Mrs. Mahieu’s Challenge Problems
Due: October 30, 2009
Print out with correct answers circled. Write your name and date at the top
and submit to Mrs. Mahieu.
1)Some birds and animals travel long distances as the seasons change. This is
called:
migration
perspiration
touring
hightailing
hitchhiking
2)There is less daylight in December than in June in the U.S. because of:
the tilt of the earth’s axis
greater distance from the sun
the colder weather
the phases of the moon
the position of other planets
3)Which number has an even digit in the ten thousandths place?
222.168
3.14159
983,456.01652
65,432.10137
786.43786
4)If you start with 3 and count by threes, which number will you not say?
51
33
48
27
28
5)Which word does not change its spelling to add a suffix that makes it a
noun?
pretty
graceful
celebrate
lonely
ready
6)Which animal is in the wrong habitat?
Prairie dog - Nebraska
Grizzly bear - Alaska
Penguin - Antarctica
Camel - Egypt
Flamingo - London
7)Susan buys a sandwich that costs $3.45. She pays with a $5 bill. What is
the fewest number of coins she can receive in her change?
1
2
4
5
3
8)Which does not belong with the rest?
red state
Senator from Delaware
Alaska's former governor
GOP
elephant
9)Who comes next in this historic sequence? Lyndon, Richard, Gerald, Jimmy...
George
Dwight
Harry
William
Ronald
10)Keshawn’s mother brought a large box of cupcakes to school for his
birthday. Half were vanilla; the rest were chocolate. His class ate 2/3 of
the chocolate ones, and all but one of the vanilla ones. Keshawn gave half of
the remaining chocolate cupcakes to the office staff, and ate the vanilla one
himself. He took the remaining 3 home. How many were in the box to start with?
12
17
24
36
18
