TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of January 21, 2022

1.George Washington Carver is best known for his:

books and novels
business dealings
work against slavery
agricultural inventions
athletic achievements

2.In 1957, the federal government ordered desegregation of schools in this city:

Little Rock
Chicago
Atlanta
New York
Los Angeles

3.Which of these sentences is correct?

If I would of paid more, I could of bought that car.
If I had paid more, I could have bought that car.
Tom and Ron raced, and Ron was fastest.
She and he isn't coming with us.
Don't let the door open behind you.

4.This element is a major factor in global climate change

copper
carbon
helium
aluminum
oil

5.The human genome contains:

a cure for cancer
fuel for extra calories
all the DNA required to create a human
a serious disease
examples of fashion through the ages

6.If your state has a 5% sales tax and your town has a 1% sales tax, what is the total cost of a pair of skis that costs $250, plus tax?

$250.65
$260.50
$265.00
$256.50
$285.00

7.Your bag of candy pieces has nine banana, four cherry, twelve apple, six watermelon, and five lime. What is the chance that the first piece you pick out will be watermelon?

1/9
1/3
1/6
1/2
3/5

8.Which would yield the highest profit?

A baker's dozen of cupcakes made for $.20 each and sold for $.50 each.
A quart of lemonade made for 3 cents an ounce and sold for $1 per 8 oz. Cup.
A gross of pencils purchased at 5 cents each and sold for 7 cents each.
A ton of bricks purchased for $150 per hundred pounds and sold for $2500.
A mile-long strip of bubble gum purchased at 5 cents a yard and sold for 6 cents a yard.

9.The law that protects artists' writers' and composers' work from being used without payment is called:

criminal law
insurance
trademark
copyright
injunction

10.Which does not belong?

...of a feather
...off the old block
free as...
...eye view
...in the hand

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