TeachersFirst Printable Elementary Brain Twisters
Week of November 14, 2008

If you add up the number of sides on 7 rectangles, 8 hexagons, 5 octagons, and 4 pentagons, you get

    136
    166
    144
    182
    205

Which instrument makes the lowest notes in the marching band?

    tuba
    baritone horn
    flute
    trumpet
    clarinet

Which is not part of the water cycle?

    condensation
    snow
    precipitation
    erosion
    evaporation

When the Pilgrims landed in America, the Native Americans introduced them to this unfamiliar vegetable.

    green beans
    corn
    carrots
    peas
    turnips

To go from Miami, Florida to Havana, Cuba, you need to fly

    northeast
    north
    northwest
    southwest
    east

Susan buys a sandwich that costs $3.45. She pays with a $5 bill. What is the fewest number of coins she can receive in her change if she receives no bills?

    five
    four
    three
    six
    two

Which song has purple mountains?

    The Battle Hymn of the Republic
    Yankee Doodle
    The national anthem
    America the Beautiful
    America

Carpenter is to saw as

    President is to election
    Cheddar is to cheese
    Thread is to needle
    Horse is to cart
    Judge is to gavel

Which of the following fairy tales was not written by Hans Christian Andersen?

    The Emperor's New Clothes
    Snow White
    The Snow Queen
    The Little Mermaid
    The Ugly Duckling

Which word is not in the predicate of the first sentence of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?

    America
    establish
    constitution
    ordain
    people

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