Problem-Solving
Your friend Sophia has a cool new pen. Sophia is showing off her pen to everyone and you are jealous. What should you do?
Answers will vary. Examples include ignore Sophia.
Wrong answers include steal the pen, etc.
If you have 80 tickets for the fair and each ride costs 5 tickets, how many rides can you go on?
16 rides.
What fills up a room but takes up no space?
Light
You accidentally broke your teacher's pencil sharpener when she was gone. What should you do?
Answers will vary.
Correct answer example: Tell your teacher and apologize, etc.
Wrong answer example: Blame it on someone else, lie about who broke it, etc.
You and your 9 friends (10 people total) are ordering pizza. If each person gets 2 slices and each pizza has 4 slices, how many pizzas should you order?
5 pizzas.
What goes up and never comes down?
Someone's age
You see someone bullying and calling the new kid in your class. What do you do?
Answers will vary.
Correct answers include tell bullies to stop, be kind to new kid, tell teacher, etc.
Wrong answers include laugh at the new kid or join in the bullying, etc.
You have 2.1 pounds of slime. You add .7 pounds of glue and .3 pounds of sparkles. How many pounds is your slime?
3.1 pounds.
A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?
Holes
Your friend Josh told you that your other friend Jake has been calling you mean names behind your back. What do you do?
Answers will vary.
Correct answers include: Nicely ask Jake, tell teacher, etc.
Wrong answers include: Call Jake mean names, etc.
If you flip a coin 100 times, how many times can you expect to land on Heads?
50 times.
You answer me, but I never answer your questions. What am I?
A phone
You think your classmate is looking at your answers during a test. What do you do?
Answers will vary.
Correct answers include: tell your teacher, cover your answers.
Wrong answers include: start filling in the wrong answer because you want them to fail, etc.
The school cafeteria has 20 rows of chairs. Each row holds 25 chairs. How many total chairs are there in the cafeteria?
500 chairs.
What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?
A yardstick!