Friday, 4/3/09
Prepare sheet for Test 12.
Mental Floss. Most of them are tricks.
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A rooster lays an egg right on the border of the U.S. and
Canada. Both countries argue that they should get the egg. Who has the
right to the egg: The U.S. or Canada?
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There is one word in the English language that is always
pronounced incorrectly. What is it?
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Where can you finish reading several books before you finish
even one sentence?
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Their are for mestakes in this teaser.
Is that statement true or false? Name the errors. (You must get both
correct for credit.)
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What has the body of a male human, the eyes of a deer, the
legs of a rabbit, and says "moo"?
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Which one of the following does not belong with the others?
Why? (Not a trick. Must get both parts correct.) Binoculars, eyeglasses,
goggles, handlebars, jeans, pliers, scissors, shoes, tweezers
Test 12
Finished? Finish the story, and then do the five questions
in your notebook. Write out the answers.
"The Earth Men" part 2
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It turns out that the
line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome Earth men is...
a) military b) government leader c) police d) immigration
e) psychology
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Why was there no "hullabaloo"
to welcome the Earth men? a) The Martians didn't
believe the Earth men's story. b) There are many people on Mars who claim
to be from Earth. c) The Martians had already met Earth men before (from
the First Expedition). d) The Martians wanted the Earth men to go home.
e) none of the above
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What was the Martian's explanation
for the rocket? a) It came from somewhere else on
Mars. b) It was left there by the First Expedition. c) It was a product
of the Earth men's minds. d) It was a giant fake. e) none of the above
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Why does Mr. Xxx shoot the
captain? a) The captain is a danger to Martians.
b) The captain is in pain and wants Mr. Xxx to put him out of his misery.
c) Mr. Xxx believes they really are from Earth. d) Mr. Xxx thinks he will
be happier dead. e) none of the above
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Why does EMEN end with a
"weather report"? a) As a foreshadowing of
things to come. b) To show how the Martians are starting anew after the
Earthmen are gone. c) To show that, as far as the Martians are concerned,
the Earthmen were never there. d) To show that Mars has weather like
Earth. e) All of the above.