Friday, 3/1/13
Prep sheet for Test #22.
First period: Ignore the TS 23/24 Quiz- it doesn't count.
Everyone: Be sure to record your TS responding and your 600 words!
TS 17/18: ___/11 TS19/20: ___/8 TS 23/24:___/8
Warm Ups: ___/7 ___/6 ___/8 ___/5
TS Responding 2/18-2/25 Summary:
TS 2/18-2/25 Word Count:_____ 600
Words 2/18-2/25 Word Count:______
Non-Clicker Extra Credit:
Mental Floss.
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An infinite number of mathematicians are standing behind a bar. The first
asks the barman for half a pint of root beer, the second for a quarter
pint, the third an eighth, and so on. How many pints of root beer will
the barman need to fulfill all mathematicians' wishes?
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Find the name of a planet hidden in each of the following sentences:
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a) "Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves."
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b) Everyone takes a turn in the cage.
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c) "Catherine, you ran us over with your bicycle!"
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d) "Sam, arsenic is poisonous. I read about it on the internet."
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What two words contain the
most letters?
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Mom baked a cake. Dad ate 1/6 of the cake.
Brother ate 1/5 of what was left. Then sister had 1/4 of the remaining
cake. After that the dog ate 1/3 of the remaining cake, and finally another
kid ate 1/2 of what was left after the dog was finished. What fraction
of the whole cake is left for mom to eat? (Alert: math.)
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If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field,
how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in the middle
field?
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When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid
word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Sour Answer: The words are
Start and Tart.
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a) area between mountains --> narrow passage between
buildings
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b) spew out --> leave out (gross!)
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c) a shape --> a number
Test #22.