1. Warm Ups March 10-14

2. Monday, March 10 Paradox: a sentence that represents contradictory ideas What runs but has no legs? A. Your nose B. A river C. A comb D. Your word What can stay in the same corner, but, at the same time, travel around the world? A. A tap B. A stamp C. A comb D. A bottle What runs but has no legs? A. Your nose B. A river C. A comb D. Your word What can stay in the same corner, but, at the same time, travel around the world? A. A tap B. A stamp C. A comb D. A bottle

3. Tuesday, March 11 Read the following paradox: I can resist anything but temptation. ~ Oscar Wilde In four or five sentences, explain this paradox. Read the following paradox: I can resist anything but temptation. ~ Oscar Wilde In four or five sentences, explain this paradox.

4. Wednesday, March 12 What is black when it is clean, and white when it is not? A. A tap B. A stamp C. A blackboard D. A book What has a neck, but no head? A. A towel B. A river C. Your word D. A comb What is black when it is clean, and white when it is not? A. A tap B. A stamp C. A blackboard D. A book What has a neck, but no head? A. A towel B. A river C. Your word D. A comb

5. Thursday, March 13 Read the following: The man who wrote such a stupid sentence cannot write at all. ~ Anonymous Explain this quote in four to five sentences. Read the following: The man who wrote such a stupid sentence cannot write at all. ~ Anonymous Explain this quote in four to five sentences.

6. Friday, March 14 What has a bed but does not sleep? A. A comb B. A river C. A bottle D. A book What gets wet as it dries? A. A towel B. A river C. A comb D. A book What has a bed but does not sleep? A. A comb B. A river C. A bottle D. A book What gets wet as it dries? A. A towel B. A river C. A comb D. A book