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.Which sentence is grammatically correct? (10 points)

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

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

product
quotient
sum
divisor
dividend

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)

eclipse
tornado
earthquake
presidential decree
volcanic ash

5.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)

1500
1800
1850
1830
1825

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

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

7.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)

They're all the same
Fred
Mike
Emily
Susan

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

homage
homalographic
homicide
holy
holotype

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

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

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

reptiles
mammals
fish
birds
amphibians

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