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Brain Teasers II

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jakob wants to invite 20 friends to his birthday, which will cost his parents $250. If he decides to invite 15 friends instead, how much money will it cost his parents? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

(a)  

2.

Dissmore's has reduced prices by 5% on everything to thank their customers for their patronage. If Ben & Jerry's ® Phish Food TM ice cream cost $2.99 before the price reduction, how much does it cost now? (Round your answer to the nearest penny.)

a)

$2.96

b)

$2.72

c)

$2.78

d)

$2.90

e)

None of the above

3.

Compute. Dada has 1535 Chocolate Bars. He gave 428 to Chen. After eating the rest, what does he have?

(a)  

4.

Choose the word that has the same meaning. It was sound advice but the researchers paid little attention to it.

a)

good

b)

audible

c)

noisy

d)

disruptive

5.

Choose the word that has the same meaning. The author lived for years near one of the many creeks flowing into that part of the Ohio River.

a)

ponds

b)

lakes

c)

swamps

d)

streams

6.

They’ve both worked here ____ over ten years.

a)

in

b)

for

c)

since

d)

during

7.

Choose the right preposition. I don't agree ___ you.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

d)

with

8.

Choose the right preposition. She's married ___ a doctor, you know.

a)

with

b)

on

c)

too

d)

to

9.

Choose the right preposition. Does he go ____ school or is he ___ University

a)

in, in

b)

in, on

c)

to, in

d)

to, at

e)

in, with

10.

In alphabetical order,enumerate the 7 continents. (separate each continent using Oxford Comma)

(a)  

11.

What is Earth's largest continent?

(a)  

12.

What razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Peru

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

13.

What country has the most natural lakes?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

India

d)

Australia

14.

In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?

a)

Boliva

b)

Brazil

c)

Lebanon

d)

Peru

15.

Which African nation has the most pyramids?

(a)  

16.

What country is home to Kangaroo Island?

(a)  

17.

What is the largest country in South America?

(a)  

18.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxynucleic Acid (DNA)

b)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

c)

Deoribonucleic Acid (DNA)

d)

Deoxyribonuclei Acid (DNA)

19.

The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?

(a)  

20.

Which is the main gas that makes up the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxied

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

21.

Arrange the water cycle in its proper order. (Separate each stages by comma)


Condensation, Collection, Evaporation, Precipitation

(a)