TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters
Week of May 17, 2024
1.Which graph works best what portion of your whole allowance you spend in each of four different categories and what portion you save? (10 points)
- Pictograph
- Line graph
- Phonograph
- Pie graph
- Bar graph
2.This early summer fruit is unusual because its seeds are on the outside. (5 points)
- currant
- grape
- pomegranate
- strawberry
- peach
3.When explorer Sir Francis Drake returned to England from the new world, what was the new crop he was excited about? (10 points)
- corn
- rice
- indigo
- cotton
- tobacco
4.If someone is said to be "a chip off the old block," this means he (10 points)
- is like his parent
- has a bad attitude
- is clumsy
- eats too many snacks
- has a broken tooth
5.Which title could NOT be fiction? (5 points)
- One Hundred Airplanes
- World Factbook
- Grimm's Fairy Tales
- Drawing Conclusions
- Laura's Story
6.When a politician says bad things about his opponent, this is called (20 points)
- Money laundering
- Hand wringing
- Mud slinging
- Dirt digging
- Ring tossing
7.Which sentence has the most errors? (10 points)
- Alice paid her rent on thyme and had money left over.
- Annie snuck down the isle during church and sat beside her ant.
- There close were hanging in the closet beside the front door.
- Fred red allowed to his brother from the encyclopedia.
- My teacher won't except messy work, even on tests.
8.Which of these was a fictional character? (20 points)
- Davy Crockett
- Huck Finn
- Kit Carson
- Jesse James
- Wyatt Earp
9.Which shape do architects depend upon to make structures stable? (5 points)
- circle
- rhombus
- triangle
- pentagon
- rectangle
10.Your immune system is important because: (5 points)
- It keeps you from getting sick.
- It builds strong bones.
- It breaks down food.
- It keeps your blood moving.
- It gives you energy.
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