Both directions use the same worksheet. The shaded box in each answer is the letter to copy into the matching vault slot.
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Solve a clue and copy the shaded letter from your answer into the matching vault slot. Solve the clues in any order. Spaces don't count as letters. Open the vault with as few clues as you can. Solve a clue, copy its letter, and try the vault whenever you think you know the word.
| Vault slot | Clue | Answer | Take letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change |
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1st |
| 2 | Hopeful and optimistic; the opposite of negative |
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2nd |
| 3 | A fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion |
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2nd |
| 4 | An elementary particle with negative charge |
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2nd |
| 5 | Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball |
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4th |
| 6 | A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron |
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6th |