This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. try to do so without any coaching.
The most used letter in the English language is "e" but there are no e's in this paragraph. If you enjoy mystery books like One of Us is Lying and Truly Devious, you will enjoy these seven titles: They Both Die at the End (2017) by Adam Silvera.
Through a service called Death-cast, two young men find out they have less than 24 hours to live. Even though they are strangers, they meet up to go on one final adventure. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33385229-they-both-die-at-the-end/ The Darkness Outside Us (2021) by Eliot Schrefer Two boys, Ambrose and Kodiak, on a spaceship must work together to solve a mystery in order to survive. An LGBT young adult science fiction novel filled with humor and grief. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55200663-the-darkness-outside-us/ We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962) by Shirley Jackson Several members of the Blackwood family died six years ago under mysterious circumstances leaving only Merricat, her sister, and their uncle behind. Now the residents of the nearby village and a returning cousin threaten to tear what is left of the family apart. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89724.We_Have_Always_Lived_in_the_Castle/ Monday's Not Coming (2018) by Tiffany D. Jackson Claudia and her best friend Monday are as close as sisters. When her best friend disappears, Claudia realizes that she seems to be the only one who even knows that Monday ever existed. This book was inspired by the real-life disappearances of several Black girls. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068534-monday-s-not-coming/ All of this Is True (2018) by Lygia Day Penaflor After four teenagers share their secrets with their favorite author, she writes a book about them. This turn of events has unexpected and dangerous consequences. This novel is mainly told through journal entries, interviews, and portions of the book written about the characters. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068735-all-of-this-is-true/ The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (1926) Roger Ackroyd is found murdered a day after his fiancée dies of an overdose. Detective Hercule Poirot must come out of retirement and use his powers of deduction once again to figure out who killed his friend and why. This is said to be one of the first mysteries to have a twist ending. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16328.The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd/ All Your Twisted Secrets (2020) by Diana Urban This debut novel by Urban has been compared to Agatha Christie and to One of Us is Lying. It is the story of six students who seemingly have nothing in common except that they are all trapped in a room with a bomb and some poison. One of them must die - who, and how, will they choose? Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41443369-all-your-twisted-secrets/ A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
Tip: When a brain teaser seems simple there is usually some sort of trick. The answer is probably not the first thing you think of. Scroll down to see the answer when you are ready. Answer: 5 cents Many will reply with an answer of 10, which is incorrect. Let us explain… If the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball and the total is $1.10, then the ball must cost 5 cents and the bat must cost $1.05. If the ball were to cost ten cents then both together would cost $1.20. Your parents have six sons including you and each son has one sister. How many people are in the family?
Scroll down to see the answer when you are ready. Answer: Nine. Two parents, six sons, and one daughter. All of them have one sister (not six sisters). The number 8,549,176,320 is a unique number. What is so special about it?
Scroll down to see the answer when you are ready. Answer: This is the only number that includes all the digits arranged in alphabetical order. A man wanted to encrypt his password but he needed to do it in a way so that he could remember it. He had to use seven characters consisting of letters and numbers only (no symbols like ! or <). In order to remember it, he wrote down “You force heaven to be empty.” What is his password?
Scroll down to see the answer when you are ready. Answer: Try to pronounce the sentence like these characters: u472bmt. What has a mouth, but cannot eat; moves, but has no legs; and has a bank, but cannot put money in it?
Scroll down to see the answer when you are ready. Answer: a river |
AuthorMs. Naylor teaches English and Journalism at AHS Archives
June 2022
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