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WorksheetsGrade 2 Brain Quest
Total questions: 105
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Spell the word for the coin that's worth 1 cent.
(a)
2.
Pam needs 13 balloons. She already has 4. How many more balloons does she need?
(a)
3.
Is the Washington Monument in Washington State or Washington, D.C.?
a)
Washington State
b)
Washington, D.C.
4.
"Plural" means more than one. Find the plural nouns.
a)
cat
b)
cats
c)
box
d)
boxes
5.
If you're in the eleventh row, how many rows are in front of you?
(a)
6.
Does the sun rise in the East or the West?
a)
the East
b)
the West
7.
In the technology world, what's a short way of saying, "There's an application for it"?
(a)
8.
Which is NOT a plant?
a)
maple
b)
moss
c)
marble
d)
mistletoe
9.
What sign in math tells you to subtract?
a)
+
b)
-
c)
x
d)
/
10.
What worker in a library helps you find or check out a book?
a)
a librarian
b)
an archivist
c)
a janitor
d)
a security
11.
"Fido sleeps at night, and Fifi naps at noon." Which two words mean about the same?
a)
Fido, Fifi
b)
night, noon
c)
sleeps, naps
12.
10 + 2 = 12. What is the opposite number sentence?
a)
2 + 10 = 12
b)
12 - 2 = 10
c)
12 + 2 = 14
d)
10 + 12 = 22
13.
Ladybugs are insects. True or False?
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Which two groups celebrated the first Thanksgiving together in 1621?
a)
English and Pilgrims
b)
French and Native Americans
c)
French and Pilgrims
d)
Native Americans and Pilgrims
15.
Is the word for a person, place or thing called a noun or a verb
a)
a noun
b)
a verb
16.
Which is the greater number: 47 or 74?
a)
47
b)
74
17.
Is the United States a country or a continent?
a)
a country
b)
a continent
18.
What's a shorter way to say "I will"?
(a)
19.
How many quarters does it take to make $1.50?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
e)
10
20.
The moon has no light of its own. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
21.
Horse manure is good for the soil. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Correct this sentence: "He ain't my friend anymore."
a)
He aren't my friend anymore.
b)
He is my friend.
c)
He isn't my friend anymore.
23.
Mike has 20 comic books, and Jill has 7. How many do they have in all?
a)
13
b)
27
c)
20
d)
7
24.
What elected leader is considered the "boss" of a state?
a)
state senator
b)
state attorney general
c)
secretary of state
d)
the governor
25.
Turn this sentence into the past tense: "I am awesome at baseball."
a)
I was awesome at baseball.
b)
I were awesome at baseball.
c)
I will awesome at baseball.
26.
Is a pair of socks an odd number or an even number
a)
odd number
b)
even number
27.
What are the three primary colors?
a)
red, green, blue
b)
red, green, yellow
c)
red, yellow, blue
d)
green, blue, yellow
28.
Bananas have seeds. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Uncramble these letters to make a word for a drink: a-t-w-r-e
(a)
30.
Which is longer: a yard or a foot?
a)
a yard
b)
a foot
31.
The Empire State Building is in which state?
a)
New York
b)
California
c)
Florida
d)
Texas
32.
Is a florist a person who sells flowers or a person who fixes floors?
a)
a person who sell flowers
b)
a person who fixes floors
33.
How many hundreds are there in 687?
a)
8
b)
7
c)
6
34.
Is it less likely to snow in winter or summer
a)
winter
b)
summer
35.
How do you say "thank you" in Spanish?
a)
Hallo
b)
Adios
c)
Gracias
36.
Finish this saying: "That would be the ______ on top."
a)
apple
b)
banana
c)
grape
d)
cherry
37.
Order these numbers from lowest to highest:
a)
21, 13, 19, 11
b)
13, 19, 11, 21
c)
19, 11, 21, 13
d)
11, 13, 19, 21
38.
Which is usually larger: a country or a continent?
a)
a country
b)
a continent
39.
If "a" and "e" are called vowels, what are "c" and "k" called?
(a)
40.
Counting backward, what is the next number: 32, 31, 30,…?
a)
33
b)
32
c)
31
d)
30
e)
29
41.
Will an oak tree grow from an acorn or a pinecone?
a)
an acorn
b)
a pinecone
42.
How many wheels are on a unicycle?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
43.
Is a place for living things called a habit or a habitat?
a)
a habit
b)
a habitat
44.
My book has 25 pages. I've read 20 pages. How many pages are left?
(a)
45.
Which directions are opposite of each other: north-south or north-east?
a)
north-south
b)
north-east
46.
How are words listed in a dictionary?
a)
in number order
b)
in alphabetical order
47.
Fran saved 5 dimes and 3 pennies. How much money does she have?
a)
8
b)
35
c)
53
d)
80
48.
Will the north poles of two magnets attract or repel each other?
a)
attract each other
b)
repel each other
49.
Which season of the year has the fewest hours of daylight?
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
50.
Which two words are synonyms: clean, messy, sloppy?
a)
clean, messy
b)
clean, sloppy
c)
messy, sloppy
51.
My dad is 45 years old. How old will he be in 5 years?
a)
40
b)
45
c)
50
d)
55
52.
Was the Pony Express a horse race or a quick way to deliver mail?
a)
a quick way to deliver mail
b)
a horse race
53.
What letter is missing from this word that means "largest": b-i-g-e-s-t?
(a)
54.
What number is 3 less than 40?
a)
43
b)
40
c)
37
55.
Where are your ribs?
a)
in your heart
b)
in your chest
c)
in your mouth
d)
in your head
56.
What's the name of the championship game of the National Football League?
(a)
57.
Find the opposite of "hate".
a)
life
b)
like
c)
dislike
d)
love
58.
If you move into a room double in size, how many times coud your old room fit into the new?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
59.
What Asian country has the most people in the world?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Indonesia
60.
Is the word for a small insect spelled b-e-e-t-l-e or b-e-a-t-l-e
a)
b-e-e-t-l-e
b)
b-e-a-t-l-e
61.
On a clock, how many minutes go by between the numbers 9 and 12?
a)
3
b)
15
c)
30
d)
45
62.
Which cooks food faster: an oven or a microwave?
a)
an oven
b)
a microwave
63.
What color is a lime?
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
green
d)
purple
64.
What word can you put in front of "box" to name a place where letters are put?
(a)
65.
What kind of number is 69: odd or even?
a)
odd number
b)
even number
66.
Which President helped to free African American slaves?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
George Washington
c)
Ronald Reagon
d)
Thomas Jefferson
67.
Find the opposite pairs: small, mean, huge, nice.
a)
small and mean, huge and nice
b)
small and huge, mean and nice
c)
small and nice, mean and huge
68.
Which is greater: your own weight or the weight of a car?
a)
your own weight
b)
the weight of a car
69.
Water has three forms: liquid, solid, and gas.
a)
true
b)
false
70.
How many aces are in a standard deck of cards?
a)
4
b)
13
c)
52
71.
What are the three parts of a store called?
a)
the beginning, middle and end
b)
the character, setting, and main idea
72.
If a cookie is half white and half black, and I eat the white half, how much cookie is left?
a)
1/2 (one-half)
b)
1
73.
Which city straddles the Mississipi River: New Orleans or New York?
a)
New York
b)
New Orleans
74.
Which word has an extra "s"?
a)
m-e-s-s
b)
y-e-s-s
c)
d-r-e-s-s
75.
I paid 60 cents for a soda and a quarter for peanuts. How much did I spend in all?
a)
70
b)
75
c)
80
d)
85
e)
90
76.
What blows across an ocean and makes waves?
(a)
77.
What is an e-reader?
a)
an electronic device on which you read
b)
an email reader
78.
Rearrange the letters in the word "ring" to make a word that means "smile."
(a)
79.
There are 52 cards in a playing deck. How many cards will you have if you lose 7?
(a)
80.
Each of the 50 states has its own flag. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
81.
What's another name for your mother's mother?
(a)
82.
How much is 6 + 6 + 9?
(a)
83.
The world's largest mammal is the blue whale. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
84.
In what month might you send or receive a valentine?
(a)
85.
Reciting backward, what are the last three letters of the alphabet?
(a)
86.
What odd number is greater than 7 but less than 10?
(a)
87.
Where are you in the United States if you're visiting the White House?
(a)
88.
Does an encyclopedia tell facts or a story?
a)
facts
b)
a story
89.
If 1 out of 3 roses is white, what fraction is white?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
90.
Does a meteorologist study stars, fossils or the weather?
a)
stars
b)
fossils
c)
the weather
91.
Finish this saying: "I'm as (a) as a bee."
92.
You can end a written sentence with one of three marks. Name two.
a)
period (.)
b)
question mark (?)
c)
exclamation point (!)
d)
comma (,)
93.
Which adds up to 31: 16 + 15 or 14 + 13?
a)
16 + 15
b)
14 + 13
94.
How often do we elect a President of the United States?
a)
every two years
b)
every four years
c)
every six years
95.
Which happens first: painters paint the house or carpenters put in windows and doors?
a)
painters paint the house
b)
carpenters put in windows and doors
96.
My dad took a nap from 1:30 to 3:00. How long did he sleep?
a)
30 minutes
b)
1 hour
c)
90 minutes
d)
2 hours
97.
Which material comes from a plant: leather or rubber?
a)
leather
b)
rubber
98.
What is the short way of saying "cellular phone"?
(a)
99.
Place a pronoun in the blank: "Jill has a pug named Pogo. (a) loves him a lot."
100.
How many cents equal half a dollar?
(a)
101.
Is Chicago a city in Illinois or Indiana?
a)
Illinois
b)
Indiana
102.
Antonyms are words that mean the same thing. True or false?
a)
true
b)
false
103.
Which would you NOT use to measure your height: inches, meters or liters?
a)
inches
b)
meters
c)
liters
104.
Which animal has fins: a starfish, a shark or a sea horse?
a)
a starfish
b)
a shark
c)
a sea horse
105.
Which holiday begins just before summer: Memorial Day or Labor Day?
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Labor Day
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