12 Deductive Thinking Puzzles

Slide 1: DEDUCTIVE THINKING PUZZLES An Exercise in Observation and Deduction

Slide 2: Question 1 Observe and Think DESERT ! • Clue

Slide 3: Q1 Answer A snail cannot be found in a desert !

Slide 4: Question 2 Observe and Think Clue

Slide 5: Q 2 Answer Shady’s footprints occasionally overlap Barny’s. This indicates that Shady arrived after Barny.

Slide 6: Question 3 Observe And Think ! Answer Clue

Slide 7: Q 3 Answer Sally most likely ate the cookies. She mentioned she doesn’t like oatmeal cookies, but only someone who had opened the can would have known what kind of cookies it contained.

Slide 8: Question 4 Observe And Think Clue

Slide 9: Q 4 Answer The apple cores were still white in color. If the apples had been eaten 2 hours ago, they would have turned brown.

Slide 10: Question 5 Observe and Think Clue

Slide 11: Q 5 Answer The leaves on the broken branches had not wilted. Slylock also noted that the broken ends were still moist.

Slide 12: Question 6 Observe and Think Clue X

Slide 13: Q 6 Answer Wanda used the crutch to fake her injury. The trail of footprints behind her shows she was walking with both feet before she saw Mandy and Slylock approaching.

Slide 14: Question 7 Observe and Think Clue

Slide 15: Q 7 Answer Granny was able to read the fine print when Slylock placed the lease behind the fishbowl.

Slide 16: Question 8 Observe and Think Clue Slylock found nails among the Answer ashes in the fireplace. Logs do not usually contaim nails, but furniture does.

Slide 17: Q 8 Answer Slylock found nails among the ashes in the fireplace. Logs do not usually contain nails, but furniture does.

Slide 18: Question 9 Observe and Think Clue

Slide 19: Q 9 Answer The thief left a glass of ice water on the table . Slylock observed that the ice had not yet melted.

Slide 20: Question 10 Observe and Think Clue

Slide 21: Q 10 Answer Slylock noticed a tattoo of a heart on Dr. Weirdly’s arm. The tattoo is not part of his natural body, so it will not disappear.

Slide 22: Question 11 Observe and Think Answer Clue

Slide 23: Q 11 Answer No. Slylock is making the suspects laugh so he can see into their mouths . Whoever ate the pie would probably have blue stains on their teeth and tongue.

Slide 24: Question 12 Observe and Think Clue

Slide 25: Q 12 Answer Slylock knows that only female mosquitoes suck blood. Mike Mosquito looks scary but, being a male, he only sucks nectar from flowers or juices from ripe fruit.

Slide 26: The End May we be more observant and think more logically ! With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin