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mental floss – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English https://mrcoward.com/middleschool Everything You Need to Know Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:20:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Friday, 3/6: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #25 https://mrcoward.com/middleschool/?p=6615 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:20:15 +0000 http://mrcoward.com/middleschool/?p=6615 Read moreFriday, 3/6: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #25]]> Prep sheet for Test #25:
Husker Du: ___/6 ___/5 ___/5 ___/5   Giver Quizzes: ___/10 ___/10
Vocab Homework: ___/20  Vocab Practices: ___/12 ___/18 ___/12
Other Extra Credit:  +3 for Period 6, +1 for Period 2 for Vocab Relay.

 

Mental Floss.

  1. These word pairs are not in relation to each other, but if you find their synonyms, the two words will rhyme. Example : Plump Feline = Fat Cat. a) nondescript crustacean  b) old story  c) big boat  d) timid gnat  e) kiss dog
  2. Wacky Wordy:  EILN  PU
  3. Wacky Wordy: Long
                               Due
  4. What word could GHOTI be an alternative spelling for?
    (Big Hint: RouGH wOmen loTIon.)
  5. When is 30 plus 30 equal to 1?
  6. If a daddy bull weighs 1,200 pounds and eats twelve bales of hay each day, and a baby bull, who weighs 300 pounds, eats three bales of hay each day, how much hay, then, should a mommy bull eat if she weighs 800 pounds?

Test #25. Doodle Theme: What’s your idea for a new movie?

 

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Friday, 2/28: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #24 https://mrcoward.com/middleschool/?p=6585 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:13:22 +0000 http://mrcoward.com/middleschool/?p=6585 Read moreFriday, 2/28: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #24]]> enhanced-buzz-12815-1361914747-3 (1)  

Prep sheet for Test #24:

Giver KBARR: ___/30   First Giver Quiz: ___/10
Lots of “Other Extra Credit” this week!

 

Mental Floss.

  1. In what month do Americans eat the least amount of food?
  2. Wacky Wordy:   Cheddar >
  3. Starting with an empty barrel, put in order. (Not a trick.)
    *2/3 full   *1/4 empty   *1/2 full   *3/4 empty
  4. Can you figure out these common, polite expressions?
    • a) The second letter of the alphabet + the opposite of more + a female sheep
    • b) The 16th letter of the alphabet + to rent
    • c)  Former + sticks used for pool + not you
  5. Fill in the blanks below with a word that means the same as the word on the left when read normally, and fits the definition on the right when read backwards.
    • a) Friends ______ hit sharply.  
    • b) Rinds of fruit _______ What we do with over one third of our lives.  
    • c) Wicked _______ Exist

 

Test #24. Doodle Theme: A New Vehicle!

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