TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of June 26, 2024

1.In this sequence: January 5, February 9, March 13...what would the sixth element in the series be?

June 25
July 29
April 16
May 20
August 1

2.The process by which exposure to the air corrodes metal is called:

defamation
oxidation
deformation
putrefaction
decomposition

3.Which would not be a "domestic" itinerary?

Atlanta to Las Vegas
Toronto to Detroit
San Francisco to Anchorage
Los Angeles to San Diego
Chicago to Fort Lauderdale

4.If a lemonade recipe calls for 1/4 cup of lemon juice per quart of water, how much lemon juice will you need to make a batch that uses two and a half gallons of water?

1.5 pints
1 quart
2.5 cups
2 pints
3 cups

5.Shantu's International Solar Heating installs fixed solar panels on homes for energy self-sufficiency. Which installation was a mistake by Shantu's crew?

Santiago, Chile: panels facing due north
Trenton, NJ: panels facing due south
Taipei, Taiwan: panels facing due north
Caracas, Venezuela: panels facing due south
Cairo, Egypt: panels facing due south

6.This month, which of the following is true:

Southern hemisphere nights and northern hemisphere nights are staying the same.
Northern hemisphere nights are getting longer and southern hemisphere days are getting longer
Northern hemisphere days are getting shorter and southern hemisphere nights are getting longer.
Southern hemisphere days are getting shorter and northern hemisphere nights are getting longer.
Northern hemisphere nights are getting shorter and southern hemisphere nights are getting longer.

7.Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

Him and me haven't eaten anything all day.
Susan, John, and myself are staying for dinner.
None of us likes doing homework.
Susan, Mary, and Jane has all gone camping.
Fred done his homework before playing Play Station.

8.Which word in this sentence is a preposition: As long as it's this hot, I will keep a water bottle carefully tucked inside my backpack.

carefully
it's
inside
backpack
As

9.Canada and the U.S. each have the same number of time zones. Which zones do they not have in common?

Newfoundland and Hawaii-Aleutian time zones
Newfoundland and Alaska time zones
Yukon and Atlantic time zones
Atlantic, Newfoundland, and Hawaii-Aleutian time zones
Atlantic and Alaska time zones

10.A school bus begins its route headed due north. Along the way it makes two 90 degree left turns, followed by a 45 degree right turn. It winds along a creek in the same direction, then takes a 90 degree right turn into the school driveway. In which direction is the bus headed?

south
east
southeast
northwest
northeast

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