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The Middle School Blues Trivia Quiz

Teaching middle school in South Carolina is a daily struggle. Test your teaching and/or parenting skills with this sometimes humorous quiz about the unique challenges of this age.

A multiple-choice quiz by ferfer72. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ferfer72

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
251,798

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2063

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Middle schools" were established in the United States in 1909. What was the first one? Hint

Ida Price Middle School in San Jose, California

Indianola Junior High School in Columbus, Ohio

George Washington Intermediate School in Burke, Maine

Francis Bacon Junior High School in Tempe, Arizona

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the term (or buzzword) for students who are actively involved in their own education? Hint

Bored

Engaged

Intelligent

ADD

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Question 3 of 10

3. According to the "Journal of Educational Psychology", what happens to middle school students who develop close friendships at the beginning of sixth grade? Hint

They are more likely to have behavioral problems.

They are more likely to cheat.

They are more likely to report higher levels of emotional distress.

They are more likely to be more social, helpful, and cooperative.

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to the US Department of Education, when is school most effective? Hint

When students wear uniforms

When parents are involved

When fine arts are eliminated

When boys and girls are separated

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Question 5 of 10

5. Studies show that most people do not stay in school past whose highest level of education? Hint

Their father's

Their mother's

Their siblings'

Their grandparents'

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Question 6 of 10

6. During middle school, children should move into which stage of cognitive development? Hint

Period of Formal Operations

Sensory Motor Period

Period of Concrete Operations

The Preoperational Period

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Question 7 of 10

7. Judy Blume has written a series of books about the problems of childhood. Which of these books focuses on kids in the seventh grade? Hint

Nothing's Fair in Seventh Grade

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret

Tales of a Seventh Grade Nothing

Just As Long As We're Together

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Question 8 of 10

8. Answer this eighth grade math problem. (-7) is _______________. Hint

An integer

Exponent

Irrational

A prime number

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to "The Old New Thing", what jobs have seventh graders said they want to do when they grow up? Hint

Giving it my all, turning theories into farts, and a Huskie

Dog consultant, frustrated, and getting paid to argue

All of these

Blow up stuff, architecture, and bankrupt

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or false:
Accomplished middle school musicians generally score higher on math exams.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Middle schools" were established in the United States in 1909. What was the first one?

Answer: Indianola Junior High School in Columbus, Ohio

Any school that contains grades 5, 6, or 7 through grades 8 or 9 are considered "middle schools". They were established to help kids with the transition from elementary school (where they're with one teacher all day) to high school (where they change rooms for every class).

2. What is the term (or buzzword) for students who are actively involved in their own education?

Answer: Engaged

Students who wilfully pay attention and care about their grades and understanding of material are called "engaged" students. Intelligent students can be engaged, but not all of them *are*!

3. According to the "Journal of Educational Psychology", what happens to middle school students who develop close friendships at the beginning of sixth grade?

Answer: They are more likely to be more social, helpful, and cooperative.

These students are more likely to get better grades *and* become better adjusted socially. Students in middle school need to develop their identity, take risks (and yet be confident there is a safety net), and be challenged to become more independently organized. Having strong friendships gives kids a support structure to aid in these developments.

4. According to the US Department of Education, when is school most effective?

Answer: When parents are involved

Many parents behave as if the schools are supposed to raise their children for them. Wrong! This becomes most obvious in the middle school years, when students start to act like their parents in interactions with adults.

5. Studies show that most people do not stay in school past whose highest level of education?

Answer: Their mother's

In areas where there is a high rate of teen pregnancy, many students don't make it past the 8th grade. Parents can help their children see the importance of school by going back to school themselves or volunteering at the school with their free time.

6. During middle school, children should move into which stage of cognitive development?

Answer: Period of Formal Operations

According to Jean Piaget, students should be encouraged to start using logic and abstract thinking by the 8th grade.

7. Judy Blume has written a series of books about the problems of childhood. Which of these books focuses on kids in the seventh grade?

Answer: Just As Long As We're Together

"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" is about a sixth grader. The other two titles are incorrect. They should read "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and "Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade".

8. Answer this eighth grade math problem. (-7) is _______________.

Answer: An integer

An integer is a negative whole number, a positive whole number, or zero.

9. According to "The Old New Thing", what jobs have seventh graders said they want to do when they grow up?

Answer: All of these

These are direct quotes from seventh graders, although I corrected the misspellings in them. I don't remember seeing the "turning theories into farts" table on career day!

10. True or false: Accomplished middle school musicians generally score higher on math exams.

Answer: True

Fine arts in general link to all of the "academic" areas in school. In middle school, students begin to make their own decisions about what they will and won't do (sometimes without regard to consequences). Fine arts help students learn in a way that seems like their own choice.

Source: Author ferfer72

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