1. The middle of The Big Dipper
   The tip of The Little Dipper
2. Next to the Sun
   The moon's moon

Polaris (aka the North Star) is the brightest of seven stars that make up Ursa Minor (aka Little Bear or Little Dipper). To find Polaris, start by locating the Big Dipper since it's easier to find. The two stars that close the bowl of the Big Dipper point to Polaris.

1. Multiply the numbers and then add the zeroes
   Add the numbers and then add the zeroes
2. Subtract the numbers and then multiply the zeroes
   Multiply the numbers and then add 10

All you have to do to multiply any numbers ending in zero is multiply the initial numbers and then add the zeroes to the end of the answer. To multiply 500 X 200 just multiple 5 x 2 (10) and then add four zeroes (10 + 0000), so 500 x 200 = 100,000.

1. Divide by 10% then add 32
   Multiply by 3 then divide by 2
2. Add 45 then multiply by 100
   Subtract 30 then divide by two

If it is 72 degrees Fahrenheit, you can convert the temperature to Celsius by subtracting 30 (72 - 30 = 42) and then dividing by two (42/2 = 21). The exact conversion is 22.22 degrees Celsius so this isn't perfect, but is suitable.

1. Adjective
   Direct object
2. Verb
   Indirect object

As long as you're dealing with present tense, the word "lay" requires a direct object and "lie" doesn't. You lay something down. You lie on something. The past tense of "lie" is lay because the word "lied" means something else.

1. Here's an example
   Look at this
2. Once again
   In other words

Many people use the abbreviations i.e. and e.g. interchangeably, but they mean different things. I.e. stands for the id est, which is a Latin phrase that translates to "in other words." You probably got this question right, i.e., you probably already knew this.

1. Tomorow
   Tommorow
2. Tommorrow
   Tomorrow

The word tomorrow has one m and two r's. You can remember the spelling by splitting it into two words: to and morrow. The old word for tomorrow is morrow, and the new word has become one of the most misspelled words in the English language.

1. It will explode in cold water
   It will sink in cold water
2. It will stand upright in cold water
   It will float in cold water

An egg that is fresher than fresh will sink to the bottom of a bowl of cold water. Normally fresh eggs will stand up at the bottom, and rotten eggs will float to the top. Eating rotten eggs will likely upset your stomach and can possibly cause more serious issues.

1. Stack fingers between the sun and the horizon
   Count cricket chirps
2. Count clouds
   Locate the moon and draw a line to the Sun and divide it by 2

The number of fingers you can fit between the sun and the horizon will give you a rough estimate of how much daylight is left. Hold your hand out with your palm facing you, and stack fingers between the horizon and sun. Each finger is worth somewhere between 10 and 20 minutes.

1. Look backwards and make eye contact with as many drivers as possible
   Bend your left arm upward at a right angle
2. Extend your left arm to the left
   Buy a blinker light

Whether you're cycling or driving a motor vehicle that doesn't have blinkers, the signal for taking a left turn on the road is by extending your left arm out to the left. To make a right turn, you bend your left arm upward at a right angle.

1. Get out of the house
   Quietly hide
2. Make your presence known
   Any of the above

There is no right answer for such a wrong situation, but there are tips. Most burglars will leave once they realize someone is home, but if you can safely exit, it is best to get out of the house. If all you can do is hide, be quiet, and call emergency services in all situations.

1. Consceince
   Concsious
2. Conscience
   Conscious

The easiest way to remember how to spell conscience is by breaking it into two words: con and science. The word is often misspelled and more often confused with the word conscious, which is an adjective, like a conscious decision. Conscience is a noun, like a guilty conscience.

1. Super glue
   Ammonia
2. Bleach
   Stapler

Most people don't know that super glue can be used to effectively treat a cut but it has been used for that exact purpose for decades. Its inventor even said that the glue was used in the Vietnam War to treat wounds while patients awaited stitches.

1. Farther
   Further
2. Father
   Fruther

The words farther and further are commonly mixed up. All you have to remember is the word farther is used for real distances and the word further is used for fake distances. My house can be farther away than my car and my dreams can move further away from reality.

1. Convert it to a percentage then multiply by 3
   Divide 1,000 by 4 and then add 50
2. Subtract each number from 9. Subtract the last number from 10
   Multiply by 4

If you want to solve 1000 - 263 in your head, just do 9 - 2 (7), 9-6 (3) and 10 - 3 (7) to equal 737. You can quickly subtract any number from 1000 with this trick. It could be helpful if you needed to figure out the price of a discount on the fly.

1. Smash it
   Apply heat to the bottle neck
2. Let it stand upside down for 45 minutes
   Flip it in the air three times

There are no less than a million ways to remove a cork from a wine bottle without a corkscrew, but probably the most effective way is by applying heat to the neck of the bottle to force the cork to pop out.

1. Wait until the light turns red and floor it
   Pass the intersection and pull a u-turn to join the oncoming traffic
2. Wait until traffic clears and make a left
   Find an alternative route

Almost all traffic in the world is caused by people turning left at intersections. If you're turning left at an intersection, you have to wait until the oncoming traffic clears up before you can go. They have the right of way.

1. 17:30
   15:30
2. 20:30
   19:30

The 24-hour clock is commonly known as military time and it is used pretty much everywhere in the world except America. It starts at 00:00 (midnight) and resets at 24:00. The easiest way to convert the time is to add it to the number 12, so 5:30 pm would equal 17:30.

1. Pharoes
   Pharaohs
2. Pharoahs
   Pharos

Pharaohs ruled Egypt from about 3,000 BC to 30 BC and by the 21st century the word "pharaoh" was one of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language. It's a tricky word to spell, but just remember: phara + ohs.

1. Stay calm. Drive to the nearest hospital.
   Run to the nearest medical center
2. Apply pressure with clean cloth. Elevate finger.
   Run it under water

The No.1 thing to do if you have a major cut of any kind is to apply pressure to it with a clean cloth. Then call emergency services. If you can raise the affected area above your heart, do so. It will help fluids pump away and reduce swelling.

1. Run it under cold water
   Run it under cool water
2. Run it under hot water
   Cover it in sand

The first thing you should do to treat a burn is run it under cool water. Do not run it under hot or cold water. Depending on how bad the burn is, you may have to seek immediate medical attention, but minor burns should heal with a bandage.

1. Continue driving and hope someone else sees it
   Pull over and perform CPR
2. Call 911 and continue driving
   Safely pull over and call 911

If you're driving and witness an accident right in front of you, you're supposed to pull over in a safe area and call emergency services. You can go check on the driver if it's safe to do so, but if you see the car smoking you should definitely stay back.

1. Subtract 100 then multiply by 100
   Multiply by 55 then subtract 7
2. Divide both numbers by 10 then multiply the results
   Add 40 then subtract 50

The easiest way to find the percentage of any value is to divide both numbers by 10 and then multiply the answers. If you want to find 30% of 1,200, just find 30/10 (3) and 1,200/10 (12), and then multiply 3 x 12 = 36, so 30% of 1,200 is 36%.

1. Given
   Movie's
2. Of
   Never

The word "of" is a preposition that has several meanings and the word "have" is a verb that has several meanings. These two words are commonly mixed up, but Michael never should have given away the movie's ending, not should of.

1. The size of a coconut
   The size of a grapefruit
2. The size of a baseball
   The size of a ping pong ball

If you're in the kitchen and cooking without measuring cups, it's always good to know how to eye out different ingredients. Every ingredient is different and it takes practice, but a cup of food commonly equates to about the size of a baseball.

1. Micsellaneous
   Miscellaneous
2. Miscelleneous
   Miscelanneous

Miscellaneous is an adjective that describes a collection of various items and it is one of the most misspelled words in the English language. There is no easy trick to remember the spelling of this word and the abbreviation misc. is regularly used.

1. 911
   My country's embassy
2. My hometown police
   The Army

When traveling to a new country, it's best to know the contact information of your country's embassy just in case of emergencies. Something as small as misplacing a passport can turn into a nightmare and the emergency numbers in one country aren't the same in the next.

1. Words that are spelled alike but sound different
   Words that rhyme with phone
2. Words that sound alike but are spelled different
   Words that are spelled the same forwards and backwards

Homophones are words pronounced alike that have different spellings. Some common homophones are: there, their, they're, bear, beer and bare. Homonyms are words spelled alike that have different meanings, which is every word that has multiple meanings.

1. Every 13,000 miles
   Every 30,000 miles
2. Every 3,000 miles
   Every 300 miles

It's a good idea to look into changing your oil every 3,000 miles. All you have to do to check your car's oil level is wait until your car is cool, pop the hood, remove the dipstick, clean it, dip it and measure it. The dipstick will be labeled "full" and will display your oil level.

1. Wrench
   Hammer
2. Wall anchor screws
   Wall stud

When you're mounting to drywall all you need to do is locate the wall stud and make sure to mount into the center of it. Cement walls don't have wall studs, and if you want to mount to cement, you'll first have to use a plastic anchor screw.

1. Divide by 2 and multiply by 3
   Add 60%
2. Subtract 30%
   Add 14 and multiply by 2

It can be difficult to add 60% in your head at once and the easiest way to do it is to add 50% and then add 10% separately. To convert 250 miles to kilometers you can use 250 (100%) + 125 (50%) + 25 (10%) = 400. The exact conversion is 402.33, so this isn't exact but it's pretty close.

1. Soak them in water
   Heat them up and walk around
2. Put them under your mattress
   Beat them against the wall

There's nothing worse than walking around all day in brand new shoes that are wrecking your feet. You can heat up your shoes with a hairdryer and then wear them around the house to mold them to your feet. Just make sure to wear thick socks.

1. Cut it in half and place a 0 or 5 on the end
   Add 100 and divide by 10
2. Subtract 25 then add 35
   Multiply by 1,000

What does 5 x 848 equal? All you have to do is cut 848 in half (424) and then add a zero to the end (4,240). If the number isn't whole when you split it (797/2 = 398.5) remove what's after the decimal and add a five to the result (3,985).

1. The pizza in Naples is better than NYC
   The pizza in Naples is better than the pizza in NYC
2. The Naples pizza is better than NYC
   The NYC is better than the pizza in Naples

One of the biggest mistakes people make while writing is mismatching their ideas and causing confusion for the reader. The pizza in Naples is better than the pizza in NYC. The pizza in Naples isn't comparable to NYC as a city, only to its pizza.

1. Dillema
   Dilema
2. Dilemma
   Dillemma

A dilemma is commonly referred to as a catch-22, a lose-lose situation or being stuck between a rock and a hard place. It is a noun that defines a situation where one must make a difficult decision between bad options. The word has one l and two m's.

1. Slow down and check out what's going on
   Look for a place to park and check out the action
2. Follow the officer's directions
   Pull a u-turn to avoid the traffic

There is no need to stop or slow down as you approach a highway accident unless there are people on the road. You definitely are not allowed to pull up and watch the action, and you're never allowed to pull a u-turn on the highway to avoid traffic.