TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Elementary School Brain Twister Answers
Week of November 1, 2009

Which sentence is correct?
    He didn’t know witch one was which.
    He finally laughed, and they came out with their bags.
    The trick-or-treaters wrung the doorbell then hid.
    The poor old man just wanted to give them gummy bares.
    It was hard to sea them in the dark.

Which word would not be on the dictionary page with guide words pita and pumpkin?
    porridge
    pomegranate
    pitiful
    prairie
    pie

In the number 3487.57639, which digit is in the ten-thousandths place?
    6
    3
    7
    9
    5

If someone is said to have “his nose to the grindstone,” this means he...
    is nosy
    has a cold
    is clumsy
    works hard
    listens carefully

The Boys of Summer have reached the pinnacle of their season for 2009. Which pair correctly represents the two contender cities?
    Cheesesteaks and beignets
    The Golden Gate and the Hollywood Bowl
    The Arch and the Empire State Building
    The Space Needle and the Sears Tower
    The Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty

Which best describes the cycle of an insect’s life?
    egg-tadpole-shell-larva-egg
    egg-larva-pupa-adult-egg
    ova-egg-lever-pupa-ova
    larva-adult-pupa-egg-larva
    pupil-larva-egg-adult-pupil

Which of the following is contains a stimulant?
    Salt
    Salad
    Milk
    Coffee
    Lemonade

Peter had a dish of candy. Amy ate half of it. Jamal ate one third of what was left. After they were done, Peter had 8 pieces of candy in the dish. How many pieces did he have to start with?
    20
    48
    16
    30
    24

Which of the following words cannot be made into another correctly spelled word by adding a vowel next to the vowel already there?
    hunch
    munch
    just
    most
    lunch

Which word is not in the predicate of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
    America
    Ordain
    Constitution
    Establish
    People