Friday, 1/8/16: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 17

Checking KBAR charts.

Prep sheet for Test #17:
Clauses: ___/9 ___/8 (3 + 5 on Tuesday.)   ___/9  ___/10
Vocabulary H/W: ____/20
Vocab Practices:  ____/13  ___/12  ___/12
Other Extra Credit: Everyone take +3 for Vocab Relay. Other possibilities include +1 for Lent and +1 for Fat Tuesday.

 

Mental Floss.

  1. A word I know, six letters it contains.
    Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.
    What word is it?
  2. Wacky Wordy:   TTTT  RRRRRRRRR
  3. Wacky Wordy:    Must get here.  Must get here.  Must get here.
  4. Wacky Wordy:  history   history   history   history
  5. When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, this day will be as far from Friday as this day was from Friday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What day is it?
  6. The moon is about 250,000 miles from Earth. Sound travels at about 650 miles per hour. If a giant meteor hit the moon, about how long would it take for the sound to reach Earth? (Alert: science.)

Test #17

Doodle Theme: Your KBAR book.