Friday, 2/26: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #24

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Prep Sheet for Test #24.
Vocabulary Homework: ___/20
Vocabulary Practices: ___/12  ___/12  ___/13
Warm Ups: ___/5  ___/6  ___/6
Other Extra Credit may include: per 1,4,5 +3 and per 3 +2 for vocab relay, +1-4 for Lightning Round, +1 or 2 for Prepositions, +1 for EBOLA!!!!!)

Mental Floss.

  1. Aviva was planning to take a trip around the world. She liked names that were similar to hers, so she made a list of places she would like to visit.  However, one of these places doesn’t belong. Which one is it and why? (Yes, they’re all real places.)
    Arrawarra (Australia), Caraparac (Peru), Daba Qabad (Somalia),  Krape Park (United States),  Ilokano (Polynesia), Nagubugan (Philippines),  Oktahatko (United States)
  2. What color is represented by this “word”?   BRLEUDE
  3. Cross out six letters and you’ll find an easy word. What is the word?  SBAIXNLETATNERSAS
  4. Wacky Wordy:   AMUOUS
  5. The same 3-letter word can be placed in front of the four following words to create a new word. What word?
    PUT,  BREAK,  SIDE,  STANDING
  6. A firefighter stood on the middle rung of a ladder, spraying water on a burning house. He then climbed up 6 rungs before the heat of the flames caused him to come down 10 rungs. After some minutes he was able to climb 18 rungs to the very top of the ladder. How many rungs did the ladder have? (Alert: math)

 

Test #24.
ALERT: Please answer the following at the bottom of the test as  Question #38:

 (3) Artie tells Pavel that Vladek, in addition to being lucky, was “…amazingly present-minded and resourceful.”  Give at least three examples from anywhere. I do not want any “bunker” examples; nothing to do with “hiding.” There are plenty of other ones.

Doodle Theme: A new invention.