Friday, 10/24/03 -- Eighth Grade
Prepare paper for Test #7.
Mental Floss.
What word is GHOTI an alternative spelling for? (Hint: Rough
women lotion.)
Mom bakes a cake. Dad ate 1/6 of the cake. Brother ate 1/5
of what was left. Then sister had 1/4 of the remaining cake. After that
the dog ate 1/3 of the remaining cake, and finally another kid ate 1/2
of what was left after the dog was finished. What fraction of the whole
cake is left for mom to eat?
The man was so upset about being _ _
_ _ that he regularly _ _ _ _
_ _ himself up on the bed and _
_ _ _ _ _ his eyes out. (All three words are
homonyms.)
I couldn't _ _ _ _ _
any of the _ _ _ _ _ _ in the
flower shop, because for some strange reason I had 50 _
_ _ _ _ crammed up my nose. (All three words are homonyms.)
This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you
can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think
nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual
though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything
odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without
any coaching!
