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Play the classroom version of Two Truths and a Lie

July 26, 3:49 PMSF Education Games ExaminerJoanna Szeto
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Here are some sample questions for playing Two Truths and a Lie with your class. Take the test and see how you do, then have your students come up with their own questions to stump their classmates.

Get a pen and paper and write down your answers.  See if you can figure out why the statement you chose is wrong.  Good luck.


1. Math
     a. All hexagons have six equal sides
     b. An isosceles triangle has two equivalent sides
     c. A square is also a rhombus.


2. Math
     a. 4 + 5 – 8 > 3 / 4
     b. 9 – 2 = 56 / 8
     c. 3 + 3 + 3 = 7 – 16


3. Science
     a. Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
     b. Jupiter is the largest object in our solar system.
     c. There are eight planets in our solar system.


4. Geography
     a. Niger is a part of Africa.
     b. The capital of Oman is Santo Domingo.
     c. The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose.


5. Language Arts: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
     a. Snape died.
     b. Ron married Hermione.
     c. Dumbledore didn’t die after all.


6. History
     a. Thomas Jefferson is the president featured on the nickel.
     b. The Pilgrims sailed across the ocean on the Mayflower.
     c. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from Italy.


7. US History
     a. Vermont was one of the thirteen original colonies.
     b. Paul Revere participated in the Boston Tea Party.
     c. There were eleven states in the Confederate States of America.

 

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Answers
1. a , they don’t have to have equal sides to be hexagons
2. c , 9 does not equal -9
3. b , the sun is the largest object
4. b , The capital of Oman is Muscat
5. c , Dumbledore died
6. c , it was a gift from France
7. a , Vermont was never a colony, only an independent state.

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