Quiz: Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?
Students in Karen Higgin's fifth-grade class, Willow Road School in Franklin Square asked for brave parent volunteers to come to our fifth-grade classroom to take an "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" quiz.
The students worked together to create 20 questions we thought an average fifth-grader would know the answers to. We wondered if the adults would know them, too.
We asked the 10 volunteer test-takers about the American Revolution, fifth-grade math, literary devices, Native Americans and art.
The game was so much fun. The adults were all a bit nervous when we started. Some adults knew the answers right away, but some needed help from a fifth-grader. They were able to ask for help, but they couldn't get full credit for that question. At least one adult needed help on every question!
Each question was worth two points. There was a maximum of 40 points for the quiz. If the adult asked for help, they only earned one point for that answer.
We mixed up the papers and the students graded the quizzes. The parents' scores ranged from 26 to 39. Not one adult got a perfect score!
Now it's time for you to take our quiz! Answers are at the bottom, no peeking!
1. Who is famous for "The Midnight Ride?" a) James Madisonb) George Washingtonc) Paul Revered) George Clooney
2. The Native Americans honored "The Three Sisters." What are "The Three Sisters?" a) Potatoes, beans carrotsb) Corn, beans, and squashc) Beans, meat, and potatoesd) Squash, broccoli, and lettuce
3. Solve this problem: 8x(3²-5)÷2+6 a) 22 r 1b) 39c) 10d) 22
4. Turn 18/7 into a mixed number a) 2 4/7b) 1 8/7c) 8 1/7d) 18 7/7
5. What is the value of the 9 in the number 904,634 a) 900,000b) 9,000c) 9d) 900
6. Which of these numbers is prime? a) 39b) 31c) 28d) 14
7. Which person wrote much of the Declaration of Independence, was a political leader during the Revolutionary War, and later became the President of the United States? a) Benjamin Franklinb) Thomas Jeffersonc) Patrick Henryd) Abraham Lincoln
8. In which type of home did the Iroquois most often live? a) Igloob) Teepeec) Cabind) Longhouse
9. Why did the colonists begin fighting the Revolutionary War with the British? a) They disagreed over global warmingb) They watned to fight in a warc) They disagreed over taxesd) They disagreed over food
10. Solve this problem: 5x8÷(11-6)+7-8 a) 14b) 7c) 3.36d) 21
11. What literary device is being used in this phrase? "... moon sweeping night's gray gloom with her silver broom ..." a) metaphorb) similec) hyperboled) personification
12. Where did the colonists defeat the British in the American Revolution? a) Saratogab) Albanyc) Yorktownd) Jamestown
13. What is a group of lines or "paragraph" of a poem called? a) a stanzab) a paragraphc) a free versed) a sentence
14. What is 1,285 rounded to the nearest hundred? a) 1,000b) 1,300c) 1,285d) 1,290
15. What literary device is being used in this phrase? "...those clouds are as fully as a marshmallow ..." a) metaphorb) similec) hyperboled) personification
16. What is found on a political map? a) the boundaries of states and countriesb) roadsc) information about the pastd) all of the above
17. What branch of government is lead by the President? a) Legislativeb) Executivec) Judiciald) Congress
18. What is the hypothesis in the scientific process? a) A blind guessb) A predictionc) An observationd) The result
19. What literary device is being used in this phrase? Sammy and Sally sell sea shells by the sea shore a) metaphorb) similec) personificationd) alliteration
20. Name the artist that cut off his own ear. a) Pablo Picassob) Claude Monetc) Vincent Van Goghd) Frida Kahlo
Now let's see the results... Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?
Answers: 1) C, 2) B, 3) D, 4) A, 5)A, 6) B, 7) B, 8) D, 9) C, 10) B, 11) D, 12) C, 13) A, 14) B, 15) B, 16) A, 17) B, 18) B, 19) D, 20) C
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