TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of May 18, 2012

1.Which shape do architects depend upon to make structures stable? (5 points)

circle
triangle
rectangle
rhombus
pentagon

2.If someone is said to be "a chip off the old block," this means he (10 points)

has a broken tooth
has a bad attitude
eats too many snacks
is clumsy
is like his parent

3.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)

120,000
8,000
12,000
10,000
8,200

4.Which title could NOT be fiction? (5 points)

World Factbook
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Drawing Conclusions
Laura's Story
One Hundred Airplanes

5.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)

Bar graph
Pictograph
Phonograph
Line graph
Pie graph

6.The human body regulates its temperature using this process. (10 points)

Respiration
Perfusion
Infusion
Excretion
Perspiration

7.Which of these state capitals is located furthest to the west? (20 points)

Raleigh
Little Rock
Denver
Columbus
Carson City

8.Egg is to omelet as (5 points)

curds is to whey
door is to open
cow is to barn
brownie is to flour
sugar is to cookie

9.Which pair of fractions is not equivalent? (5 points)

54/63 and 36/42
22/77 and 8/56
24/36 and 30/45
32/35 and 9/12
12/24 and 5/10

10.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)

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