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1. Simon paid for a new shirt with a £50 note. If he had spent £20.25 more, he would have received a quarter as much change. How much did he spend? 2. What connects louse, worm and work? 3. Which multi-Oscar winner may build MOORLAND BARN? 4. Which is the odd one out: Eve, Juliette, Irene, Marie? 5. Rearrange the letter groups to make three elements: NUM MAN THA STR ESE GAN IUM LAN ONT.

1 £23. 2 They all form new words with the prefix wood- (woodlouse, woodworm, woodwork). 3 Marlon Brando. 4 Juliette; the others are the Curie mother and daughters. 5 Lanthanum, strontium, manganese.