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Category Exclusion Examples and Rules

The document contains examples of category exclusion puzzles where items are listed in categories and the participant is instructed to select an item that meets the criteria given in each clue. For example, clues ask the participant to select an item that is a fruit but not grapes, or a food that is cold but not banana. These puzzles test categorical thinking and the ability to logically narrow down options based on given properties.

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Category Exclusion Examples and Rules

The document contains examples of category exclusion puzzles where items are listed in categories and the participant is instructed to select an item that meets the criteria given in each clue. For example, clues ask the participant to select an item that is a fruit but not grapes, or a food that is cold but not banana. These puzzles test categorical thinking and the ability to logically narrow down options based on given properties.

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categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

corn peas butter

grapes banana cheese

It’s a vegetable, but it’s not peas.

It’s a fruit, but it’s not grapes.

It’s a fruit but it’s not yellow.

It’s yellow, but it’s not a fruit or vegetable.

It’s a vegetable, but it’s not yellow.

It’s a dairy product, but it’s not butter.


categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

pumpkin celery orange

carrot apple lettuce

It’s a fruit, but it’s not orange.

It’s a vegetable, but it’s not green.

It’s round, but it’s not orange.

It’s a vegetable, but it’s not a carrot or lettuce.

It’s orange, but it’s not a carrot or an orange.

It’s a fruit and it’s orange, but not a pumpkin.


categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

winter soup milk

coffee ice cream summer

It’s a drink, but it’s cold.

It’s a food, but it’s not cold.

It’s hot, but it’s not a food or drink.

It’s a season, but it’s not hot.

It’s a drink, but it’s not cold.

It’s cold, but it’s not milk or winter.


categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

bird rabbit kite

airplane cow bus

It flies, but it doesn’t have wings.

It’s heavy and it flies, but it’s not an animal.

It’s an animal that doesn’t fly and it’s not heavy.

It flies, but it’s not a toy or a vehicle.

It’s an animal, but it doesn’t fly.

It’s a vehicle, but it doesn’t fly.


categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

ball clock doll

banana orange donut

It’s a toy, but it’s not round.

It’s a fruit, but it’s not round.

It’s round, but it’s not a food or a toy.

It’s a food and it’s round, but it’s not a fruit.

It’s a fruit, but it’s not a banana.

It’s round, but it’s not a clock or food.


categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

candies rabbit jelly/jam

cat tape pajama

It’s sticky, but it’s not food.

It’s an animal and it’s soft, but it’s not a cat.

It’s soft, but it’s not an animal.

It’s food and it’s sticky, but it’s not candy.

It’s soft, but it’s not clothes or a rabbit.

It’s sticky, but it’s not tape or jelly.


categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

M 7 R

1 2 H
Touch all the letter except M

Touch all the numbers except 7.

Touch all the letters except H.

Touch all the numbers except 1.

Touch all the letters except R.

Touch all the numbers except 2.


categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

cherry banana burger hotdog

soup ice cream apple spaghetti

Touch all the fruits except apple.

Touch all the foods except fruit.

Touch all the hot foods except spaghetti.

Touch all the cold foods except banana.

Touch all the foods except meat.

Touch all the foods except the cold ones.


categorization

CATEGORY EXCLUSION

corn peas butter

grapes banana cheese

Touch all the animals except dog.

Touch all the vehicles except car.

Touch all the animals except pig.

Touch all the vehicles except bus.

Touch all the animals except sheep.

Touch all the vehicles except airplane.

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