TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of May 6, 2024

1.You are traveling northeast and turn right 90 degrees, then later turn left 45 degrees. Which way are you headed?

Southeast
South
Northwest
East
North

2.Which time signature is shown as a letter "C" in music?

3/8
3/4
2/4
4/4
6/8

3.Pete's dad wants to paint the house. A gallon of paint covers 500 square feet of surface. If the house has 3,200 square feet of surface, how many gallons of paint will Pete's dad need to buy?

4.What is the next number in this sequence: 500, 475, 425, 350, 250?

150
245
100
125
175

5.The metric system is simpler to use than the English system because:

it was created by a computer
it wasn't invented in England
all the units of measure are multiples of ten
it is newer
it doesn't use decimals

6.To calculate the number of miles traveled per gallon of gas on a trip to Disney World, you'll need to know:

the distance you drove and how much gas you used
the cost of gas and the speed limit on the highway
your average speed and how much gas you used
the distance you drove and how fast you went
how much gas you used and how long the trip took

7.Which state's capital comes last in alphabetical order?

Louisiana
New York
Nevada
Illinois
New Mexico

8.Which of these sentences is correct?

Its a sunny day.
People like the dogwood because of it's blossoms.
It's clear that you are correct.
Its nothing special.
Saturn is known for it's rings.

9.What do jam, wine, and vinegar all have in common?

You have to keep them in the freezer.
They come in jars.
They are all sweet.
You eat them for breakfast.
They can all be made from grapes.

10.Which unscrambled summer word comes last in the dictionary?

NENUSSHI
RELISUE
MISGIWNM
OCANVITA
COTSLISE

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