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1. Top poetry. What 9 letter word could be found by rearranging the letters in this anagram? |
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2. What word means "an original type, form, or instance that serves as a model on which later stages are based or judged?" |
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3. Mary, Sue and Beth count their spools of thread. Mary has half the total. If she loses 11 and gives 1 to Sue, they will all have the same number. How many did they start with |
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4. Five boys took part in a cycle race. James finished behind Harry. Gavin was behind Ray. Bob was between Gavin and Harry. Who came first and second?
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ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ.
Answers will be visible after you click the button below.1.'Prototype'anagrams to 'Top poetry.'
2. Prototype.
3. M=number of spools Mary starts with
S=number of spools Sue starts with
B=number of spools Beth starts with
T= total number of spools to start with
T=2M
T-11=3(M-12)
So
T-11=3M-36
T=3M-25=2M
M=25M-12=S+1=B
13=S+1=B
Mary has 25 needles
Sue has 12 needles
Beth has 13 spools of thread4. Ray First and Gavin Second. From first statement
we find that that Harry is ahead of James.
From Second statement we find that Ray is ahead of
Gavin.
From third statement we find that if Gavin is ahead
of Bob than Harry would be behind Bob or f Harry is
ahead of Bob Gavin is behind Bob But Harry can not be
ahead of Bob as according to statement A, James is
behind him and not Bob. Therefore Ray is number 1 and
Gavin second.5. The man is looking at his son.
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