Friday, 10/23/09 - Checking: KBARR. Collecting: Sentence Combining. Shooting: Pink Sheet.
Prepare sheet for Test #8. Record Pink Sheet H/W Score (/10), pun (+1), mistakes (+1/2 each), and any other extra credit you may have earned this week.
Mental Floss.
  1. What does each word in each group have in common?
    1. a) basketball game, TVs, windows
    2. b) archer, violinist, gift package
    3. c) telephone, deck of cards, car trunk
  2. 1961 was a special year (besides the fact that Mr. Coward was born then). In fact, the next time a year will be this special will be the year 6009. What is so special about those two years?
  3. Wacky Wordy:  S - N - O - W
  4. When does 1+1+1=1?
  5. In each sentence below, an animal is concealed. For example, the sentence,

    6. "What shall I do, Gertrude?" has the word dog concealed. Can you find the others?
    1. a) He used his powers of persuasion to summon key people to the meeting.
    2. b) Did I ever tell you, that at camp in the fall, I once found a ten dollar gold piece?
    3. c) Asking nutty questions can be most annoying.
  6. Supply the missing four words. (No, you don't get to ask any questions.)

    7.      "Failure  _____  ______  ______  ______ ."
         Options:
         A) Success
         B) Victory
         C) Triumph
         D) Accomplishment
Test #8