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Honest is to truthful as:
Happiness is to cheerful
Courteous is to polite
Lengthy is to length
Carpenter is to saw
Summer is to warm

Which of these sentences is correct?
Its a sunny day.
People like the dogwood because of it’s blossoms.
It’s clear that you are correct.
Saturn is known for it’s rings.
Its nothing special.

The rise and fall of the ocean’s tides is caused by:
the sun’s gravity
the seasons
the moon’s gravity      
the earth’s rotation
the earth’s gravity

For Father’s Day, Dan’s dad received three gift certificates for the same fishing tackle store worth $20, $10, and $25. He wants to come as close as possible to spending the full amount he has without going over. Shipping costs $6.95. Which is his best choice?
2 set of lures for $13.50 each and a hat for $14.00
3 spools of line at $6.95 each, salmon eggs at $5.95, and a vest on sale for $21.50
2 T shirts at $12.85 each and an assortment of hooks at $19.50
Eleven lures at 3.95
Four variety packs of spinners at $11.95 each
A landing net at $42.50


Pie “a la mode” comes with
fruit topping
ice cream
extra whipped cream
double crust
nuts and raisins

To fly from Los Angeles to Chicago you would fly:
Northwest
Northeast
North
Southeast
East

Your thermometer has four lines between 70 and 80. Yesterday the high temperature was two lines above 90. How hot was it?
92
98
88
94
96

Which food belongs in the group of which you should have the fewest servings per day?
Apples
Rice
Cheese
Steak
Chocolate

Which of the following is NOT a correct pairing of a book and an author?
J. K. Rowling - books about a young wizard away at school
Arnold Lobel - books about two amphibians together
Beverly Cleary - books about a family of settlers living on the plains
Matt Christopher - books about children and sports
E. B. White - books about a pig, a swan, and a spider

The Continental Divide separates
Watersheds
Mountain ranges
Climate zones
States
Tax dollars

 

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