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Mathematics, Reading, and Research, Vol. 5
English Basics, Vol. 4

September 7, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 1
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Regular Plural Nouns

1. boxes
2. pictures
3. dishes
4. churches
5. losses

1. glass, glasses
2. student, students
3. watch, watches
4. bus, buses or busses
5. protester, protesters
6. flash, flashes
7. tax, taxes

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 1
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Riddles

1. 25 (1+3+5+7+9)
2. 2,000 (1 X 2,000; The year 2000 is the last year of the twentieth century.)
3. 499
4. 444
5. 8,642

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 1
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The Idea

1. hated
2. his
3. order
4. year
5. back
6. kindergarten
7. unnecessary
8. worry
9. expect
10. front

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 1
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Give Me Some Latitude

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D

September 13, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 2
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Irregular Plural Nouns

1. women, woman
2. deer, deer
3. geese, goose
4. teeth, tooth
5. children, child
6. knives, knife
7. children, child
8. oxen, ox
9. mice, mouse
10. feet, foot
11. men, man

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 2
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Place Value and Palindrome Riddles

1. 311
2. 1221
3. 33
4. 373
5. 9,000,000 (nine million)

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 2
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Word Meanings From Context

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 2
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Using a Dictionary - Definitions

1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C

September 20, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 3
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Analogies

1. pardon
2. adverb
3. enter
4. liquid
5. fourth
6. drug
7. astronomer

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 3
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Assorted Problems

1. 12,256
2. C
3. 1,136
4. B

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 3
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Treasure, Part I

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. C

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 3
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Using a Dictionary - Comparing Words

1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D

September 27, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 4
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Grammatical Analogies

1. rowed
2. its
3. it’s
4. closely
5. arrangement
6. women
7. their

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 4
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Like Fractions

1. two thirds (2/3)
2. one third (1/3)
3. D (8/8 - 4/8 - 3/8 = 1/8)
4. 9/23
5. 14/23

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 4
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Treasure, Part II

Responses will vary. Be sure students justify their positions with references to the story.

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 4
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Mammal Facts (or Not)

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True (They’re not just scavengers.)
6. False (They’re apes.)
7. False
8. False
9. True
10. True

October 4, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 5
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Grammatical Analogies

1. goes
2. run
3. whose
4. who’s
5. heel
6. an
7. was

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 5
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Using Like Fractions

1. 3/10 (of a) mile
2. 8/10 mile (or 4/5 mile)
3. None
4. 1/8
5. 13/24

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 5
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Treasure, Part III

1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 5
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Christopher Columbus

1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False (The part about a "new continent" makes it false.)
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. False

October 12, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 6
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Regular and Irregular Verbs

1. did
2. thought
3. reminded
4. put
5. borrowed
6. knew

1. driven
2. eaten
3. known
4. blamed
5. written
6. picked

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 6
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Halloween Scene

1. 8 ounces
2. $ 5.95
3. C
4. D
5. $ 7.49

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 6
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Treasure, Part IV

Responses will vary.

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 6
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Comparing Words - Pronunciation

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D

October 18, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 7
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Verbs Can Become Adjectives

1. broken, break
2. smiling, smile
3. filtered, filter
4. frozen, freeze
5. fallen, fall
6. translated, translate
7. sleeping, sleep
8. driven, drive
9. inspected, inspect
10. done, do
11. fishing, fish
12. forgotten, forget

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 7
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How Can You Solve It?

1. D 2. D 3. E 4. A

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 7
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Thank You Sincerely, Poem

Responses will vary. Students should be given credit for any logical point they make based on references to the poem.

Suggested answers:

The “you” is a parent or parents, or anyone who functioned as a parent.

The narrator is the adult offspring writing on behalf of himself/herself and at least one other sibling. (“we”)

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 7
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Finding Facts

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A

October 25, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 8
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Finding the Violators

1. good, well
2. are, is (The verb must agree with “group,” a singular noun.)
3. The period should be underlined. A question mark is correct.
4. whose, who’s
5. lay, lie
6. seen, saw
7. an, a
8. sister’s, sisters’
9. nothing, anything (It would also be correct to replace “didn’t do” with “did” and keep the word “nothing.”
10. careful, carefully
11. deers, deer
12. to (first one), too
13. The question mark should be underlined. A period or exclamation mark is correct.

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 8
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Rounding Riddles

1. 450
2. $ 4.00
3. 0
4. B, D
5. 495
6. 2,499
7. 3,570 (1,270 + 1,300 + 1,000)

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 8
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Word Meanings From Context

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 8
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Born on Halloween

1. C 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B

November 1, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 9
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Finding More Violators

1. fly, flies
2. don't, doesn't
3. girl's, girls (The noun is not possessive.)
4. would'nt, wouldn't (The apostrophe goes in the space where a letter has been omitted.)
5. there, they're
6. are, is
7. The question mark should be replaced by a period (or possibly an exclamation mark).
8. a, an
9. wolfs, wolves
10. slow, slowly
11. I, me
12. friend's, friends'

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 9
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More Rounding Riddles

1. 27
2. Washington
3. 1000 or 1,000
4. 4,000 (That was DAYS in a decade.)
5. Tuesday

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 9
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Fashion Blues

Answers will vary, especially for the third question.

Both the students and Miss Joan considered the color of the jeans to be significant. The kids' reactions were positive, Miss Joan (and perhaps Mr. Kay) reacted negatively.

Note: This week's Research Skills worksheet can be used to help introduce some of the vocabulary from the story.

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 9
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Using a Dictionary - Vocabulary

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A

November 8, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 10
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Adverbs That Modify Adjectives

1. badly, damaged
2. very, beautiful
3. well, written
4. incredibly, huge
5. slightly, greenish
6. too, smart
7. carefully, painted
8. truly, funny
9. somewhat, enjoyable
10. fairly, sturdy

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 10
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Squared Riddles

1. 1 (one)
2. 52
3. 8
4. Vermont

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 10
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Simple Math

1. so
2. calendar
3. years
4. exactly
5. second
6. point
7. two
8. excited
9. New Year’s
10. true

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 10
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Comparisons

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D

November 15, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 11
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Contractions

1. doesn't
2. he's
3. he's
4. We've
5. they're
6. she'd
7. she'd
8. it'll
9. it's
10. they've

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 11
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Average Thanksgiving Dinners

This is a good worksheet to have kids do in cooperative groups.

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 11
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Campaign Finance Reform

1. reason
2. case
3. other
4. better
5. argue
6. public
7. decisions
8. candidates
9. make
10. sense

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 11
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Thanksgiving Facts

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D

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November 29, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 12
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Analogies

1. shower
2. product
3. vision
4. low
5. distant
6. thousand
7. later

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 12
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Riddles

1. snow
2. ornament
3. family
4. present

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 12
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Word Meanings From Context

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 12
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Using a Dictionary - Sounds and Meanings

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C

December 6, 1999

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 13
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Cool Analogies

1. autumn
2. cooler
3. solid
4. rule
5. freezer
6. zero
7. flake

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 13
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Cool Riddles

1. blizzard
2. 4
3. refrigerator
4. subzero

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 13
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Memories, Poem

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 13
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Cool Facts

1. -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit, -273.15 degrees Celsius
2. 32 degrees Fahrenheit, 0 degrees Celsius
3. boiling hydrogen
4. A

January 3, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 14
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Synonyms

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. A

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 14
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After Christmas Specials

1. $27.37 (Assuming the store rounded the total to price to the next highest cent.)
2. $120.00
3. Steve's Sleeves had the greater discount. (1/3 off vs. ¼ off)
4. $120.00 (If the price was 75% "off" instead of 75% "of," the answer would be $40.00.)

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 14
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The Presidential Campaign

1. Disagree
2. Disagree
3. Disagree
4. Agree
5. Agree
6. Agree
7. Agree
8. Agree

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 14
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Composers

1. There's No Business Like Show Business, Irving Berlin
2. Beautiful Dreamer, Stephen Foster
3. South Pacific, Oscar Hammerstein II
4. Long-Gone Lonesome Blues, Hank Williams

January 10, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 15
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Antonyms

1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. D

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 15
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Multiple Riddles

1. 70
2. 0
3. 12
4. 120
5. 4

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 15
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Word Meanings From Context

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 15
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Mathematics Terms

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B

January 18, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 16
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Synonyms and Antonyms

1. S 2. S 3. A 4. S 5. A 6. A 7. S 8. A

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 16
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Percentages

1. 4
2. 5
3. 7
4. Seventeen
5. 48

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 16
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Word Meanings From Context - Synonyms

1. bizarre
2. creeds
3. adhere
4. aroma
5. inscribe

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 16
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Iowa Facts

1. 150
2. An Indian tribe
3. James K. Polk
4. Missouri
5. Farming
6. Yes. It still has some left.
7. Republican
8. Hawkeye State, Corn State

January 24, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 17
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Proofreading

1. There were ten broken eggs in the carton.
2. Each of the boys is writing a different story.
3. Did Taylor and I borrow the wrong car?
4. How many people saw the strange object?
5. Randall said, "It's too late to go out!"
6. The title of the book is A Piece of Toast.
7. I'd like to invite Joan to visit us in Florida.
8. We will meet every Friday during the summer.

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 17
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Fraction Riddles

1. A day
2. A second
3. 14/14
4. 5
5. 1/4

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 17
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Winter Heat

Answers will vary. Students should be encouraged to refer to the story whenever possible to explain their answers or opinions.

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 17
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New Hampshire Facts

1. 16 miles
2. Increased
3. A county in England
4. More than 80%
5. The Granite State
6. It's the first. (Iowa's voters get to choose even sooner, but they have caucuses.)
7. The General Court
8. Mostly from local property taxes

January 31, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 18
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Grammatical Misfits

1. bake, They are irregular verbs.
2. Winter, They are proper nouns.
3. renew, They are synonyms.
4. she, They are possessive pronouns.
5. good, They are adverbs.
6. pig, The plural forms of these nouns are irregular.
7. ill, They are homonyms.
8. Who's, They are possessive nouns.

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 18
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The Code

Copy B is the original. "3" is the most common symbol in the first place, "W" in the second place, etc. In fact, none of the other symbols that appear in a given position are duplicated at all.

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 18
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1. lenient
2. gullible
3. insensitive
4. warm

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 18
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Comparing Two States

These should be checked:
2, 3, 5, 6

February 7, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 19
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Analogies - Valentine's Day

1. Valentine's Day
2. voyage
3. arrows
4. affection
5. Valentines
6. chocolate
7. adventurous

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 19
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Amanda's Valentine's Day Party

1. 13
2. 2
3. $8.00
4. 8
5. 552 (24 X 23)

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 19
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You, Poem

Responses may vary.

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 19
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Some Notable People

1. He invented the ferris wheel.
2. professional golf
3. slavery
4. Eliminate this question.Free credit to students.
5. They were all born on February 14 (Valentine's Day).

February 14, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 20
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Rhyming Words

1. loose
2. grade
3. hummed
4. wave
5. loan
6. goal
7. lease

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 20
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The Will of the People

C, Mr. C will win the election with 40% of the vote. Mr. A will get 30%. Ms. B will get 30%.

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 20
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Word Meanings From Context

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 20
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Using a Dictionary - Definitions

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D

February 28, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 21
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Rhyming Words

1. place
2. clan
3. root
4. have
5. traced
6. pleased
7. home

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 21
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Patterns

1. 46 (Each number is 7 greater than the previous one.)
2. $159.72 (Each amount is 10% greater than the previous one.)
3. 90 (Each number is 1/3 of the previous one.)
4. 1,024 (Each number is 4 times greater than the previous one.)
5. $12.50 (Each amount is 1/2 of the previous one.)
6. 72 (The following numbers are derived by subtracting 1, then 2, then 3, etc. from the previous number.)

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 21
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Word Meanings From Context

1. C 2. C 3. D 4. D

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 21
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Using a Dictionary - Definitions

1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B

March 6, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 22
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Real Sentences

1. N
2. N
3. S
4. N
5. S
6. N
7. S
8. N
9. S
10. N
11. S
12. N
13. S
14. N
15. N
16. N
17. N
18. N
19. S
20. S

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 22
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Patterns

1. 7 (Double and add one.)
2. 320 (Double each time.)
3. 256 (Square each number.)
4. ½, ¼, 1/8 (Divide by two.)
5. 1 (Add ¼.)
6. 4 (Multiply times 3.)

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 22
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Word Meanings From Context

rarely
want
Nothing
responded
together
informed
inquired
certain
exited
warmed

Research Skills, Volume 5, Number 22
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Ronald Reagan

1. D
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. D (One of the electors voted for Reagan even though he hadn't run in November.)
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. D

March 13, 2000

English Basics, Volume 4, Number 23
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Analogies

1. spring
2. out
3. fever
4. disease
5. cheese
6. barter
7. reject

Mathematics Problem Solving, Volume 5, Number 23
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Patterns

1. 1, 5…….404 ( +4, X4)
2. N (The first letter of the number's name)
3. 5 (Divide by 1, divide by 2, divide by 3, etc.)
4. .01 (Divide by 10.)
5. 42, 2 (Keep dropping the greatest digit.)

Reading Comprehension, Volume 5, Number 23
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Martin's St. Patrick's Day