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  1. Five apples are in a basket. How do you divide them among five girls so that each girl gets an apple, but one apple remains in the basket?

     


  2. Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why? CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS

     


  3.  Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this?

     


  4. There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there?

     


  5. I always follow you around, everywhere you go at night. I look very bright to people, but I can make the sun dark. I can be in many different forms and shapes. What am I?

     


  6. A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resting place, and I'm the torment of man. Who Am I?

     


  7. If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

     


  8. There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?

     


  9. If the day before yesterday is the 23rd, then what is the day after tomorrow?

     


  10. What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?