TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of May 17, 2024

1.A traditional, peaked roof has a 5:12 pitch (slope). If it covers a shed that measures 36 feet across, how much higher is the roof peak than the top of the walls? (20 points)

• 18 ft.
• 19 ft.
• 12 ft.
• 7.5 ft.
• 24 ft.

2.Which pair correctly matches the suffix with its meaning? (10 points)

• Psychology - in a state of
• Appendicitis - more
• Personify - to make (into)
• Evidently - the act of
• Preservation - before

3."She sells sea shells down by the sea shore" is an example of: (5 points)

• maritime metaphor
• vacation alliteration
• peaceful personification
• hot weather hyperbole
• summer simile

4.Most teenagers would rather be: (10 points)

• Corpulent
• Rotund
• Obese
• Alienated
• Svelte

5.What number comes next in this sequence? 17, 24, 38, 66,... (5 points)

• 84
• 107
• 115
• 122
• 97

6.The third most populous country in the world follows which others in population? (10 points)

• China and India
• United States and China
• Russia and Korea
• Brazil and India
• Indonesia and the United States

7.This famous strait is at the entrance to a sea and was "explained" in mythology as having being created by the hero Hercules. (20 points)

• English channel
• Magellan
• Bering
• Hormuz
• Gibraltar

8.What natural phenomenon enables there to be palm trees in southern England? (10 points)

• The continental shelf
• The Labrador current
• The middle Atlantic Plate
• The Gulf Stream
• The jet stream

9.Which of the following government officials gain their offices in a different way from the rest? (5 points)

• Supreme Court Justices
• Congressmen
• Governors
• Senators
• Mayors

10.You're learning about money in a strange country. Five boggles equal one biggle. Six biggles equal one frink. How many boggles are there in a frink? (5 points)

• 60
• 25
• 33
• 30
• 11

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