Style and tone
According to the World Heritage Site, there are three things everyone must do when they visit the city of Prague in the Czech Republic: Walk along the Charles Bridge. See a production at the state opera house. Eating goulash is also an imperative.
What is Eat a meal of goulash and dumplings?
The rise of meal delivery service HomeBites and the app Foodie (that allows users to rate restaurants) are just two instance of how technology has dominated our eating culture. *instance*
A college writing seminar increased its size by 50% from the first to the second day. If the total number of students in the seminar on the second day was 15, how many students were in the class on the first day?
What is 10?
27+73=100+dx−365
In the equation above, d is a constant. What is the value of d if x=730 is a solution to the equation?
What is 1/2?
Marion did not intentionally loose her passport so that she could stay in Spain longer. *loose*
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loss
lose
loosen
What is lose?
As Bailey punctured the basketball, the air swiftly whooshed out of it.
What is no change?
The baseball player wished he could speak to his fans directly, instead of having to address crowds of media representative. *media representative*
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journalist
reporters
newscaster
What is reporters?
A construction crew was made up of 8 men and the rest women. If 40%, of the crew were men, how many people were in the crew?
What is 20?
6,000=bu+4,000
Given the above equation with constant b, what is the value of 600,000 + 100bu + 400,000 in millions?
What is 1.2 million?
Most people don't eat the corps of an apple because it has less flavor and a lot of seeds. *Corps*
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chore
core
court
What is core?
I woke up before my alarm, made a roast beef sandwich for lunch, arrived at the bus stop with minutes to spare, and cruised into my office on the 7th floor. That’s when I realized that I had forgotten my briefcase, along with the crucial notes for my 9 a.m. presentation. Well, this was just completely awful!
What is perfectly terrible?
Spizzerinctum, meaning high spirits or nerve, and ginchy, meaning excellent, are just two case of defunct American slang words. *case*
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examples
illustration
instance
What is examples?
A movie fanatic has amassed a giant collection of home movies, some on DVD and others in the older VHS cassette mode. If the fanatic has 308 movies on DVD, which comprises 31.3% of the total collection, how many total movies are in the collection?
What is 984?
2x+a=2x−3
In the equation above, a is a constant. For what value of a does the equation have no solutions?
Any number
Any number except -3
Any negative number
-3
What is any number except -3?
Julie was quite convinced that her younger brother Jacob had pored too much syrup on his pancakes. *Had pored*
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What is had poured?
Malcolm liked to count things. To him, the height of excitement was buying a fresh box of pencils, sharpening them, and promptly adding them to his massive collection of writing implements. He reveled in careful consideration of all things, the smaller the better.
What is monotony, minutiae, the matter-of-fact and methodical?
In 1897, Charlotte Wiberg wed Arthur St. Andrassy in an unlikely places—inside a lion’s cage at a Boston zoo. *places*
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venues
locales
Location
What is location?
A clothing warehouse that houses 14,000 garments must replace all damaged and lost garments. If 1.5% of the garments were damaged and 0.6% of the garments were lost, how many garments must the warehouse replace?
What is 294?
2−4x+a=−4x−3
In the equation above, a is a constant. For what value of a does the equation have no solutions?
Any number
Any number except -5
Any negative number
-5
What is any number except -5?
Robert believes that everyone in the world should be fascinated by his research project, but most non-scientists find it a bit of a boar. *Boar*
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bore
board
burr
What is bore?
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Andersen of Sunnyville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie, to Guillermo Torres, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Torres of Crater City. Stephanie is a graduate of University of Utah and is a social worker at St. Paul’s Hospital. Guillermo graduated from Beckman College and is employed with Kane Pharmaceuticals. The families are eagerly looking forward to an October wedding.
What is no change?
All eight of Elizabeth's siblings became a politician; Elizabeth became a professional clown. *a politician*
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a figurehead in the political arena
politicians
a political activist
What is a politicians?
Desmond ordered his favorite pizza with 12 slices. Sadly, he could finish only 75% of the whole pizza. How many slices were left?
What is 3 slices left?
10+7x=4x+2+bx
In the equation shown above, b is a constant. For what value of b does the equation have no solutions?
What is 3?
Romeo was faced with a life-changing decision: whether to honor his family or pursue his love, Juliet.
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wither
weather
when
What is no change?