Friday, 1/20/12 - End of the First Semester! Have a great 3-day weekend.
Prepare sheet for Test #16.
Fix my typo in the Clauses section. Oops.
Mental Floss.
  1. When is 30 plus 30 equal to 1?
  2. Inside each set of the following words, there is a pair of smaller words. By putting "&" between them, you'll make a familiar phrase. For example, Skyrocketing/Trolleyman conceals Rock & Roll.

  3. a) Surprised/Trashiness   b) Delaware/Bordering   c) Thundershower/Intellectual
  4. Each group of words has TWO words which do not belong, each for a different reason. Can you find them both?

  5. EXAMPLE:  Lily - Jane - Tulip - Rose
    Jane does not belong as it's the only one which is not a flower
    Tulip also does not belong because it's the only one which is not a girl's name
  6. a) I couldn't __ __ __ __ __ any of the __ __ __ __ __ __ in the flower shop, because for some strange reason I had 50 __ __ __ __ __ crammed up my nose. (All three words are homonyms.)

  7. b) A bloodthirsty pirate will wander the _ _ _ _ and essentially _ _ _ _ _ everything he _ _ _ _. (All three words are homonyms.)
  8. What sort of story begins with a limb and ends with a finish?
  9. Look at the following information:

  10. O + T = T    O + S = S    T + T = F    F + F = E    E + O = N
    What is N - N?

 

Test #16