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DEDUCTIVE THINKING PUZZLES
An Exercise in Observation and Deduction
• Clue
Observe and Think
DESERT !
Question 1
Q 1 Answer
A snail cannot be found in a
desert !
Question 2
Observe andThink
Clue
Q 2 Answer
Shady’s footprints occasionally overlap
Barny’s. This indicates that Shady arrived after Barny.
Question 3
Observe
And Think !
Clue
Answer
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.
Question 4
Observe
And Think
Clue
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.
Question 5
Observe and
Think
Clue
Q 5 Answer
The leaves on the broken branches had not wilted.
Slylock also noted that the broken ends were still moist.
Question 6
Observe and
Think
Clue X
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.
Question 7
Clue
Observe and
Think
Q 7 Answer
Granny was able to read the fine print
when Slylock placed the lease behind the
fishbowl.
Question 8
Observe and
Think
Clue AnswerSlylock found nails among the ashes in the fireplace. Logs do not usually contaim nails, but furniture does.
Q 8 Answer
Slylock found nails among the ashes in the fireplace. Logs
do not usually contain nails, but
furniture does.
Question 9
Observe and
Think
Clue
Q 9 Answer
The thief left a glass of ice water on the table . Slylock observed that
the ice had not yet melted.
Question 10
Observe and
Think
Clue
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.
Question 11
Observe and
Think
Clue Answer
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.
Question 12
Observe and
Think
Clue
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.
The EndThe End
May we be May we be more observant more observant
and thinkand thinkmore logically !more logically !
With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin