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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