Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader

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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
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5th Grade Topic 1
5th Grade Topic 2
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4th Grade Topic 3
4th Grade Topic 4
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3rd Grade Topic 5
3rd Grade Topic 6
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2nd Grade Topic 7
2nd Grade Topic 8
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1st Grade Topic 9
1st Grade Topic 10
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5th Grade Topic 1 Question

• You are competing in a race, and overtake the
  runner in second place. In which position are you
  now?

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5th Grade Topic 1 Answer

• If you answered that you're now in first place,
  you're wrong! You overtook the second runner and
  took his place, therefore you are now in second
  place.

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5th Grade Topic 2 Question

• If you overtake the last runner, what position
  are you now in?

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5th Grade Topic 2 Answer

• You cannot overtake the last runner. You would
  have been last.

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5th Grade Topic 3 Question

• Take 1000. Add 40.  Add another 1000.  Add 30.
   Add 1000 again.  Plus 20 more. Plus 1000. And
  finally add 10. What is the total?

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4th Grade Topic 3 Answer

• 5000? Wrong! The correct answer is 4100.

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4th Grade Topic 4 Question

• Marie's father has five daughters1. Chacha2.
  Cheche3. Chichi4. Chocho5. ???? Question What
  is the fifth daughter's name? Think quickly ....

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4th Grade Topic 4 Answer

• Chuchu? WRONG!

It's obviously Marie!
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3rd Grade Topic 5 Question

• You are told to take a pill every hour. You have
  3 pills. How long before they are all gone?

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3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer

• 4 hours

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3rd Grade Topic 6 Question

• How many Fs are in the following sentence?
• OFTEN, FISH FIND FOOD AFTER FIFTY YEARS OF
  SWIMMING THE CHANNEL OF RALPH.

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3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer

• 9
• OFTEN, FISH FIND FOOD AFTER FIFTY YEARS OF
  SWIMMING THE CHANNEL OF RALPH.

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2nd Grade Topic 7 Question

• A farmer has 20 sheep, and all but 15 die. How
  many sheep are left?

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2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer

• 15

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2nd Grade Topic 8 Question

• Which side is your left hand on when looking at
  your mirror image?

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2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer

• Left

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1st Grade Topic 9 Question

• Which of the following is least like the others?
• CucumberCarrotTomatoAppleWatermelon

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1st Grade Topic 9 Answer

• Carrot (no seeds)

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1st Grade Topic 10 Question

• How many states (in the USA) border the Gulf of
  Mexico?

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1st Grade Topic 10 Answer

• 5

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Million Dollar QuestionGrade Level Topic 11

• What geologic event occurred first?
• Pangaea underwent formation.
• South America and Africa split apart.
• Iceland formed at the mid-Atlantic ridge.
• India collided with Asia, forming the Himalayan
  Mountains.

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1,000,000 Answer

• This test item actually came from the SOL
  Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments, Grade
  5
• I don't know the answer, but I'm very sympathetic
  with fifth graders who don't know the answer. I
  worry about the curriculum required to produce a
  correct answer.

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