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5 4 8 7 2 1 3 6 9
2 9 6 5 3 8 7 1 4
7 3 1 4 6 9 8 2 5
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9 8 4 2 7 3 1 6 5
4 9 7 3 5 8 6 2 1
5 2 8 1 6 9 4 3 7
1 6 3 4 2 7 5 9 8
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Thenames of sixgeographical places are
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Canadanceralso sing? Is ita lyreoraharphe’s
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Theofficepool tobuy lottery tickets has
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muchmoneydo they contribute?
3.
Whichof thewords below is least like
theothers?
KNIGHTED PLUMBER CLAM LAMB BRIGHT
4.
Fill in theblanks below to complete thenames
of three colors.
_A_E_T_
_E_M_L I __
_ER__E_N
5.
Twomarathon runners racedeachother to see
whowas faster. Lucy ran threemiles anhour up a
hill and sixmiles anhour downhill.Olivia ran four
miles anhour up anddown thehill. Thehill was
threemiles eachway.Whowon?
6.
Find thenumber that best completes the
following sequence:
3 9 5 25 7 49 9 __
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Canada, Italy, Benin,
Asia, Iran, Togo
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$40 (10members at $4each; 8members at $5each)
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CLAM
(theonlywordwithout a silent letter)
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MAGENTA,
VERMILION,
CERULEAN
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It was a tie. (Lucy spent anhour and ahalf covering the six
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Olivia took the samehour and ahalf.)
6.
81 (a sequenceof oddnumbers, each followedby its square)
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