TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of June 10, 2025

1.A back pack with which dimensions holds the most, assuming you can use all available space?

6 in. by 11 in. by 12 in., with a cylindrical zipper pocket with 4 in. diameter and 6in. deep
7 in. by 13 in. by 14 in., with a cylindrical zipper pocket with 3 in. diameter and 8 in. deep
4 in. by 12 in. by 15 in., with a cylindrical zipper pocket with 4 in. diameter and 9 in. deep
5 in. by 10 in. by 13 in., with a cylindrical zipper pocket with 3 in. diameter and 9 in. deep
8 in. by 9 in. by 14 in. with a cylindrical zipper pocket with 4 in. diameter and 7 in. deep

2.Which of the following words cannot be used as both a noun and a verb?

maid
marvel
screen
subject
collar

3.Which happened longest ago?

First World War
First modern Olympics
First man on the moon
First airplane flight
First photograph

4.In the sentence, "Naomi never needs notes nor does she need a net." The word "never" is

an adjective
an exclamation
a pronoun
a participle
an adverb

5.This famous strait at the entrance to the Mediterranean has a noteworthy outcropping of rock:

Bering
Magellan
Gibraltar
English Channel
Hormuz

6.Mrs. Van Zile bought three new packs of stickers for her classroom. She received $.83 change for her $5 bill. If two of the packs were $1.39 each, how much was the other pack?

$1.19
$1.39
$1.59
$.79
$1.75

7.Which number can be expressed as a repeating decimal?

1 3/5
17/34
27/81
36/144
3/8

8.To a chemist, which one would not fit with the rest?

dishwashing liquid soap
baking soda
catsup
Alka-seltzer
chlorine beach

9.Which best fits a U.S. "holiday" celebrated the third Sunday in June?

fraternal
autumnal
filial
maternal
paternal

10.Your lemonade stand sells 16 glasses of lemonade per hour on very hot days. A quart of lemonade requires four lemons. You sell lemonade in 8 ounce glasses. How many lemons will you need to make enough lemonade to keep the stand open from 1:00-5:00 pm on a 95 degree day?

10 lemons
16 lemons
4 lemons
12 lemons
32 lemons

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