TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of October 20, 2024

1.Copernicus advanced the theory that:

• the sun orbits the earth
• the sun is a star
• the earth orbits the sun
• planets travel in orbits
• the moon orbits the sun

2.Which sentence contains a punctuation error?

• Soon school will have a break and we'll go to the slopes.
• Check with your mom, just in case.
• Sarah, Sam, and I will probably stay on the slopes all day.
• We'll snowboard and ski, but we'll stay warm.
• Do you want to come with us?

3.Which of the following is least likely to be a factor in air pollution?

• temperature
• inversions
• immigration
• emissions
• particulates

4.Which is largest?

• species
• order
• genus
• kingdom
• phylum

5.Which of the following pairs does not belong?

• Embellish - decorate
• Fizzy - effervescent
• Inconsistent - steadfast
• Gregarious - friendly
• Treacherous - dangerous

6.Which was furthest north?

• Seward's Folly
• Louisiana Purchase
• Western Reserve
• Oklahoma Territory
• Plymouth Plantation

7.This famous American suggested that the national bird should be the turkey - not the bald eagle.

• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Betsy Ross

8.What is the next number in this sequence? 5, 25, 250, 3750, 75000

• 7,500,0000
• 1,875,000
• 1,875
• 187,500
• 750,000

9.A degree of Fahrenheit measurement:

• is larger than a degree of Celsius measurement
• is smaller than a degree of Celsius measurement
• measures only liquids
• measures only solids
• is the same as a degree of Celsius measurement

10.Who does not belong?

• Picasso
• Whistler
• Wagner
• Monet
• Cezanne

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