because it is acidic and erodes enamel

Because it makes your mouth sweet

Because it cools your gums

Because it polishes teeth like glass

11. What’s the main lesson from these failed hacks?

Not everything online is trustworthy

Rice is useless in cooking

Microwaves are always bad

Beauty hacks always fail

10. If you invented a new “lie hack” for fun, which idea fits the style?

Charge your phone faster by putting it in the fridge

Clean teeth with chocolate syrup

Get rid of pimples with pizza

Peel eggs with your feet

9. Why do you think influencers post hacks they know don’t work?

To get more clicks, likes, and views

To save the world

Because they’re scientists

To sell microwaves

8. Which hack from the text would you say is most dangerous, and why?

Microwaving metal, because it can cause fire

Rice hack, because it wastes food

Egg spoon hack, because eggs break

Toothpaste hack, because it tastes bad

7. What does the boiled egg spoon hack reveal about “quick fixes”?

Sometimes they take longer than the normal way

They always save time in the kitchen

Eggs peel perfectly every time

Hacks are always smarter than tradition

6. Imagine someone microwaves metal to “kill germs.” What is the real danger?

Fire or sparks inside the microwave

It cleans the metal too well

It makes food taste metallic

It charges your phone faster

5. Why do people keep trying the baking soda + lemon hack despite the risks?

Because it looks cheap and natural online

Because dentists recommend it

Because lemons are sweet

Because it is approved by TikTok

4. If a teen follows the toothpaste pimple hack, what is the biggest risk?

Skin irritation and redness

Their teeth get cleaner

The pimple disappears immediatelyThey save money on face cre

3. What does the toilet paper roll “speaker” teach us about sound?

Blocking speakers reduces clarity, not improves it

Cardboard always makes music louder

Sound gets stronger when you cut rolls

Rolls can replace real speakers perfectl

If you were designing a safer phone-drying hack, what would you do differently?

Suggest using silica gel packets instead

Tell people to use toothpaste

Put the phone in the freezer

Spray the phone with lemon juice

1. Why might the rice phone hack actually make things worse?

Rice dust can damage the phone more

It makes the phone heavier

The phone will smell like rice

The rice cooks inside the phone