Friday, 1/27: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #18

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. (January 27)

Prep sheet for Test #18:

KBARR: ___/24     Vocab Practice: ___/13 ____/13   ___/13    Vladek: ___/5

Other Extra Credit: Period 6 gets +2 for vocab relay, all others get +1.


Mental Floss.

  1. There is a building with thirty stories and one elevator. On floor twenty-one, four people get on and zero get off. On floor thirteen, six get on and two get off. On floor nine, eight people get on and four get off. How many people would get on and off on floor thirty-one?
  2. What two words contain the most letters?
  3. Wacky Wordy: my you’re way
  4. Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words? (Hint: Sing them to yourself.)
    gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
  5. Find the name of a planet hidden in each of the following sentences:
    • a) “Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves.”
    • b) Everyone takes a turn in the cage.
    • c) “Catherine, you ran us over with your bicycle!”
    • d) “Sam, arsenic is poisonous! I read about it on the internet.”

 

Test #18.