TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters
Week of March 22, 2024
1.Who serves longest, assuming a normal life expectancy? (20 points)
- a U.S. president elected at the earliest possible age and staying in office as long as allowed
- a Supreme Court justice appointed at 38 who stays on the court as long as allowed
- a U.S. Senator who is elected at the earliest possible age and retires at age 70
- a U.S. Secretary of State who holds that job as long as his/her one boss
- a member of the U.S. House of Representatives who is elected at the earliest possible age and retires at 65
2.Which reveals something new? (10 points)
- epiphany
- epithet
- epigram
- epitaph
- epitome
3.I was driving a car to New York. I drove 60 mph, and the trip was 375 miles. How many hours did it take go to New York? (5 points)
- 5.5 hr
- 3 hr
- 6.25 hr
- 7 hr
- 6 hr
4.What is the name of a witty poem 5-line poem with a syllable pattern of 8-8-5-5-8 and a rhyme scheme of AABBA? (10 points)
- stanza
- haiku
- limerick
- sonnet
- couplet
5.Which sentence lacks pronouns? (5 points)
- Spring is a wonderful time for me.
- We like to time outside as much as possible.
- My friends always enjoy the warmer weather.
- I look forward to hanging out on hot summer days.
- It brings all the anticipation of summer fun.
6.Which does not belong? (10 points)
- Alliance
- Ensemble
- Conflagration
- Coalition
- Cadre
7.When Abraham Lincoln spoke of "this hallowed ground," he was standing: (20 points)
- in a Commonwealth
- at the Smithsonian
- south of the Mason Dixon line
- near the statue of liberty
- along the Potomac
8.Which of these is the least inclusive group? (10 points)
- genus
- species
- order
- class
- phylum
9.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." (5 points)
- as
- inside
- carefully
- my
- backpack
10.If it takes 1 ton of coal to power 1,000 homes for a day, how many pounds of coal will it take to power a city of 10,000 homes for a week? (5 points)
- 1,400,000
- 14,000
- 700,000
- 140,000
- 70,000
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