TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of April 26, 2024

1.Which sentence is correct? (5 points)

We've gots lots of homework.
None of my teachers is easing up.
It's not fare so close to the end.
Some lets us do it in class.
They even expect me to know which one of these sentences are correct.

2.If a baseball player hits a home run in Denver, why is it likely to go farther than it would in Chicago? (5 points)

The temperature is cooler.
The fans scream louder.
The bats in Denver are stronger.
The air is thinner.
The food's better in Denver.

3.An important sentence from the Declaration of Independence tells of things that are self-evident and unalienable. This sentence has how many nouns? (10 points)

4.If you are standing at the point on the globe that is 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude, you are: (10 points)

in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
on the equator, due south of London
on the equator
at the north pole
in Washington, DC

5.Your bird bath holds 100 ounces of water. If 10% evaporates each day and you start with a full bird bath, how much water (to the nearest ounce) will be left after 4 days? (10 points)

64 oz.
70 oz.
66 oz.
60 oz.
55 oz.

6.A key assumption of American law is: (5 points)

All of these
You cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
You are considered innocent until proven guilty.
Anyone accused of a crime should have a lawyer.
You have the right to confront the person accusing you.

7.The current Democratic president hails from the state with this capital city. (20 points)

Dover
Frankfort
Columbus
Harrisburg
Springfield

8.What crashed in 1929? (5 points)

the Titanic
547 airplanes
the steel industry
the stock market
Henry Ford's first car

9.The central issue in the famous Scopes "monkey" trial in the 1920's was: (10 points)

the actual age of the earth
whether teachers could teach evolution in Tennessee's public schools
whether man descended from apes
whether science and the Bible could co-exist
when man first appeared on earth

10.If you put the following ancient civilizations in order from oldest to most recent, which would come last? (20 points)

Babylonians
Egyptians
Greeks
Aztecs
Romans

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