Perplexors: Ages 9-10 by Teacher Superstore

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Perplexors (Ages 9–10) Published by R.I.C. Publications® 2009 under licence to MindWare Holdings Inc. Copyright© 2007 MindWare Holdings Inc. This version copyright© by R.I.C. Publications® 2009 ISBN 978-1-74126-822-5 RIC–6479

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Introduction

Contents

Perplexors are deductive logic puzzles. They are specifically designed to challenge and extend mainstream or more able students. It is strongly recommended that the teacher models the process of deductive reasoning once or twice with the students, if necessary, before allowing them to work independently (or in pairs or small groups).

Introduction ........................................ iii Contents ............................................. iii Instructions ......................................... iv

When you are faced with a number of options, logic is often used to make a choice. Logic uses reasoning and proof to help you analyse information and come to a conclusion.

Three teachers ..................................... 1 The marriage game .............................. 2 The three houses .................................. 3 Three pirate race .................................. 4 Name that man .................................... 5 Farm chores ......................................... 6 Three young ladies .............................. 7 Three big spenders ............................... 8 Successful fishing trip .......................... 9 Snack time ......................................... 10 Sports and fruits ................................. 11 Zoo favourites .................................... 12 Mice visit the birds ............................ 13 The mad chemist ............................... 14 Mouse preferences ............................ 15 Horse racing ...................................... 16 Pet Rock™ heaven .............................. 17 Dog shopping .................................... 18 Withdrawing money .......................... 19 Rocket science test ............................ 20 Name the colours .............................. 21 Santa’s workshop ............................... 22 Lost jewellery .................................... 23 Four-cat fishing trip ............................ 24 Favourite autos .................................. 25 Crow mischief ................................... 26 Orchestra antics ................................. 27 Cleaning house .................................. 28 The Smith’s holiday ............................ 29 Missing homeword ............................ 30 Ordering by mail ............................... 31 Sports colours .................................... 32 Birthday children ............................... 33 Favourite numbers ............................. 34 Five band dropouts .............................35 Five trolls ........................................... 36 Pet day at school ............................... 37 The wheelbarrow race ....................... 38 Shoemaker’s shoe store ...................... 39 Clothes shopping ............................... 40 Mixed-up purses ................................ 41 Chinese food fanatic .......................... 42 Chop chop! .........................................43 Speed demons ................................... 44 School bus woe! ................................ 45 Tree climbing fun .............................. 46 Petting zoo ........................................ 47 Camping delights ............................... 48 Answers ....................................... 49–51

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Perhaps the easiest way to understand this technique is to look at the sample puzzle on page iv and follow along as the reasons for crossing off and circling an answer are given.

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All the information needed to solve a Perplexors logic problem is given in the puzzle story and its following clues. In the beginning, all the possibilities are listed for each category. As they are eliminated by information given in the clues, these possibilities should be crossed off. In a vertical column, if all the answers in a column are eliminated except for one, then that one remaining possibility must be the answer and it should be circled. The same is true in horizontal rows. If all the possibilities are eliminated in a row except for one, then that one remaining possibility must be the answer and it should be circled.

Puzzles

Perplexors are not designed as easy, done-in-a-minute activities. Rather, they are challenges that require a reasoned, logical response over time. They will both challenge and extend students.

There are many ways in which these puzzles can be used in a classroom. The following are examples only, not an exhaustive list.

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Homework This is not a ‘more of the same’ activity; it is an opportunity for students to consolidate and expand on what they have learnt in the classroom.

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Extension activities This is self-explanatory. The extension could be in terms of content or process.

Small-group problem-solving Thinking and talking logically are two vital skills. By working on the logic puzzles in pairs or small groups, thinking and talking about the problem, students can share and strengthen these skills. Whole-class challenges Teacher assistance may be required with some students; modelling is an effective strategy. ‘Extras’ This is mainly a fun activity/challenge for the more able or advanced students.

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Bel

Tabby Flabby Crabby red collar yellow collar blue collar fleas hair balls depression

The ’Cat country’ solution

Bill, Bob and Bel owned cats with three different names. Their names were Tabby, Flabby and Crabby. The cats wore three different coloured collars. Their collars were red, yellow and blue. The cats suffered from three different afflictions: fleas, hair balls and depression. Based on the clues, match the owners with their cat’s names, their collar colours and their afflictions Clue #1 is useless until you have completed Clue #2. Often, when doing logic problems, you have to go back to previous clues. Clue #2 allows you to cross off ’Tabby’ under both Bill and Bob. This means Tabby must belong to Bel. Circle ’Tabby’ under Bel and cross off ’Flabby’ and ’Crabby’ under Bel. Now we can refer back to Clue #1 and we should see that Tabby had to be the cat suffering depression. Circle ’depression’ under Bel and cross off ’fleas’ and ’hair balls’ under Bel. We also cross off ’depression’ under Bill and Bob.

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Flabby and Crabby were not depressed. Bill and Bob did not own Tabby. The cat in red was depressed. Bob’s cat did not wear blue or have fleas. Flabby had fleas.

Tabby Flabby Crabby red collar yellow collar blue collar fleas hair balls depression

Clue #3 tells us that the cat suffering depression wore red. We know that Bel’s cat was depressed, so we circle ’red’ under Bel. We cross off ’yellow’ and ’blue’ under Bel. We cross off ’red’ under Bill and Bob.

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In Perplexors, we have devised a worksheet that is simplicity itself. In our research, we have discovered that the biggest obstacle anyone doing logic problems has to overcome is keeping track of the information given by the clues. Other logic workbooks require the solver to work with or create a matrix and use ‘Xs’ and ‘Os’ to keep track of information. This works, but we have found that it does not work very well for most children. Instead, we have discovered that if you list all the possibilities in any category and simply cross off the eliminated possibilities as you get them from the clues, you see the information organising itself in front of your eyes. Suddenly, all is revealed clearly and the solver can concentrate on thinking. When an answer is known for sure, you circle it and cross off that answer everywhere else, and also cross off any remaining possibilities in that particular category. The best way to learn the method is to solve one or two puzzles yourself. Get out a pencil and use the ‘cross out’ and ‘circle’ technique on the sample puzzle below.

Clue #4 tells us to cross off ’blue’ and ’fleas’ under Bob. After crossing off ’blue’ under Bob, we see that ’yellow’ is the only remaining possibility under Bob, so we circle it and cross off ’yellow’ under Bill, leaving ’blue’ to be circled under Bill as the only possible choice. If we look now, we should see that ’hair balls’ is the only remaining choice under Bob, so we circle ’hair balls’ under Bob. We then cross off hair balls under Bill and circle ‘fleas‘ under Bill by using the process of elimination.

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Clue #5 tells us that the cat suffering from fleas was Flabby. We know Bill’s cat had fleas so we circle ’Flabby’ under Bill and cross off ’Crabby’ under Bill. We cross off ’Flabby’ under Bob and circle ’Crabby’ under Bob to finish the puzzle. As you can see from the above step-by-step solution of the logic puzzle above, there is an enormous amount of thinking required for even the simplest of puzzles. This is the virtue of logic problems and the reason why our ’circle and cross out’ technique is so effective. Go on to the next page for something a bit more demanding.

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Three teachers The clues

Three teachers, named Ms Rock, Ms Roll and Mr Rapp, taught three different subjects. They taught reading, writing and mathematics. They used three different reward systems: happy-face stamps, gold stars and red letters. Based on the clues, match the teachers with their subjects and their reward systems.

1. Ms Roll did not teach mathematics, but she did give out happy-face stamps to her best students. 2. Mr Rapp, and the teacher who gave out gold stars, taught in rooms next to each other. 3. The writing teacher rewarded the neatest, most legible work with red letters.

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The marriage game The clues

Norma, Naomi and Nan were married. They were married to Joe, Eliot and Matt. The three men worked as an author, a doctor and an artist. Based on the clues, match the three women with their husbands and their husband’s jobs.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Naomi was not married to the artist. Joe was an author. The doctor was not married to Nan. Eliot was married to Norma. Matt was the artist.

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The three houses The clues

Clem, Claude and Clyde lived in three different styles of houses. They lived in a Colonial-style house, a beach house and a mansion. They lived on Lupin Parkway, Black Swan Avenue and Major Street. Based on the clues, match the names with the styles of their houses and the streets they lived on.

1. Clem’s house was not a beach house or a mansion. 2. Claude’s house was not located on Black Swan Avenue or Major Street. 3. Clem’s best friend lived on Black Swan Avenue. 4. Claude’s house was not a beach house.

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Three pirate race The clues

Three fearsome pirates got into a discussion one day about whose boat was the fastest. Captain Kidd got so tired of hearing them go on and on about their boats that he decided to conduct a boat race among the three pirates. The three pirates were Captain Boatwright, Captain Flash and Captain Shipley. Their ships were named the Thor, the Cyclone and the Viking. Based on the clues, match the pirates with their boats and their order of finishing.

1. The boat that did not finish second or third was piloted by Captain Flash. 2. Captain Boatwright finished ahead of the Thor. 3. Captain Flash finished just in front of the Viking.

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Name that man The clues

Four men, named Jan, John, Jacob and Joshua, had different middle names and different last names. Their middle names were Cal, Carl, Clyde and Claude, and their last names were Bok, Bach, Block and Brooks. None of the men had a middle or last name with the same number of letters as their first name. For example, Jan could not be either Cal or Bok as both of those have three letters in them. Based on the clues, match the first names with their correct middle and last names.

1. Each man had a different number of letters in all of his names. 2. The name ’Carl’ did not belong to Jan, Bok or Jacob. 3. None of Jacob’s names had six letters. 4. John’s last name was only three letters long.

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Farm chores The clues

Anna, Alice, Alfred and Artie lived on a farm. They all had one chore to do and were allowed one pet. One child milked the cows, one child fixed fences, one child gathered eggs and one child fed the pigs. Their pets were a duck, a turtle, a dog and a horse. Based on the clues, match the children with their chores and their pets.

1. Anna, Alice and Alfred had pets without feathers. 2. Alice did not gather eggs or feed pigs, but her sister did have one of these chores. 3. The child who milked cows rode his pet all over the farm. 4. Alfred and Anna had chores that involved working with four-legged animals. 5. Alice’s pet did not bark.

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Three young ladies The clues

Three young ladies, named Milly, Sheila and Edwina, grew up together. When they grew up, they remained friends and helped each other whenever they could. One of the young ladies became a car polisher, one took up the occupation of pottery making and another became a carpenter. They all had different last names. Their last names were Oakley, Unklie and Woodley. They lived in different kinds of housing. They lived in a town house, an apartment and a cottage. Based on the clues, match the young ladies with their occupations, their last names and their types of housing.

1. Ms Woodley polished Sheila’s car so it would look nice in the town house’s car park. 2. Edwina did not polish cars or rent an apartment. 3. The carpenter owned a town house. 4. Sheila and Oakley lived 20 kilometres apart.

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Three big spenders The clues

Mark, Marla and Misty shared a winning lottery ticket. They each went out and each bought two new modes of transportation that were the same colour. They each bought one thing that drove on the ground and one thing that flew. The things that drove on the ground were a vintage car, a hot rod and a convertible. The things that flew were a helicopter, an aeroplane and a glider. The colours of the transportation items were red, yellow and green. Based on the clues, match the three lucky winners with their modes of transportation and their colour choices.

1. One of the girls bought two modes of transportation with names that started with the same first letter. She was the only one to do this. 2. Mark bought the glider, but not the hot rod. 3. Misty bought the vintage car. 4. The helicopter was red. 5. The vintage car was not yellow.

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Successful fishing trip The clues

Four men, named Al, Bob, Carl and Doc, had four different last names. Their last names were Eppie, Feppie, Geppie and Heppie. They went fishing for four different species of fish: carp, perch, snapper and trout. All the men caught the kind of fish they were trying to catch. Based on the clues, match the men with their last names and the types of fish they were trying to catch.

1. Mr Eppie, Al, Doc and Mr Feppie all fished from the jetty. 2. The carp was not caught by Carl or Doc. 3. The snapper was not caught by Mr. Feppie. 4. The trout was not caught by Doc or Al. 5. Al, who did not catch the snapper, was not Mr Geppie. 6. Bob and Mr Feppie were good friends. 7. Mr Heppie did not catch a carp.

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Snack time The clues

Jack, Jill, Jerry and Joan liked to come home after school and have a snack and a drink. Their favourite snacks were biscuits, fruit, crisps and cereal, and their favourite drinks were soft drink, juice, milk and tea. Based on the clues, match the children with their favourite after-school snacks and their favourite drinks.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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The milk drinker did not like fruit. The biscuit eater drank soft drink. The juice drinker ate cereal. Jack and Jill did not drink soft drink or eat cereal. Jill never drank tea. Jerry did not like biscuits.

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Sports and fruits The clues

Four children named Darla, Dale, Danny and Deidre each had a favourite sport. Their favourite sports were cricket, football, tennis and hockey. They also each had a favourite fruit: apples, cherries, peaches and pears. Based on the clues, match the children with their favourite sports and their favourite fruits.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

The child who loved apples also loved hockey. The child who loved cricket also loved cherries. Deidre did not like cricket or apples. Darla and Danny did not like cherries. Darla disliked apples. The tennis-loving child did not like pears. Deidre really disliked tennis.

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Zoo favourites The clues

Four children, named Bob, Kirstie, Sam and Jenny, went to the zoo to visit their favourite animals. Their last names were Bibb, Mibb, Ribb and Dibb. They always visited their favourite animals first. They went to see the lions, the bears, the monkeys and the snakes. Based on the clues, match the children with their last names and their favourite animals.

1. Bob, Mibb, the boy who liked bears, and the girl who liked snakes, all arrived at the zoo at the same time. 2. Dibb, the girl who liked snakes, the boy who liked bears, and Jenny, all bought a hot dog for lunch. 3. Bibb went to see the snakes first. 4. Bob did not go to see the monkeys first.

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Mice visit the birds The clues

Four mice, named Jacky, Arty, Baxter and Tom, set out one day to visit the bird house at the zoo. At the bird house, one mouse went to see the cranes, another liked toucans, another liked hawks, and the last mouse visited the love birds. After the zoo, the mice stopped at the Mouseville Cafe for a bite to eat. They ordered popcorn, ice-cream, chocolate and spaghetti. Each mouse ordered just one of those items. Based on the clues, match the mice with the birds they visited and what they ate.

1. Jacky did not like toucans, hawks or love birds. 2. Arty did not like popcorn. 3. Baxter did not like popcorn, chosoft drinkte or spaghetti. 4. Tom liked love birds. 5. Baxter loved hawks and did not care for chosoft drinkte. 6. Arty did not like spaghetti. 7. Jacky loved spaghetti.

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The mad chemist The clues

Mortimer, the mad chemist, developed potions to make people invisible, to grow noses, to turn people green and to shrink brains. He put the potions in a blue bottle, a red bottle, a green jar and a yellow jar, and he named the potions X5, X10, X15 and X17. However, Mortimer forgot to label the bottles and jars and did not know what potion was in which bottles and jars. Based on the clues, match the different potions with the correct jar or bottle and with their correct names.

1. The invisibility potion was in a bottle. 2. The nose-growing potion was in a jar. 3. The red bottle did not have the green-turning potion or the invisibility potion. 4. The potion in the yellow jar did not grow noses. 5. The number in the name of the potion in the red bottle was exactly twice as large as the number in the name of the potion in the yellow jar. 6. The invisibility potion did not have the largest number in its name.

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Mouse preferences The clues

Five mice, named Mary, Mark, Millie, Milton and Max, were all good friends and enjoyed discussing their likes and dislikes. They all liked cheese, but each had a favourite type: Swiss, cheddar, edam, gouda and brie. Their least favourite things were cats, traps, poison, ferrets and owls. Based on the clues, match the mice with their favourite types of cheese and their least favourite things.

1. The mouse that did not like cats did not like brie or gouda, either. 2. The edam-loving mouse did not like ferrets. 3. The mouse that did not like traps loved nothing more than a moist wedge of brie. 4. Mary, Mark and Millie did not like cheddar cheese, but none of them disliked ferrets. 5. Max did not like edam or brie. 6. Mary and Mark did not like brie. 7. The cheddar cheese-loving mouse did not like poison. 8. Mark did not like the taste of gouda cheese.

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Horse racing The clues

Five horses, named Horace, Harriet, Herb, Henry and Hiram, decided to have a race to see who was the fastest horse in the stable. To race with a little style, they all chose different coloured hats to wear during the big race. Their hats were blue, red, yellow, green and black. Naturally enough, the horses finished first, second, third, fourth and fifth. Based on the clues, match the horses with their hat colours and their order of finishing.

1. The horse that finished last did not wear blue. 2. The horse that won the race wore yellow. 3. Henry finished ahead of two horses, but two horses finished ahead of him. 4. Herb and Hiram were the slowest horses in the race. 5. Harriet did not finish second. 6. The fourth place horse wore a green hat. 7. Hiram did not finish last. 8. Herb and Henry did not wear red hats.

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Pet Rock heaven The clues

Carl, Charles, Carol, Cliff and Cal each owned one Pet Rock™. Unfortunately, all the Pet Rocks™ were exposed to the dreaded Pet Rock™ pox and showed signs of erosion soon after exposure to this dreaded malady. Within five days, all the Pet Rocks™ were eroded. First one Pet Rock™ eroded, then another, then another, until, on the fifth day, the last of the Pet Rocks™ showed signs of erosion. The names of the Pet Rocks™ were Blinky, Fluffy, Spike, Tuffy and Muffy. Based on the clues, match the Pet Rock™ owners with the names of their Pet Rocks™ and the order in which the Pet Rocks™ suffered from erosion.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Carl’s Pet Rock™ eroded last. Blinky did not erode first, second or fourth. Cliff’s Fluffy was the first to erode. Spike was the last to erode. Blinky did not belong to Charles or Cal. Tuffy did not erode fourth, and he did not belong to Charles.

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Dog shopping The clues

Four dogs, named Jumper, Mopey, Toto and Max, needed to do some shopping. The dogs were a boxer, a beagle, a poodle and a terrier. They each purchased one item; they purchased dog biscuits, flea powder, a chew toy and steak-flavoured soft drink. They each spent a different amount of money. They spent 50 cents, one dollar, two dollars and three dollars. Based on the clues, match the dogs with their breeds, their purchases and the amount of money they spent.

1. The poodle and the beagle spent the most. 2. Mopey spent six times as much as Jumper. 3. The terrier bought dog biscuits on sale for one dollar. 4. Toto bought Steak Soft drink to drink and spent less than Mopey, but more than Max. 5. Mopey was not a beagle. 6. The most expensive item was the flea powder.

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Withdrawing money The clues

Four people went to an automated teller machine one day to withdraw money. Their names were Max, Mills, Marty and Mort. They were a potter, a pickler, a scientist and a writer. They each withdrew different amounts of money; they withdrew $200, $125, $50 and $25. Their last names were Ruble, Scott, Thornton and Upton. Based on the clues, match the people with their jobs, how much money they withdrew and their last names.

1. Max’s job did not start with the letter ‘p,’ and he did not write. 2. Mills was the writer. 3. Marty was not a pickler. 4. The scientist, whose name was not Scott, withdrew the most money. 5. Mr Ruble asked for twice as much as the pickler. 6. The one who withdrew $125 was not the writer. 7. Mr Thornton was not the writer and asked for $25.

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Rocket science test The clues

Melba, Tulla, Bart, Hal and Kirstie received the five highest grades on their rocket science test. They scored 99%, 97%, 95%, 94% and 91%. As a special reward for doing so well, they hoped that their parents would give them each an extravagant present. The gifts they wanted were a private jet plane, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, one million dollars, a chauffeur-driven limousine and a basketball court. Based on the clues, match the children with their test scores and the presents they wanted.

1. Melba scored higher than Hal and Tulla. 2. Tulla’s score was higher than only one student. 3. Bart scored higher than most of the students, but he did not have the highest score. 4. Melba did not have the highest score. 5. The highest-scoring student wanted a reward that one could ride in. 6. The student with the lowest score wanted a present he could learn to swim in. 7. The student who scored 97% wanted a gift that he could enjoy at 10 000 metres! 8. The reward Melba wanted was not in cash.

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Name the colours The clues

Bob, Ted, Carol and Alice were best friends, but they each were very different in appearance. They had red, blond, black and brown hair, and their eyes were blue, grey, green and brown. Their last names were also different; their names were White, Redd, Browne and Greene. Based on the clues, match the friends with the correct colour of their hair and eyes, and their last names.

1. White was not blond, Redd did not have red hair, Browne did not have brown hair or eyes, and Greene did not have green eyes. 2. Ted’s last name was not Browne, and Bob and Alice were not blond. 3. Carol and Alice were not named Browne or Greene. 4. Bob did not have black hair. 5. Carol’s hair was neither black nor brown. 6. White’s hair was black. 7. Redd and White did not have either green or brown eyes. 8. The blond did not have blue eyes.

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Santa’s workshop The clues

Santa’s workshop was in an uproar! Five of Santa’s newest elves, named Binkie, Tinkie, Winkie, Dinkie and Sid, were not happy with the working conditions at the workshop, so they staged a sitdown strike. Each elf had a separate complaint; they were not happy about the early hours, the uniforms, the amount of winter holiday, the amount of biscuits available at break time, and the length of time allowed for their afternoon naps. They all agreed that they needed to join a union, but could not agree on which one to join. Their choices were the Christmas Guild, Elves United, United Helpers, Toysters and the Associated Elves. Based on the clues, match the elves with their complaints and the unions they wanted to join.

1. Binkie and Tinkie did not care about the biscuits or the amount of time for their afternoon naps. 2. Winkie and Dinkie did not want to join either the United Helpers or the Toysters. 3. Sid did not care about nap time, and he did not want to join the Associated Elves or the United Helpers. 4. The elf who wanted more nap time wanted to join Elves United. 5. Dinkie did not care about nap time. 6. Sid did not care about the biscuits, and he did not want to join the Toysters. 7. The elf concerned about the early hours wanted to join the Toysters because members of that union hardly worked at all. 8. Binkie was not concerned about the early hours or the amount of winter holiday time.

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Lost jewellery The clues

Lady Lucy lost of one of her pieces of jewellry every day for a week, except Saturday and Sunday when she stayed home. Lady Lucy lost a ring, a brooch, a tiara, a clip and a necklace, but not necessarily in that order. Each piece had one type of precious gem on it. The gems were sapphires, diamonds, pearls, rubies and emeralds. Based on the clues, try to figure out what piece of jewellery Lady Lucy lost Monday through Friday and what gem was on each piece.

1. The ring was lost after Tuesday, but it was not the last item lost. 2. The brooch and the clip were lost after Wednesday. 3. The emerald necklace was lost after Monday. 4. The brooch, which did not have sapphires, diamonds or pearls, was not lost on Friday. 5. Neither the tiara nor the clip had sapphires. 6. The piece of jewellery with pearls was lost after Wednesday.

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Four-cat fishing trip The clues

Two female cats, named Buffy and Muffina, went fishing with two male cats named Jake and Clyde. Their last names were Calico, Manx, Burmese and Tortie. The cats all used different kinds of bait. One used minnows, another liked crickets, another liked worms and the last one believed in leeches. To make things interesting, they decided to give prizes for the cat who caught the first fish, the one who caught the most fish, the one who caught the biggest fish and, finally, the booby prize for the cat who caught the smallest fish. As it turned out, they all won a prize! Based on the clues, match the cats with their last names, their baits and their prizes.

1. Jake’s last name was not Tortie. 2. Female cats won the prizes for the most fish and the smallest fish. 3. Burmese caught more fish than Muffina and the two males that were using crickets and minnows. 4. Muffina was not Tortie. 5. Tortie won the prize for the first fish, which he caught using a minnow. 6. Muffina and Manx both fell in the lake. 7. Muffina did not like worms and never used them.

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Favourite autos The clues

Alice, Art, Albert, Anthony and Abe each had different opinions as to what kind of automobile was the best and what colour was the best. They thought that the best automobiles were mini-vans, sports cars, trucks, station wagons and sedans. For the best colour for an automobile, they favoured brown, green, red, purple and yellow. Based on the clues, match the names with their favourite automobiles and their favourite colours.

1. A green mini-van was one favourite choice, but one not made by Alice or Art. 2. Albert liked the sedan, but not in red or yellow. 3. Brown was thought to go well with a truck. 4. Art, Anthony and Abe did not like brown. 5. Art did not like red sports cars, but someone else thought that was the best colour and car. 6. Anthony did not like green.

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Crow mischief The clues

Five crows, named Crash, Tuffy, Moaner, Marley and Fred, liked to fly above the other animals and drop things to startle them. They dropped stones, clams, sticks, berries and nuts. These mischievous crows each had a favourite animal that they liked to startle: a cow, a horse, a chicken, a sheep and a pig. Based on the clues, match the crows with the objects they dropped and their favourite animals to startle.

1. The cow always mooed indignantly when she was startled by a stone. 2. Tuffy and Marley did not drop stones and did not like to bother horses, either. 3. The chickens flew into a rage whenever a nut fell near one of them. 4. Marley and Fred did not drop nuts. 5. Moaner and Fred did not startle horses. 6. When Fred startled the pigs, he did not use clams or sticks. 7. Marley did not drop clams.

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Orchestra antics The clues

Bob, Betty, Bill, Barry and Bertha all played a musical instrument. They played the harp, guitar, accordion, flute and trumpet. They also all participated in one other activity. They enjoyed car racing, karate, unicycling, parachuting and squash. Based on the clues, match the names with their musical instruments and their other activities.

1. The orchestra got together to play, and Betty and the car racer were first on the stage. 2. The unicyclist and trumpet player got to their instruments barely in time for the first song, which was played without the flute, which was too late for the first song. 3. Bertha came on stage in the middle of the first song and upset three other musicians. 4. Bertha knocked into the guitar player, tripped over Barry’s feet, and knocked over the parachutist’s music stand. 5. Bill was the only one not disturbed by Bertha and smiled at the karate expert, who had been first on stage. 6. Barry, who played the accordion, was embarrassed by Bertha. 7. Bob did not know how to drive a car. 8. Bill played a stringed instrument.

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Cleaning house The clues

David, Dan, Dean, Dick and Dell all lived together in the same house. The house had five rooms: a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, dining room and living room. Each of the roommates was responsible for cleaning one room. All of the rooms were painted a different colour. They were red, yellow, blue, green and purple. Based on the clues, match the names with the rooms they cleaned and the colours of their rooms.

1. Del did not clean a red or yellow room, and did not clean the purple bedroom. 2. The kitchen was not red, green or purple. 3. Del was glad he did not clean the green bathroom. 4. Dan did not like cleaning his room because the stove took so long to clean. 5. The red living room was not cleaned by David or Dean. 6. Dean did not clean a green room.

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The Smith’s holiday The clues

Mr and Mrs Smith decided to allow their five children, Bonnie, Betty, Bill, Bert and Bernard, to suggest where they would go on holiday. The children wanted to go to Perth, Sydney, Great Britain, Jamaica and Albany. Mr and Mrs Smith also let the children suggest how they should get to their destination. The children suggested taking a car, bus, ship, aeroplane and caravan. Based on the clues, match the children with where they wanted to go on holiday and how they wanted to get there.

1. Bonnie and Betty did not like driving on a highway in anything! 2. Bonnie did not like boats, but wanted to see Great Britain. 3. Bill loved Perth, but did not like buses or caravans. 4. Bert disliked caravans and Albany, but loved big cities. 5. Bernard wanted to go to Albany.

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Missing homework The clues

Fred, Frank, Farah, Felicity and Francis all came to school one day without their homework. Their teachers were Mr Harley, Mrs Darley, Mr Bartley, Ms Parley and Mrs Warley. Each child offered an excellent excuse for the missing homework. Their excuses were ‘My dog ate it,’ ‘My cat ate it,’ ‘My guinea pig ate it,’ ‘My ferret ate it’ and ‘My baby sister ate it.’ Based on the clues, match the students with their teachers and their excuses.

1. Fred, who was an only child, did not have Mrs Warley for a teacher, and it was Mrs Warley’s student who blamed the missing homework on a dog. 2. Felicity, the youngest in the family, did not have either Mr Harley or Mrs Darley for a teacher, and she did not have a pet cat. 3. Francis had no sisters, and had either Mr Harley or Mrs Darley for a teacher, but did not have either a pet cat or a pet guinea pig. 4. Farah also had no sisters and also did not have a cat or a guinea pig. 5. Ms Parley’s student blamed the missing homework on a cat, and Frank’s teacher was not Mrs Darley.

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Ordering by mail The clues

Five children, named Bambi, Arty, Sammy, Cal and Rex, were from five different American states. They were from Oregon, New York, Florida, Arizona and Ohio. The children all ordered ‘The Great Boodoni’s Magic Set‘ at the same time. All of their orders were received on the same day and sent out on the same day. However, the post office delivered all of the magic sets on different days. Based on the clues, match the children with the state they were from and the order in which the magic sets were delivered.

1. Arty was not from Ohio, Arizona or Oregon, and he received his magic set second. 2. The postal worker went to Sammy after Bambi, but before he went to Rex’s house. 3. Rex was not first or third. 4. The child in New York was the third one to get a magic set. 5. Cal in Oregon was not first, third or last. 6. Bambi loved cold weather and was glad she did not live in Florida or Arizona. 7. Florida was not fourth.

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Sports colours The clues

Mary, Martin, Millie, Mike and Moe each played a different sport. They played baseball, football, cricket, table tennis and tennis. Each sport required a differentcoloured uniform. The uniforms were white, blue, pink, yellow and green. Based on the clues, match the children with their sports and their uniform colours.

1. Mary did not play baseball or football, and she did not wear blue, pink or yellow. 2. The cricket team wore green. 3. Millie and Mike liked the blue baseball uniforms and wished that was their uniform colour. 4. Moe played tennis and liked his yellow uniform. 5. Mary and Millie did not wear white or play table tennis.

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Birthday children The clues

Five children all celebrated their birthdays at the same time. There were two boys, named Sam and Pat, and three girls, named Joan, Constantine and Annette. The presents they wanted were a bit strange … but so were the children. They wanted a fruit bat, a xylophone, a living clam, a clarinet and a gumball machine. For their birthday feast they wanted pizza, pork chops, spinach, beetroot and sauerkraut. Based on the clues, match the birthday children with their gifts and their favourite foods.

1. No-one wanted a present that rhymed with his or her name. 2. The boys did not like music and musical instruments. 3. The girls did not like animals or any living creatures. 4. Joan did not want a gumball machine. 5. The boys liked foods that started with the same letter. 6. Joan and Constantine liked foods that started with the letter ‘p.’ 7. The child who wanted a living clam loved sauerkraut. 8. The child who wanted a clarinet disliked pork chops.

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Favourite numbers The clues

Sam, Betsy, Vince, Dick and Mary all had different favourite numbers. Their favourite numbers were 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8. They also were all in different years in school. They were in Years Two, Three, Five, Six and Eight. Based on the clues, match the children with their favourite numbers and their school years.

1. None of the children’s favourite numbers were the same as their school years. 2. Betsy, Vince and Mary all had favourite numbers that could be divided evenly by the number two. 3. Sam’s favourite number was larger than Dick’s favourite number. 4. Subtract Mary’s number, which was larger than two, from Vince’s number to get Betsy’s number. 5. Dick’s school year was twice as large as his favourite number. 6. The child with the largest favourite number was in the youngest school year. 7. Sam was not in Year Eight, and Mary was not in Year Five.

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Five band dropouts The clues

Five high school students named Jenny, Vic, Ken, Berniece and Rex decided to drop out of the band to try out for five different sports. They tried out for archery, football, basketball, water polo and swimming. They each played a different musical instrument. They played the violin, trumpet, guitar, harp and trombone. Based on the clues, match the students with what sport they tried out for and what musical instrument they played.

1. Jenny did not like the water so she did not try out for any water sport, and her musical instrument did not start with the letter ‘t.’ 2. Vic and Ken played musical instruments that started with the letter ‘t,’ and watched football and swimming tryouts but did not try out for those two sports. 3. Rex did not like ball games and water sports, but loved his guitar and found a sport he could enjoy. 4. Ken’s friend Vic always seemed to be playing basketball or playing his trumpet. 5. Jenny did not play the harp.

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Five trolls The clues

Once upon a time, there were five trolls, named Socko, Jocko, Kicko, Toppo and Moppo, who lived under five different coloured bridges in Billy Goat Land. The bridges were red, blue, white, black and pink. They were all very young as troll ages go, but none of them were exactly the same age. They were 2, 5, 6, 12 and 16 years old. Based on the clues, match the trolls with the colours of their bridges and their ages.

1. Socko’s bridge was not blue, pink, black or white. 2. Jocko was 10 years older than Socko. 3. Kicko was aged five, which made him three years older than Socko. 4. Moppo’s bridge was the opposite colour of Toppo’s bridge. 5. Jocko’s bridge had a colour that rhymed with stew. 6. Moppo was the oldest troll. 7. Toppo did not live under a white bridge.

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Pet day at school The clues

Pet day at Hillside Primary School did not quite turn out as planned. Neil, Nell, Norma, Ned and Nate each brought a beloved pet to school for show and tell. They brought a snake, a mouse, a dog, a cat and a horse. The pet’s names were Buster, Spot, Max, Scout and Rover. The pet snake scared the pet mouse so much it ran on its treadmill at 40 km/h. and almost became airborne. The dog scared the cat so much it ran up a tree and had to be taken down by the fire department. The horse was so frightened by all the commotion that it bolted and had to be chased by half the school before it calmed down. Aside from that, everyone agreed that the day was a big success. Based on the clues, match the children with their pets and their pet’s names.

1. Neil, Nell and Ned did not like Buster the snake. 2. Nate’s pet had four legs and was not named Spot or Max. 3. Scout the dog did not belong to Nate, Ned or Nell. 4. Rover was not a mouse or a horse. 5. Ned rode his pet to school that day, and his pet was not named Max.

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The wheelbarrow race The clues

Five couples went on a picnic together. Their names were Corin and Jack Newton, Anna and Frank Lewton, Belle and Howie Marten, Dotty and George Harten, and Ella and Joe Darton. They decided to have a wheelbarrow race, but no husband and wife teams were allowed. Based on the clues, figure out who the pairs were and how they finished in the race.

1. No husband was paired with his wife. 2. Dotty was Mr Darton’s partner, and they did not finish fourth or fifth. 3. Howie did not finish first or last. 4. Corin and her partner finished right after Anna and her partner. 5. Joe and his partner won the race. 6. Belle and her partner finished third. 7. Jack and Anna were partners. 8. Mrs Lewton finished fourth, but at least she finished in front of her husband. 9. Mr Newton did not finish among the top three. 10. Ella finished one place behind her husband.

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4th Place

Belle Marten Dotty Harten Ella Darton

Jack Newton Frank Lewton Howie Marten George Harten Joe Darton

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Shoemaker’s shoe store The clues

Five teenagers, named Bob, Cathy, Don, Suzy and Pierre, worked part-time at Al Shoemaker’s shoe store. Their last names were Barstow, Porter, Carter, Miller and Garner. They were 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 years old. Each teenager had a special job at the shoe store. One was an inspector, one was a duster, one was a heel cleaner, one was a size arranger and the last was a sock hanger. Based on the clues, match the teenagers with their last names, their ages and their special jobs.

1. Bob was the oldest except for Porter, who was 19. 2. Suzy was older than Carter and the boy who hung socks, but younger than Miller and the boy who was the size arranger. 3. The girl who was the duster was younger than Barstow and the girl who was the shoe inspector. 4. Pierre was not Garner, the heel cleaner or the size arranger. 5. Bob was not Carter, and he was not the size arranger.

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Clothes shopping The clues

Five young friends went shopping for new tops, new shorts and new shoes. Their names were Faith, Farah, Fran, Fern and Fawn. They bought new tops that were red, white, blue, green and aqua, and shorts that were red, white, blue, green and aqua. But nobody bought the same colour for both tops and shorts. The shoes they bought were tennis shoes, sandals, boat shoes, high heels and boots. Based on the clues, match the girls with the colours of their tops and shorts, and the types of shoes they bought.

1. Nobody bought the same colour for both tops and shorts or the same combination of colours. 2. The person who bought tennis shoes bought white shorts. 3. The red shorts-buyer bought boots. 4. Faith and Farah did not buy red tops. 5. Fran, Fern and Fawn did not buy red shorts. 6. Faith bought sandals but nothing in a white colour. 7. The high heels-buyer bought blue shorts. 8. Fran and Fern did not buy tennis shoes or blue tops. 9. Fran did not buy boat shoes or a top in either white or green. 10. Faith did not buy anything coloured aqua, and the high heel-buyer wore a red top. 11. Fern did not wear anything white.

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Mixed-up purses The clues

Five women, named Paula, Pat, Pam, Penny and Peggy, bumped into each other and spilled the contents of their purses. They all lost one item from their purses. They lost a lipstick, a compact, a comb, a file and a key ring. Their last names were Jones, Smith, Johnson, Doe and Dixon. They all had different professions; they worked as a doctor, lawyer, teacher, judge and pilot. Based on the clues, match the women with the items they lost, their last names and their jobs.

1. The pilot, whose last name was Johnson, lost her file. 2. The teacher lost a comb. 3. Dixon lost her lipstick. 4. Paula, Penny and Peggy were not doctors and did not lose their combs. 5. Pam did not lose a file or key ring. 6. Paula, who was not Smith or Doe, lost her compact. 7. Penny was not a lawyer or a judge. 8. Peggy was not a teacher, and her last name started with the letter ‘D.’ 9. Jones was not a judge, and Doe was not a doctor. 10. Peggy and Pat did not lose lipstick.

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Chinese food fanatic The clues

Charlie liked Chinese food so much that he ate it five days a week. However, Charlie only liked five Chinese dishes; he liked eggplant sambal, chow mein, sour soup, fried rice and Peking duck. Charlie always ate two courses at every meal. To keep his meals interesting, he mixed the dishes up so that he never ate the same combination twice in one week. Charlie did not have this problem with his drink order as he drank something different with each meal. He liked to drink tea, coffee, milk, soft drink and water. Based on the clues, try to figure out Charlie’s daily menu.

1. Charlie never ate the same combination of dishes twice in one week. 2. The only dish Charlie ate two days in a row was Peking duck on Tuesday and Wednesday. 3. Charlie did not order sour soup on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. 4. Charlie’s first course on Tuesday was chow mein, and he had chow mein again for a second course the day after his first course was duck. 5. Charlie ate no sambal on Monday or Thursday, and he drank coffee after he drank milk, and tea the day after he drank coffee. 6. Charlie drank water after he drank tea, and he drank soft drink on Friday.

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Chop chop! The clues

Five children, named Abby, Arthur, Alicia, Arlene and Albert, were trying to be helpful and used various machines that they had been told they were too young to handle. As a result, they all received very minor injuries to various parts of their bodies. Luckily, no medical treatment was required. The body parts which received slight scratching or bruising were a nose, an ear, a finger, a toe and an upper lip. The machines the children should not have been using were a blender, a lawnmower, a power saw, a pencil sharpener and a hedge clipper. Based on the clues, match the children with the body parts that suffered a boo-boo and the machines that caused the injury.

1. Abby and Alicia received slight injuries to body parts below the neck. 2. Arthur, Alicia and Arlene did not use a blender, and neither did the child who received a finger injury. 3. The child who suffered a minor lip injury was using an electric pencil sharpener. 4. The power saw only slightly scratched a toe, but it could have been much worse. 5. Arthur’s lip was not injured at all. 6. The child who scratched a finger did not use a lawnmower. 7. Albert received no injury at all to his ear.

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Speed demons The clues

Five children, named Delilah, Donald, Deidre, Dennis and Doris, each had an unusual pet. Their pets were a three-toed sloth, a snail, a turtle, an earthworm and a slug. The names of their pets were Lightning, Speedo, Flyer, Duster and Zippy. The children were always disagreeing about which pet could move the fastest. Finally, to settle the disagreement, they decided to have a race. Naturally enough, when the race was over, they had finished in first, second, third, fourth and fifth places. Based on the clues, match the children with their pets, the names of their pets and their order of finish.

1. Donald’s three-toed sloth finished after the turtle, but in front of the snail, the earthworm and the slug. 2. Lightning, who did not belong to Deidre, Dennis or Doris, finished last. 3. Speedo the turtle did not belong to either Deidre or Dennis. 4. Zippy the slug finished in the place right after Duster the three-toed sloth, but Zippy finished one place in front of Deidre’s pet. 5. Delilah’s pet was not the snail.

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School bus woe! The clues

Five children, all students at the Blakely Boarding School, rode a different school bus home for the weekend. The students were named Lizzy, Lorna, Larry, Louis and Lydia. The names of the drivers were Mr Shore, Mr Shade, Mrs Shelp, Ms Sheen and Mr Shipp. The children were all reprimanded for an activity they were doing on the bus. They were reprimanded for singing, telling jokes, doing card tricks, breakdancing and doing jumping jacks. Based on the clues, match the children with their bus drivers and their school bus offences.

1. Lorna was not reprimanded by Mr Shore, as it was breakdancing that got on Mr Shore’s nerves and Lorna did not breakdance. 2. Neither Larry nor Louis liked to breakdance or sing. 3. Mr Shade’s bus had cards all over the place when one of the students dropped them. 4. Lydia’s bus was not driven by either Mr Shore or Mr Shade. 5. Lorna did not sing because she could not carry a tune. 6. Larry’s bus had cards all over the floor. 7. Louis did not do jumping jacks on his bus. 8. Mrs Shelp put a stop to the joke telling on her bus because it got out of hand. 9. Lorna’s bus driver was not a man.

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Tree climbing fun The clues

Five children named Sara, Sam, Sophie, Sandra and Sal climbed a very tall tree together. Unfortunately, they all fell out of the tree, but miraculously, no-one was injured. All the children fell out of the tree at different times so, naturally enough, one child fell first, another second, and so on. Also, when the children fell, they were all in different parts of the tree and fell different distances. They fell 0.5 metres, 2 metres, 2.5 metres, 5 metres and 6 metres. Based on the clues, match the children with the order in which they fell and the distances they fell.

1. The child who fell the farthest was the second to fall. 2. The child who fell the shortest distance was the fourth to fall. 3. Sandra fell right after Sam and right before Sophie. 4. Sal fell right after Sophie. 5. Sophie was not the third to fall. 6. Sandra fell two times as far as Sara.

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Petting zoo The clues

Five children, named Mark, Mary, Margie, Melvin and Mike, went on a class trip to the local petting zoo. While petting the animals, each child was bitten by a different cute little animal. The animals were a lamb, a goat, a piglet, a monkey and a gopher. Each child used a different expression when the bite occurred. The expressions were ‘Whoa, Nellie!’, ‘Jeepers!’, ‘Drat!’, ‘Yikes!’, and ‘Yowser!’ Based on the clues, match the children with the animals that bit them and the expressions they used.

1. Mark and Mary were bitten by either the lamb or the gopher. 2. The child bitten by the monkey said, ‘Jeepers!’ 3. The child bitten by the goat said, ‘Yowser!’ 4. The child bitten by the lamb shouted, ‘Whoa, Nellie!’ 5. Mark did not shout, ‘Whoa, Nellie!’ 6. Neither Margie nor Mike were bitten by the goat. 7. Mike was not bitten by the piglet. 8. The child who was bitten by the piglet shouted, ‘Yikes!’

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Camping delights The clues

Five friends, named Polly, Paul, Peter, Patricia and Prudence went with their class on a wilderness adventure camping trip. Each of the children had an unpleasant experience with different creatures of the forest. They were stung by bees, infested with ants, sucked by leeches, scratched by an angry possum and chased by a confused fox. After their ordeals in the woods, the children were exhausted and took really long naps. They slept for 2 hours, 3 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours and an incredible 8 hours. Based on the clues, match the children with the creatures they had trouble with and the lengths of time they napped.

1. Prudence napped longer than Paul, but both Polly and Peter napped longer than Prudence, and even Paul napped longer than Patricia. 2. Peter, Patricia and Prudence had no trouble with either ants or leeches. 3. The child stung by bees napped longer than Polly. 4. Patricia did not see any foxes on the trip. 5. The child who napped twice as long as Paul was infested with ants.

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12. Zoo favourites

Ms Rock

Ms Roll

Mr Rapp

Bob

Kirstie

Sam

Jenny

mathematics gold stars

reading happy-face stamps

writing red letters

Dibb lions

Bibb snakes

Ribb bears

Mibb monkeys

Baxter

Tom

hawks ice-cream

love birds popcorn

2. The marriage game

13. Mice visit the birds

Norma

Naomi

Eliot doctor

Joe author

3. The three houses

Nan

Claude

Colonial Major Street

mansion Lupin Parkway

Matt artist

cranes spaghetti

toucans chocolate

Clyde

Invisibility

Nose-growing

Green-turning

Brain-shrinking

beach Black Swan Avenue

blue bottle X15

green jar X17

yellow jar X5

red bottle X10

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Clem

4. Three pirate race

Jacky

Captain Boatwright

Captain Flash

Captain Shipley

Mary

Mark

Millie

Milton

Max

Viking second place

Cyclone first place

Thor third place

gouda owls

Swiss cats

brie traps

edam ferrets

cheddar poison

5. Name that man

16. Horse racing

Jan

John

Jacob

Joshua

Horace

Harriet

Herb

Henry

Hiram

Clyde Brooks

Claude Bok

Cal Bach

Carl Block

red second

yellow first

black fifth

blue third

green fourth

6. Farm chores Anna

Alice

Alfred

Artie

Carl

Charles

Carol

Cliff

Cal

fed pigs dog

fixed fences turtle

milked cows horse

gathered eggs duck

Spike fifth

Muffy fourth

Blinky third

Fluffy first

Tuffy second

7. Three young ladies

18. Dog shopping Edwina

Jumper

Mopey

Toto

Max

car polisher Woodley apartment

carpenter Unklie town house

potter Oakley cottage

boxer chew toy 50 cents

poodle flea powder 3 dollars

beagle soft drink 2 dollars

terrier dog biscuits 1 dollar

8. Three big spenders Mark

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convertible glider yellow

19. Withdrawing money Max

Mills

vintage car aeroplane green

scientist $200 Upton

writer $50 Ruble

Tulla

Marty

Mort

potter $125 Scott

pickler $25 Thornton

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Misty

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Bob

Carl

Doc

Melba

Heppie perch

Eppie carp

Feppie trout

Geppie snapper

95% 94% basketball court $1 million

10. Snack time

Bart

Hal

97% jet plane

91% 99% swimming pool limousine

Kirstie

21. Name the colours

Jack

Jill

Jerry

Joan

Bob

Ted

Carol

Alice

fruit tea

crisps milk

cereal juice

biscuits soft drink

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brown hair brown eyes Greene

blond hair grey eyes Redd

black hair blue eyes White

11. Sports and fruits Darla

Dale

Danny

Deidre

tennis peaches

cricket cherries

hockey apples

football pears

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33. Birthday children

Binkie

Tinkie

Winkie

Dinkie

Sid

Sam

Pat

Joan

Constantine

Annette

uniforms United Helpers

early hours Toysters

nap time Elves United

biscuits Associated Elves

holidays Christmas Guild

fruit bat spinach

clam sauerkraut

clarinet pizza

xylophone pork chops

machine beetroot

34. Favourite numbers

23. Lost jewellery

Sam

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

tiara diamonds

necklace emeralds

ring sapphires

brooch rubies

clip pearls

24. Four-cat fishing trip

Clyde

Burmese worms most fish

Calico leeches smallest fish

Manx crickets biggest fish

Tortie minnows first fish

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Jake

25. Favourite autos Art

Albert

Anthony

Abe

station wagon yellow

sedan purple

sports car red

mini-van green

26. Crow mischief clams horse

Tuffy

nuts chicken

27. Orchestra antics Bob

Betty

trumpet parachuting

guitar karate

Moaner

Marley

Fred

sticks sheep

bathroom green

kitchen yellow

3 Year Six

6 Year Eight

Jenny

Vic

Ken

Berniece

Rex

football violin

basketball trumpet

water polo trombone

swimming harp

archery guitar

Socko

Jocko

Kicko

red 2

blue 12

pink 5

37. Pet day at school Neil

Nell

Norma

dog Scout

mouse Max

snake Buster

berries pig

Bill

Barry

Bertha

harp unicycling

accordion car racing

flute squash

Dean

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8 Year Two

Toppo

Moppo

black 6

white 16

Ned

Nate

horse Spot

cat Rover

28. Cleaning house David

2 Year Five

Mary

bedroom purple

29. The Smith’s holiday Bonnie

Betty

Bill

Britain aeroplane

Jamaica ship

Perth car

Dick

Del

living room red

dining room blue

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Bert

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3rd Place

4th Place

5th Place

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E Darton H Marten

B Marten G Harten

A Lewton J Newton

C Newton F Lewton

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Cathy

Don

Suzy

Pierre

Miller 18 heel cleaner

Carter 15 duster

Porter 19 size arranger

Garner 17 inspector

Barstow 16 sock hanger

40. Clothes shopping Faith

Farah

Fran

Fern

Fawn

blue top green shorts sandals

white top red shorts boots

red top blue shorts high heels

green top aqua shorts boat shoes

aqua top white shorts tennis shoes

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Dick

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Buffy

Alice

Betsy

Bernard Albany caravan

Fred

Frank

Farah

Felicity

Francis

Paula

Pat

Pam

Penny

Peggy

Ms Parley ‘cat ate it’

Mr Harley ‘baby ate it’

Mrs Warley ‘dog ate it’

Mr Bartley ‘guinea pig ate it’

Mrs. Darley ‘ferret ate it’

compact Jones lawyer

comb Smith teacher

lipstick Dixon doctor

file Johnson pilot

key ring Doe judge

31. Ordering by mail

42. Chinese food fanatic

Bambi

Arty

Sammy

Cal

Rex

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Ohio first

Florida second

New York third

Oregon fourth

Arizona fifth

sour soup fried rice milk

chow mein Peking duck coffee

Peking duck eggplant tea

fried rice chow mein water

eggplant sour soup soft drink

32. Sports colours Mary

Martin

Millie

Mike

Moe

cricket green

baseball blue

football pink

table-tennis white

tennis yellow

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Arthur

Alicia

Arlene

Albert

finger hedge clipper

ear lawnmower

toe power saw

upper lip pencil sharpener

nose blender

44. Speed demons Delilah

Donald

earthworm Lightning fifth place

three-toed sloth Duster second place

Deidre

Lorna

Larry

Mr Shore Ms Sheen Mr Shade breakdancing jumping jacks card tricks

turtle Speedo first place

Louis

Lydia

Mrs Shelp telling jokes

Mr Shipp singing

46. Tree climbing fun Sara

Sam

Sophie

Sandra

Sal

first to fall 2.5 metres

second to fall 6 metres

fourth to fall 0.5 metres

third to fall 5 metres

fifth to fall 2 metres

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Mary

Margie

Melvin

Mike

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Dennis

snail slug Flyer Zippy fourth place third place

lamb ‘Whoa, Nellie!’

piglet ‘Yikes!’

goat ‘Yowser!’

monkey ‘Jeepers!’

Paul

Peter

Patricia

Prudence

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leeches 3 hours

bees 8 hours

possum 2 hours

fox 5 hours

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