TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters
Week of May 18, 2012
1.Which pair of fractions is not equivalent? (5 points)
- 12/24 and 5/10
- 24/36 and 30/45
- 54/63 and 36/42
- 22/77 and 8/56
- 32/35 and 9/12
2.The human body regulates its temperature using this process. (10 points)
- Perfusion
- Respiration
- Excretion
- Infusion
- Perspiration
3.Which of these state capitals is located furthest to the west? (20 points)
- Denver
- Little Rock
- Carson City
- Raleigh
- Columbus
4.Which title could NOT be fiction? (5 points)
- Laura's Story
- World Factbook
- Drawing Conclusions
- One Hundred Airplanes
- Grimm's Fairy Tales
5.A gallon of water weighs 8 pounds. What is the total weight of a two ton truck carrying 1,000 gallons of water? (10 points)
- 8,200
- 12,000
- 8,000
- 120,000
- 10,000
6.Egg is to omelet as (5 points)
- sugar is to cookie
- door is to open
- brownie is to flour
- cow is to barn
- curds is to whey
7.Which graph works best what portion of your whole allowance you spend in each of four different categories and what portion you save? (10 points)
- Pictograph
- Pie graph
- Bar graph
- Line graph
- Phonograph
8.You're learning about money in a strange country. Five boggles equal one biggle. Six biggles equal one frink. How many boggles are there in a frink? (20 points)
- 30
- 11
- 25
- 60
- 33
9.Which shape do architects depend upon to make structures stable? (5 points)
- rhombus
- rectangle
- triangle
- circle
- pentagon
10.If someone is said to be "a chip off the old block," this means he (10 points)
- is like his parent
- eats too many snacks
- has a broken tooth
- is clumsy
- has a bad attitude
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