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Questions

1. Jeff and John were out in the desert with only one glass of water between them and no means of measuring or second glass to pour into. How could they divide the water exactly evenly assuming the glass is a cylinder shape?

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the word below.

     I _ _ E _ _ _ E _ A _ _ _ 

3. Fill in each blank below with a word that has the same meaning as the words on either side but is pronounced differently in each definition.

     to anger ____  something to scent the air

     past tense of “to plunge” ______ bird

     informal meal ___________ to hit

4. Find the word that best completes the following sequence.

     Army     Mother     Whim     Some

     1) Wit     2) Listen     3) Want     4) Their

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the word below.

     H _ _ _ L _ _ S _ E _ _

Answers

1. One man drinks until the level of the water exactly bisects the glass as it is held to his mouth; that is, until the water exactly reaches the top of the bottom of the glass, and the surface of the water creates a plane connecting the bottom of the rim.

2. IRRETRIEVABLE (There may be other answers)

3. incense, dove, buffet

4. 1) Wit (Each word in the sequence ends with a pronoun.)

5. HELPLESSNESS (There may be other answers)