1. Wacky Wordy:  QUE __ __ __ ION  (Hint: Rearrange and apostrophe.)
2. Wacky Wordy:  DANCE²
3. Complete the words below using three consecutive letters in alphabetical order.

Example:    _ _ A _ U S; add A B and C it would become ABACUS.
• a) F __ __RI__
• b) THI __ __ __
• c) __ __ __ INE
• d) S __ O __ __ Y   (Hint: dog.)
4. Sid and Nancy were comparing information about their siblings. At one point Sid said, "My older brother was born on the Fourth of July. I remember the day because I was watching the fireworks."  Nancy immediately knew it was a lie. How did she know?
5. These groups of three definitions describe three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter. (Example: king, ring, wing.) What are they?

     a) finished, to sleep lightly, a measured quantity
     b) furtive, to secretly observe, an enclosure for pigs
6. You're in a room with three monkeys. The chimp has a stick, the orangutan has a banana, and the gorilla has nothing. Which is the smartest primate in the room?

TS '38