TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Printable Middle School Brain Twisters
Week of November 21, 2008

Pete earns $3 for every five his big brother earns. His big brother made $750 toward his holiday shopping and college fund this fall. How much did Pete make?
    $450
    $500
    $250
    $350
    $600

Which of the following is least likely to be a factor in air pollution?
    inversions
    particulates
    temperature
    immigration
    emissions

Which trip would be longest?
    Paris to London
    Capetown to Cairo
    Manila to Tokyo
    Washington D.C. to Quito
    Melbourne to New York

When the Pilgrims first settled in Massachusetts, they agreed to be governed by this document.
    The Massachusetts Charter
    The Rights of Man
    The Mayflower Compact
    The Articles of Confederation
    The Magna Carta

What other country celebrates Thanksgiving on the same day as a US federal holiday about six weeks before?
    Mexico
    China
    Germany
    France
    Canada

Which of the following pairs of words has a prefix that means before?
    antediluvian,,anticipate
    automatic, autocratic
    quadriplegic, quadrilateral
    antiwar, antimatter
    postlude, posthumous

Complete this series: 5, 14, 32, 68, 140
    321
    260
    284
    290
    273

As Mr. Obama works toward January 20, his ______ team is quite busy and visible in the press, in contrast to the staff of Mr. Bush, the _______ president.(Choose the best pair of words to fill the blanks)
    campaign, limping horse
    basketball, baseball
    household, incoming
    transition, lame duck
    fundraising, maverick

gregarious is to introverted as
    placid is to agitated
    short is to minimal
    extraneous is to external
    beneficial is to bountiful
    rancid is to restful

The Santa Anas return every year at about this time, often spreading...
    political controversies
    significant deluges
    calamitous conflagrations
    measurable tremors
    posthumous celebrations