Friday, 3/10: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #22

Prep sheet for Test #22:
Vocab Practices: ___/13 ___/13 ___/13     Extra Scrambles:___
Stamp on PS? yes /no        SMYK’s? yes / no
Other Bonus: Period 2 gets +2 for VR, all other classes get +1. +1 for aesthetic.


Mental Floss.

  1. Wacky Wordy:   Queso >
  2. Starting with an empty barrel, put in order. (Not a trick.)
    *2/3 full   *1/4 empty   *1/2 full   *3/4 empty
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. A donkey behind another donkey,
    I’m behind that second donkey,
    But there is a whole nation behind me.
    It is a murder you can describe in a word: ______

 


Test #22 – Final

The cut-off for SSI today is 20.


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