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... DO CATERPILLARS CHANGE

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... DO TADPOLES GROW LEGS?

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... DID CASTLES HAVE MOATS?

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DID KNIGHTS WEAR ARMOR?

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... DO SKUNKS STINK?

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... DO FLUTES HAVE HOLES?

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... DOES THE WIND BLOW?

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DOES A SNAKE FLICK OUT ITS TONGUE?

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DOES THE SUN RISE?

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ARE DESERTS SANDY?

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DO ANIMALS SLEEP IN THE WINTER?

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... IS THE SEA SALTY?

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DO LEOPARDS HAVE SPOTS?

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CANT PENGUINS FLY?

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DO WATER WINGS HELP ME FLOAT?

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DO BIKES HAVE TIRES?

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DID EXPLORERS OFTEN GET LOST?

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DO HORSES WEAR SHOES?

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DO BRIDGES SWAY?

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... DO BIRDS LAY EGGS?

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... DO SHIPS FLOAT?

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... DO KANGAROOS HAVE POUCHES?

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... DO GLASSES HELP You FOCUS?

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... CAN | SEE THROUGH GLASS?

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... DOES SOAP MAKE BUBBLES?

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... DO VOLCANOES BLOW THEIR TOPS?

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... ARE THERE NO DINOSAURS ON EARTH?

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... DO SPIDERS SPIN WEBS?
... WAS TYRANNOSAURUS A BIGMOUTH?

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... WERE ROMAN ROADS SO STRAIGHT?

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... WERE THE OLYMPICS HELD?

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... DO HOT-AIR BALLOONS FLOAT?

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... DO MOUNTAINS HAVE SNOW ON TOP?

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... DO PLANTS HAVE FLOWERS?

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QUICK-QUIZ QUESTIONS

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QUICK-QUIZ ANSWERS

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TRICKY WORDS

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