D I V E R S I O N S
92 AMERICANWAY
OCTOBER 1 2009
1.Which of the scrambledwords below is least like
the others? The difference has nothing to do with
vowels, consonants, or syllables.
TISU KAJCTE LBUOES RDMU
2. Choose the correct letter from each clue in the
rhyme below. When put in order, the five letters
will spell the answer to the riddle.
Myfirst is in
hope
andalso
hate
My second in
eat
andalso
ate
My third in
hope
you’ll alsofind
My fourth in
pink
but not in
mind
My last in
young
you’ll alsofind
Mywhole apleasant stateofmind
3. Replace the first letter of both words in each
row to make two new words that start with the
same letter. Place the new first letter in the blank
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6.What twowords, formed fromdifferentarrange-
ments of the same eight letters, can complete the
sentence below?
Thehomeowner ___________quitenormallyun-
til he fell in lovewith roses and, becomingquite
___________, plantedhundredsof rosebushes in
his tinygardenplot.
7. Find the number that best completes the se-
quence below.
1 4 16 ? 256
Bonus Question:
To whom is the adage “An army
marches on its stomach” attributed?
between the twowords.Whenyou’refinished, you’ll
have a newword readingdown.
Handle __________Those
Lisle __________Sward
Monger __________Reaping
Bother __________Fountain
4. If one cook can cook three turkeys in four hours,
howmany cooks will it take to cook 15 turkeys in
the same amount of time, assuming that there is
enough oven space for each cook?
5. Figureout thepattern in thefirst threeexamples,
and use it tofigure out the last number.
1, 3, 4 (16)
2, 6, 1 (18)
5, 2, 7 (28)
3, 4, 5 (?)
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