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TeachersFirst Middle School Brain Twister Answers
Week of July 19, 2008

Which word in this sentence is a preposition: As long as it’s this hot, I will keep a water bottle carefully tucked inside my backpack.
    carefully
    backpack
    it’s
    inside
    As

Canada and the U.S. each have the same number of time zones. Which zones do they not have in common?
    Atlantic, Newfoundland, and Hawaii-Aleutian time zones
    Newfoundland and Hawaii-Aleutian time zones
    Atlantic and Alaska time zones
    Newfoundland and Alaska time zones
    Yukon and Atlantic time zones

If a lemonade recipe calls for 1/4 cup of lemon juice per quart of water, how much lemon juice will you need to make a batch that uses two and a half gallons of water?
    1.5 pints
    1 quart
    3 cups
    2 pints
    2.5 cups

On “ozone action days” people are warned:
    not to stand near tall objects outdoors
    not to water plants
    not to exercise strenuously outdoors
    not to use unnecessary electricity
    not to use gas stoves

The largest single expansion of the United States’ territory, it was early in the 19th century:
    the Gadsden purchase
    the Great Land Swap
    the Missouri Compromise
    the Louisiana Purchase
    the purchase of Alaska

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
    Him and me haven’t eaten anything all day.
    Fred done his homework before playing Play Station.
    None of us likes doing homework.
    Susan, John, and myself are staying for dinner.
    Susan, Mary, and Jane has all gone camping.

The process by which exposure to the air corrodes metal is called:
    defamation
    oxidation
    putrefaction
    decomposition
    deformation

Shantu’s International Solar Heating installs fixed solar panels on homes for energy self-sufficiency. Which installation was a mistake by Shantu’s crew?
    Taipei, Taiwan: panels facing due north
    Caracas, Venezuela: panels facing due south
    Trenton, NJ: panels facing due south
    Santiago, Chile: panels facing due north
    Cairo, Egypt: panels facing due south

In this sequence: January 5, February 9, March 13...what would the sixth element in the series be?
    May 20
    June 25
    April 16
    August 1
    July 29

During the modern era, the Olympics have been held in how many countries that no longer exist today?
    6
    4
    2
    3
    1