Thursday, 4/17/14 - Welcome Guest Teacher!
Prep Sheet for Test #26.

Mental Floss.
  1. What are the next two numbers in this sequence?  7, 14, 17, 21, 27, 28, 35, 37, ____, ____  (Not a trick.)
  2. What do these three have in common?  fishing rod, actor, checkout counter
  3. What do all these have in common?  Pebble, Long, Cocoa, Palm, Myrtle
  4. What do these sets of letters have in common?  Clfrn, Clrd, Hw, Grg, Txs, Lsn   
  5. These SEVEN words are hiding something. What? (Hint: abbreviations)
    Vermont, statuesque, Swedish, Arthur, Africa, sensation, misunderstood
  6. A magic rooster lays a golden egg right on the border of the U.S. and Canada. 
    Both countries argue that they should get the egg. Who has the right to the egg: The U.S. or Canada?
  7. Two sisters walked up to a house. They were dressed in dirty clothes and looked starving. They knocked on the door, and when it was answered, the elder sister spoke. "We are in need of money. My name is Ella, and this is my little sister Sarah," she said, gesturing to the other girl. 
    "Our mother died giving birth to me, and our father died recently due to an illness. We are starving. Would you be so kind as to give us some money?"
    The lady who answered the door thought for a moment, then answered,"You are a liar. I will not lend you any money." 
  8. Why does she think the sisters are lying?

Test #26

Trade and Grade w/Red Pens.