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Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

a)

100 minutes

b)

5 minutes

c)

1 minute

d)

20 minutes

2.

A snail climbs up 3 feet during the day and slips back 2 feet at night. If the well is 30 feet deep, how many days will it take for the snail to get out of the well?

a)

28 days

b)

27 days

c)

29 days

d)

30 days

3.

What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ...?

a)

42

b)

40

c)

36

d)

48

4.

If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same number. What is it?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

10

d)

-1

5.

A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?

a)

17

b)

9

c)

8

d)

0

6.

If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, how many times do you write the digit 3?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

20

d)

19

7.

If a train travels 60 miles in 1.2 hours, what is its average speed in miles per hour?

a)

50 mph

b)

60 mph

c)

72 mph

d)

48 mph

8.

How many blocks?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

19

9.

What is the answer?

a)

65

b)

55

c)

35

d)

45

10.

What can you break without touching it?

a)

a vase

b)

a window

c)

a bone

d)

a promise

11.

How many squares are there?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

14

d)

18

12.

How many books are on the shelf if the 16th book is the middle one?

a)

16

b)

31

c)

36

d)

46

13.
What word looks the same backwards and upside down?
a)
racecar
b)
stats
c)
civic
d)
swims
14.

WHAT IS FULL OF HOLES BUT STILL HOLDS WATER

a)

Net

b)

Pool Table

c)

Sponge

d)

Stone

15.

What runs but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps has a mouth but never eats?

a)

A whisper

b)

A sleepwalker

c)

A fox

d)

A river

16.

I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?

a)

A ton of bricks

b)

A paperweight

c)

A promise

d)

A breath

17.

There are 5 apples and you take 3. How many apples do you have?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

18.

There are 10 lit candles on a cake, you blow out 3. How many candles are on the cake?

a)

10

b)

3

c)

7

d)

13