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Riddles
101
1. What does a thief get for stealing calendars?
2. Can you name three consecutive days without using the
words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?
3. What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
4. When you need me, you throw me away. But when
you're done with me, you bring me back. What am I?
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Word Games
102
How many words can you make from these letters?
What's your longest word?
L
I
G
H
N S
E
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Don't Play With Your Food !
103
Name the animal, and the food used to make it...
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Optical Illusions
104
Hard to believe, but these are all squares...
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Dingbats
105
Everyday expressions
1.
2.
3.
B
U
R
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Creative-Descriptive Writing
Spend 5 minutes describing what you think is happening in
one of these pictures.
106
Brain Teaser
107
I watched the shopkeeper sell 6 for £2.40, then
another customer asked for 12, which cost £4.80.
The next customer bought 18 for £4.80, so I bought
144 for £7.20
What was the shopkeeper selling?
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Word Games
108
Find the word of four letters that is hidden at the end of
one word and the beginning of the next word.
Example: The film ended happily after all
1. Wear, your robe and crown, your majesty
2. Here are the clues to finish the sum
3. Please climb into the cars now
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Magic Teacher
109a
How good is your eyesight? Can you recognise this
famous person from this small picture? If you can, ask
the teacher to make the picture bigger to check your
answer.
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Magic Teacher
109a
Yes, it's Albert Einstein.
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Bit Crowded?
110
When England play at Wembley, the crowd is about 90
000. For a concert, the attendance is less, about
70 000. What do you think the biggest crowd in the
world has ever been? Write down three guesses (i) for
a sporting event (ii) for a pop concert (iii) for anything.
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… and it smells, too.
111
This question is about smoking and mental maths.
a) If someone smokes 30 a day, and smokes 333 days
each year, how many cigarettes do they smoke each
year? How many packets of 20 is that?
b) If their brand of cigarettes are £6 for 20, how much
will they spend if they start smoking at 15 and don't
stop till they're 60?
c) Do you think the answer to (b) is enough to buy a
sports car and a small villa in Spain?
d) On balance, is smoking a good idea or a bad idea?
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Word Games
112
How many words can you make from these letters?
What's your longest word?
A
A
T
M
H
M
S
T
I
E
C
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12 DOC = 12 Days of Christmas
113
These are all everyday phrases involving numbers. Work out
the phrases from the clues:
7
007
24
366
1805
32
MNIB, JB 8
HIAD
2468
DIALY
12
BOT
7
Sa'S
FPOW(F)
PITSS (used to
be 9)
WDWA
A
SWATSD
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Optical Illusions
114
Hard to believe, but these are all circles, NOT a
spiral...
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Dingbats
115
Everyday expressions
1.
2.
4.
5.
3.
6.
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Flags - the letter 'C' Part 2
116
Name the countries...
Hard!!
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Creative-Descriptive Writing
Spend 5 minutes describing what you think is happening in
one of these pictures.
117
Word Games
118
Find the word of four letters that is hidden at the end of
one word and the beginning of the next word.
Example: The film ended happily after all
1. The question is often asked
2. Soon the play will end
3. There are several pairs of shoes.
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Misleading Picture
119a
Is this a devil we see in the
picture?
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Misleading Picture
Not at all, just two ladies chatting
119b
The Big Sleep
120
I was really tired last Friday night. I went to bed at eight
o'clock. I wanted to play football at ten o'clock on Saturday so
I set my trusty old wind-up alarm clock for nine o'clock.
How many hours sleep did I get?
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Riddles
1.
121
You are my brother, but I am not your brother.
Who am I?
2. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are
they?
3. You have two stoves: a gas stove and a wood stove. You
only have 1 match. Which do you light up first?
4. I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be
played. What am I?
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Word Games
122
How many words can you make from these letters?
What's your longest word?
R
T
H
S
Y
O
I
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Logic Problem
123
A sneaky coin trader offers you nine gold
coins. They appear identical but one is fake
and slightly lighter than the others. Using a
balance, how can you isolate the fake coin in
just two weighings?
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Optical Illusions
124a
Hard to believe, but the grey lines are horizontal,
straight and parallel
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Optical Illusions
124b
If you don't believe it, just move the red line
downwards
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Dingbats
125
Everyday expressions
1.
2.
4.
5.
3.
6.
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Flags - the letter 'D'
126
Name the countries...
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Creative-Descriptive Writing
Spend 5 minutes describing what you think is happening in
one of these pictures.
127
Word Games
128a
1. Fit the three letter words in the grid below. Note
that there is only one possible place for each word
in the grid for them to fit.
D
E
N
ICE, ACE, HIT, TEN, HAD
Word Games
128b
1. Fit the three letter words in the grid below. Note
that there is only one possible place for each word
in the grid for them to fit.
H
I
T
A
C
E
D
E
N
ICE, ACE, HIT, TEN, HAD
Animal Farm
129
If you look at the picture for a while, you should
see the animal...
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12 DOC = 12 Days of Christmas
130
These are all everyday phrases involving numbers. Work
out the phrases from the clues:
3
100
10
42
6
WM
CIAE
La'L
TMOLTUAE
BIACO
12
1066
7
1760
100
MIAY
BOH
DS
YIAM
TFTQ
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Riddles
1.
131
Which X-Factor judge wears the biggest hat?
2. Name a seven letter word that you can take two letters
away from and still have eight left.
3. What is put on a table and cut, but never eaten?
4. Name the two things you cannot eat for breakfast.
5. What can you sit on, sleep on, and brush your teeth with?
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Word Games
132
How many words can you make from these letters?
What's your longest word?
R
G
H
P
A
E
G O
Y
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Lateral Thinking
133
A man lives on the 21st floor of a tower block.
Every morning he takes the lift to the ground
floor and goes to work. Every evening he
comes from work. If he is alone, he takes the
lift to the 16th floor and walks up the last five
floors. Unless, of course it is raining on that
day, in which case he takes the lift all the way
to the 21st floor. Why?
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Optical Illusions
134
These black patterns are all horizontal and parallel.
Don't believe it? Move the red line down...
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Dingbats
135
Everyday words & expressions
1.
2.
4.
5.
3.
6.
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Flags - the letter 'E'
136
Name the countries...
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Creative-Descriptive Writing
Spend 5 minutes describing what you think is happening in
one of these pictures.
137
Word Games
138a
1. Fit the three letter words in the grid below. Note
that there is only one possible place for each word
in the grid for them to fit.
A
R
E
WEB, PEW, PAL, LAB, ERA
Word Games
138b
1. Fit the three letter words in the grid below. Note
that there is only one possible place for each word
in the grid for them to fit.
P
E
W
A
R
E
L
A
B
WEB, PEW, PAL, LAB, ERA
Reflections
Does your learning reflect my teaching? It does if
you write like this:
139
12 DOC = 12 Days of Christmas
140
These are all everyday phrases involving numbers. Work
out the phrases from the clues:
7
8
999
1966
DOTSV
Ma'M
FPAACC
EWTWC
12
6
7
1966
TDD
Ga'L
D:B,D,D,G,H,S,S
TTIAO-IIN
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Riddles
1.
141
Why is it easy to weigh fish?
2. Who can shave 25 times a day and still have a beard?
3. Which eight-letter word has 26 letters in it?
4. What go up and down without moving?
5. If two's company, and three's a crowd, what are four and five?
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Toughest Spelling Test EVER
142
Should it be...
1
2
3
4
5
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
iresistible
liaison
harras
definitely
ocurence
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(b)
irresistible
liasion
harass
definately
occurrence
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
(c)
irresistable
liasion
harrass
difinitely
occurence
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How Many Horses?
143
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Optical Illusions
These letters are all perfectly upright. Don't believe
it? Move the red line down...
144
Dingbats
145
Everyday expressions and a book
1.
2.
4.
5.
3.
6.
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Logic Problem - HARD
146a
Tom is from the census bureau and knocks on Mary’s front
door. They have the following conversation:
Tom: I need to know how old your three kids are.
Mary: The product of their ages is 36.
Tom: I still don't know their ages.
Mary: The sum of their ages is the same as my house number.
Tom: I still don't know their ages.
Mary: The younger two are twins.
Tom: Now I know their ages! Thanks!
How did he know and what are their ages?
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Logic Problem - HARD
146b
Mary says 'the product of my three kids' ages is 36', so the
eight options are:
Mary says 'he sum of their ages is my house number, but Tom
still doesn't know their ages (even though he knows Mary's
house number). Therefore their ages can't be any of the
options which have a unique total.
This rules out all the options except: 1,6,6 and 2,2,9
Mary says 'youngest are twins' so the answer is 2,2,9
Flags - the letter 'F'
147
Name the countries (I know they're hard but
there's not many 'F's!!)
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Word Games
148a
Fit the three letter words in the grid below. There is
only one possible place for each word in the grid
for them all to fit.
K
E
Y
ALE, ALL, FLY, OAK, OAF
Word Games
148b
Fit the three letter words in the grid below. There is
only one possible place for each word in the grid
for them all to fit.
O
A
F
A
L
L
K
E
Y
ALE, ALL, FLY, OAK, OAF
Creative-Descriptive Writing
Spend 5 minutes describing what you think is happening in
one of these pictures.
149
Numbers
150
Sketch this shape. Put the digits 1-11 in the balls
so that each line has the same total...
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