TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters
Week of February 10, 2012
1.Which does not belong? (10 points)
- Kelvin
- Ohm
- Watt
- Ampere
- Volt
2.If you travel directly from a city that is at 45 degrees W longitude, 30 degrees N latitude to another city at 130 degrees W longitude, 30 degrees S latitude, approximately what direction and portion of the globe will you travel? (20 points)
- NNW, about a twelfth of the way around the globe
- ENE, about one fourth of the way around the globe
- Due West, more than three quarters of the way around the globe
- Due South, just under 90 miles
- WSW, almost halfway around the globe
3.Which story element always comes near the beginning? (10 points)
- Climax
- Resolution
- Characterization
- Initiating conflict
- Rising action
4.At a department store, the sales signs say, "Take an additional 20% off." If the original price of an item was $29, and it was first reduced 30%, what is the price today? (10 points)
- $20.30
- $16.24
- $12.25
- $15.55
- $14.50
5.Which has a greater number of dimensions? (5 points)
- Landscape
- Still life
- Blueprint
- Panorama
- Bas relief
6.My sweetheart is the most beautiful ever. She sings sweetly so softly while sipping soda. Her hair like spaghetti falls in a pile on the chair. She swishes her dress as she spins. Which figure of speech does this paragraph NOT use? (10 points)
- Hyperbole
- Alliteration
- Simile
- Oxymoron
- Onomatopoeia
7.Which of these does not belong? (20 points)
- Allegro
- Piano
- Mezzo forte
- Forte
- Pianissimo
8.A soldier's pace is 36 inches. About how many paces will he take to walk a 2.5 mile parade route? (5 points)
- 4100
- 5280
- 1760
- 4400
- 3500
9.Which month is likely to have the lowest average HIGH temperature in Capetown? (5 points)
- April
- January
- November
- July
- September
10.Where will some very talented people be in this summer, thinking "Swifter, Higher, Stronger"? (5 points)
- Sidney
- Singapore
- Salt Lake City
- Paris
- London
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