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Mumbo Jumbo #3A and #3B
Contributed by: Daniels
  • 1. Story #3A. An alternate title for this news article could logically be-
A) Doughnut Thief Finally Busted.
B) Cops Buy Thief One Dozen Doughnuts.
C) Doughnut Thief Turns Himself In.
D) Police Hunt Down Doughnut Thief.
  • 2. Story #3A. Why does Detective Vernon Meyer think that Mr. Pottswaggle is the dumbest thief in the history of the world?
A) Mr. Pottswaggle, a police offier, tried to steal doughnuts instead of buying them.
B) Mr. Pottswaggle tried to eat a bunch of the doughnuts before he attempted to steal them.
C) Mr. Pottswaggle tried to use a taxi as a getaway vehicle.
D) Mr. Pottswaggle tried to steal doughnuts from police officers.
  • 3. Story #3A. Of the following words, which is the best antonym for the word bamboozled, as used in paragraph 1 of the article?
A) enlightened
B) baffled
C) puzzled
D) bewildered
  • 4. Story #3A. In what paragraph of the article is Mr. Pottswaggle's crimanal history discussed?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 1
D) 3
  • 5. Story #3A. Of the following statements about the article, which one is inferred?
A) Mr. Pottswaggle screamed out as he was apprehended.
B) Pottrswaggle attempted his most recent doughnut robbery on a Saturday.
C) The 9th Annual Midwestern Investigators Conference was being held in Louisiana.
D) Police officers punished Pottswaggle with violence because he tried to steal from them.
  • 6. Story #3B. What is the antonym for the word trendy, as used in the first paragraph?
A) popular
B) unfashionable
C) cool
D) stylish
  • 7. Story #3B. What literary device is used in the name of the company that signed the band to a multi-year deal?
A) alliteration
B) idiom
C) personification
D) simile
  • 8. Story #3B. Why did Lee Yamazaki make the first of his robots?
A) He was trying to make robots that could make him breakfast.
B) He was trying to make robots that could help him take over the world.
C) He was trying to make a robot that could be his bodyguard and protect him from his enemies.
D) He was trying to make a robot that could help him learn to play the guitar.
  • 9. Story #3B. Which of the below titles could logically replace the one chosen by the author for this article?
A) Robot Band Breaks Up
B) Robot Band Goes Crazy on Stage
C) Robot Band Arrested for Murder
D) Robot Band Makes Creator Millionaire
  • 10. Story #3B. Which of the following statements about the article is true?
A) There were five members of Nuts and Bolts until one robot exploded on stage during a concert.
B) The band members of Nuts and Bolts might star in their own television show.
C) Nuts and Bolts performed the song Rusted Gears at last year's Superbowl halftime.
D) According to a source at Mischief Music Makers, Albert is a great song writer.
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