TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of May 6, 2024

1.Which of these sentences is correct?

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

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

MISGIWNM
RELISUE
COTSLISE
NENUSSHI
OCANVITA

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

Southeast
East
Northwest
South
North

4.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?

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

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

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

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

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

New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Louisiana
Illinois

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

150
125
175
245
100

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

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

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

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

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