Friday, 11/5/10
Prepare sheet for Test #9. Be sure to include your warm up scores.
Mental Floss
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If PACK + KNIT + STAY + ELMO = KITE
Then THAW + FLIT
+ GNAT+ DIET = ?
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As you are reading this message, you will notice some spelling
errors. Do not be frigtened, however. This is how you must anelyze:
First, find al of the missing,
repeated, or incorrect letters.
Second, alow yurself to look
at these and look at the wword that is represinted.
Finally, tell me a numbur that
most commonnly is associated with the word.
Good luck.
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Bob was having a big party. He decided on a technique to
get lots of people to come. He invited his five closest friends and said
that they could each invite 4 people. Each of those could invite
3. Each of those could invite 2. Each of those could invite 1. Overall,
how many people did Bob invite to his party?
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Shmartiopolis, a master dartsman, was bragging to his bar
mates that he was such a consummate player, he could hit the dartboard
in any location at will.
"I'll wager a hundred dollars
that, no matter what position you name on the board, I'll be able to hit
it from 10 feet away." Maddie, tired of Shmartiopolis's bragging,
shouted out an answer. Shmartiopolis stammered for a few moments
and at first refused to pay. The other bar patrons, however, made sure
he held up his end of the wager. Shmartiopolis slammed a hundred dollar
bill on the counter and stormed out. Where on the dartboard did Maddy suggest?
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Steve is holding a coin in his
hand. If you take away half, the value of the coin doubles. What is the
coin?
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A man left his house to go to
work. When he got home he saw that his house had been broken into. The
robbers had taken everything in his house except for two one hundred dollar
bills that were in plain sight. Why weren't the one hundred dollar bills
taken?
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What do all the words in this list have in common?
Lead, Sow, Bass, Wind, Tear, Object (Not a trick.)
Test #9 (7th grade)
Test #9 (8th grade)