TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of April 19, 2024

1.Tina, Sasha, and Amy are going on the roller coaster. If there is room for three on the roller coaster car's bench, how many different seating arrangements of the 3 girls on the bench are possible? (20 points)

2.Susan lives in Arizona. Mike lives in California. Emily lives in Ohio, and Fred lives in Massachusetts. Whose state has the most US Senators? (5 points)

Susan
Fred
Emily
Mike
They're all the same

3.Chocolate is to strawberry as: (10 points)

chicken is to frog
paint is to brush
blue is to yellow
corn is to cob
Swiss is to cheese

4.It can make the sky instantly dark, change the weather, and keep airplanes on the ground across a continent and further. What is it? (20 points)

tornado
volcanic ash
presidential decree
eclipse
earthquake

5.Salamanders and newts are examples of these animals: (10 points)

birds
amphibians
mammals
fish
reptiles

6.Tom is going hiking in the mountains. He needs to eat at least 3,000 calories each day. If he gets 450 calories from his morning cereal and banana and eats 2 granola bars, each with 360 calories, for a snack, how many calories does he need from the rest of his food that day? (10 points)

1825
1850
1830
1800
1500

7.Which of the following words would not be found on a dictionary page with the guide words "holography" and "home?" (5 points)

homage
homicide
homalographic
holy
holotype

8.Which sentence is grammatically correct? (10 points)

She says schoolwork is more important then going outside.
I want to finish soon so us kids can play a game of baseball.
My mom makes me do my homework before I play.
Every kid has their problem with a parent sometimes.
My friends and me really like the fresh air.

9.The answer to a multiplication problem is called the: (5 points)

dividend
sum
quotient
product
divisor

10.Which temperature would be most comfortable for a person wearing shorts and a T-shirt? (5 points)

95 degrees C
7.5 degrees C
25 degrees F
95 degrees F
25 degrees C

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