6. I picked a basket full of apples from my orchard.

By the time I arrived home, I had given

away 75 per cent to my son, 0.625 of the remainder to my son’s neighbour and then eaten
one of the remainder. I arrived home with just two apples. How many apples did I originally
pick from my orchard?

7. How many lines appear below?

8. Which word in brackets is most opposite in meaning to the word in capitals? KNACK
(necessity, surplus, ineptitude, facility, quell)

9. Solve the anagram in brackets (11 letters) to complete the quotation by Frank Crane.
Your soul (ironic button) to the sum of things is yourself.

10. What number should replace the question mark?

4 2 3 2 5 4

6 7 5 1 7 3

5 1 3 ? 6 5