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Brain Teasers Worksheet 4
Teaser 1: Riddle
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
Teaser 2: Logic Puzzle
A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many sheep does the farmer have left?
Teaser 3: Wordplay
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Teaser 4: Math Puzzle
You have a 3-gallon jug and a 5-gallon jug. How can you measure exactly 4 gallons of water?
Teaser 5: Sequence Puzzle
What is the next number in the series: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___?
Teaser 6: Lateral Thinking
A man is pushing his car along a road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
Teaser 7: Spot the Odd One Out
Which of the following does not belong with the others?
- Apple
- Banana
- Orange
- Carrot
Teaser 8: Visual Puzzle (imagine a simple diagram)
If you have a circle and you put a dot in the middle and draw straight lines from the dot to the edge of the circle, how many lines would you need to draw to ensure that every line segment you create is of a different length?
Bonus Challenge: Cryptogram
Decode the following message: QEB NRFZH YOXPL KFX.
Answers (discuss after attempts)
- Echo
- 9 sheep
- Short (add "er")
- Fill the 5-gallon jug and use it to fill the 3-gallon jug, leaving you with 2 gallons in the 5-gallon jug. Empty the 3-gallon jug and pour the 2 gallons from the 5-gallon jug into the 3-gallon jug. Fill the 5-gallon jug again and pour into the 3-gallon jug until it is full, which will take 1 gallon, leaving you with exactly 4 gallons in the 5-gallon jug.
- 32
- He is playing Monopoly.
- Carrot (it's a vegetable, while the others are fruits)
- It is impossible to determine without the specific configuration of the lines.
- The message reads: THE QUICK BROWN FOX.
Feel free to modify or expand on any of these brain teasers!