Friday, 10/16/09 - Collecting: Color Essay Final Drafts
Prepare Sheet for Test
#7.
Record: Sentence Combining (6/6 +?), 9/11 (+1 if you
got it), Mistakes etc. (+1/2 each - specify which mistake(s)).
Mental Floss.
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What are the elusive characters?
Missing two letters or numbers?
W A T E __ M __
L O N ?
(In other words, what letters go in the blanks? The answer is
NOT R and E.)
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The following not only describes a famous
monument, but is an anagram for its name. What is the monument?
Built to Stay Free
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A person goes into the post office to mail
a letter. She purchases two stamps and then asks the next person in line
to put the stamps on the envelope. Why didn't she put the stamps on herself?
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If you were running a race, and you passed
the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
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In each sentence below, an animal is concealed.
For example, the sentence, "What shall I do, Gertrude?" has the
word dog concealed. Find the hidden animal in each sentence.
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a) Horace tries in school to be a very
good boy.
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b) People who drive too fast are likely
to be arrested.
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c) For the Halloween party, John came looking
like a radish.
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What row of numbers comes next? (Hint: Say each line to yourself slowly.)
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221