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1. The word hymenoptera (hi-mun-OP-ter-uh) would best apply to:
   a helicopter
   a thin-lens telescope
   a bee or a wasp
   a circular circus ride

2. An astrolabe (ASTRO-labe) would most likely be used for:
   preparing food
   refining crude
   agricultural irrigation
   celestial navigation

3. A prescient (PRESHY-unt) person:
   sees the future
   is always hurrying
   bullies others
   studies hard

4. To percolate (PERKO-late) is to:
   move about widely
   ooze through
   chop into bits
   spray as a mist

5. The word yammer would best apply to:
   a vegetable gardener
   a séance leader
   complaining convicts
   pile-drivers

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