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The document presents a series of logic puzzles designed for basic-level problem solvers, featuring characters like turtles and rabbits who have to be matched with various attributes based on given clues. Each puzzle requires the use of logic to eliminate incorrect options and identify the correct matches. The document includes instructions and examples to guide users through the process of solving these puzzles.
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Perplexars Basic

The document presents a series of logic puzzles designed for basic-level problem solvers, featuring characters like turtles and rabbits who have to be matched with various attributes based on given clues. Each puzzle requires the use of logic to eliminate incorrect options and identify the correct matches. The document includes instructions and examples to guide users through the process of solving these puzzles.
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PERPLEXORS MindWare’s Best Logic Problems BASIC LEVEL wl We, © MindWare” St. Paul, Minnesota EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESEREREREREREREREREREREREREgESESERERERERER Reo Basic Level Instructions Logic is a way of thinking about things that you do not have to be taught because you already use this kind of thinking many times a day. When you are faced with a number of choices for anything you use logic to make your choice. Look at the simple chart below to see an example of the kinds of choices you might use logic for to make a decision, In the chart below we are looking for our friend Joe. Joe is at one of three possible places. He is either at the playground, the swimming pool, or on the bicycle trail. To show this clearly we are going to make a chart with Joe's name at the top with the three possible places listed under his name. We are going to give you two clues to help you use your logic to figure out where Joe is today so you can piay with him. On the chart, cross-out places that Joe would not be based on the clues. Circle the place where your logie tells you Joe can be found. Joe CLUES playground 1. itis avery cool day and Joe hates to swim when it is cold. swimming pool 2. Joe's bicycle was stolen last week, bicycle trail Did you figure out the most logical place to look for Joe? Your completed chart should look like the chart shown below. Joe Your logic told you to cross-out swimming pool _—— because of the cool temperatures. Your logic told you to cross-out bieycle trail because Joe didn't have a bicycle. Based on the information, sreiming ph playground should be circled because it is the logical choice. ett When you use logic you are being a detective. You use clues to help you make logical decisions, To make this more fun we have made the puzzles larger. You will still be crossing-out choices when the clues tell you that that choice doesn't match with the person's name. You will still be drawing a circle around the answer choice that the chues tell you is the only possible answer, It is very important for you to cross-out and circle based on all of the information given by the clues. As you can see, what és not the answer told us where to find Joe. Work out the sample puzzle shown below and see if you can figure out where everyone is. Each of the three children in the puzzle is at a different place. BOB “TED CAROL playground playground playground : swimming pool swimming pool swimming pool : bicycle trail bicycle trail bicycle trail 1, Bob and Carol were not at the playground. 2. Carol did not know how to ride a bicycle! (Copyright ©1888 MndWare, 121 Sh Aveowe NW, St Pau, MA SS12 A ighis esend — Ce Did you cross-out and circle correctly as shown by the completed puzzle below? BOB TED CAROL —pleygroced— playground > marvin pet prcererserr chepetecten beret 1. Bob and Carol were not at the playground. 2. Carol did not know how to ride a bicycle! ‘The first clue told you to cross-out playground under both Bob and Carol. When you did this, the only choice left for Ted was the playground. When you circled playground under Ted did you remember to cross-out swimming pool and bicycle trail too? If Ted was at the playground he could not be at either the swimming pool or the bicycle trail! ‘The second clue told you to cross-out bicycle trail under Carol. This meant she had to be at the swimming pool. It also meant that Bob had to be on the bicycle trail. If you did the puzzle correctly there should have been only one answer left under Bob. Let's do one more sample puzzle before you start doing the puzzles in the book. In the puzzle below, Bob, Ted, and Carol each have a different pet and the pets each have a different name. Based on the clues, match names with animal types and animal names. B08 TED CAROL dog dog dog cat cal cal ferret ferret ferret Fido Fido Fido Flufly Fluffy Fluity Felix Felix Felix ‘The dog wasn't Fido and the cat wasn't named Felix. 2. Ted's pet wasn't a cat or a ferret, 3. Bob's pet wasn't Felix. 4, The ferret wasn't named Fluffy and didn't belong to Carol. : You should have had an easy time with this puzzle if you recorded your information properly by crossing-out and circling as we have shown you. Clue one didn't help you until you had more information. Clue two should have told you to cross-out cat and ferret under Ted. When you did this you should have seen that dog had to be Ted's pet. Circle dog under Ted and cross-out dog under Bob and Carol. Now you can use part of elue one and cross-out Fido under Ted because we know the dog wasn't named Fido. Clue three tells us to cross-out Felix under Bob. Clue four tells us to cross-out ferret under Carol and this tells us that the cat belongs to Carol and the ferret belongs to Bob. Going back to elue one we can now cross-out Felix under Carol. When we do this we see Felix must be the answer under Ted, Back to clue four we know the ferret wasn't named Fluffy and when we cross-out Flufly under Bob the puzzle is solved after we finish crossing-out and circling! Answers: BOB TED CAROL ferret dog cat Fido Felix Fluffy CCopyrght ©1000 Minawe, 121 St Averuo HV, S- Paul MN SS112 Alleges seme Basic Level 1. Turtles Wearing Hats ‘Three turtles named Mike, Max, and Mark wore hats that were three different colors and had three different favorite foods. Based on the clues, match their names with the colors of hat that each wore and their favorite foods MIKE MAX MARK red red red green green green gold gold gold seaweed seaweed seaweed dead fish dead fish dead fish worms worms warms 1. Mark did not eat dead fish. 2. Max's best friend wore a green hat and loved to eat seaweed. 3. Mark wore a gold hat. {Copyright 21868 NanaWaro, 121 Sth Avenue NM, Pau MN S42 A ils esered Level 2. Turtles in Shoes ‘Three turtles named Mike, Max, and Mark wore shoes that were different colors and they were each a different type of turtle. Based on the clues, match names with shoe colors and turtle types. MIKE MAX MARK yellow yellow yellow pink pink pink blue blue blue snapping snapping snapping, 3 toed box 3 toed box 3 toed box mud mud mud , 1. Max thought that the snapping turtle in the blue shoes was a snappy dresser! 2. Mark didn't wear pink shoes and he wasn't a mud turtle. 3. Max wasn't a 3 toed box turtle. 4. Mark didn't wear blue shoes. CConyrght ©1998 Windia, 121 St Avenue NW, St Paul, MAU SSt12 Al ight sores. Basic Level 3. Turtles Wearing Scarves Three turtles named Mike, Max, and Mark chose to wear scarves of different colors and each of the three turtles had a different nickname. Based on the clues, match names with scarf colors and nicknames. MIKE MAX MARK purple purple purple brown brown brown gray gray gray "Whizzer" "Whizzer" "Whizzer" ‘Zippy" “Zippy' ‘Zippy" "Speedy" "Speedy" “Speedy* 1. "Zippy" wore a brown scarf. 2. Max wasn't called either "Whizzer’ or "Zippy." 3. Mike didn't wear either a brown or a purple scarf, CCopyght ©1009 tAnsone, 121 5b Avenue NW, St Paul MN S112 A hts reserved ‘Three turtles named Mike, Max, and Mark decided to redecorate their shells and each one used a different colored paint on their shells. Each of the turtles had a different last name. Based on the clues, match their names with their correct shell colors and their last names. MIKE MAX MARK violet Violet Violet yellow yellow yellow orange orange orange Carson Carson Carson Letterman Letterman Lettefman Leno Leno Leno 1, Mike thought Letterman's bright yellow shell looked good on him, 2, Max thought Leno's orange shell made him look cheap and trashy but he did like Letterman's color choice too. LSopyrahe 1999 Minder, 121 Sth Morus NM, St Pal MI SS112 Al ight rosered Basic Level 5. Wigs and Sports Like most turtles not exposed to toxic waste, Mike, Max, and Mark were bald as Montel Williams. Each turtle went out and bought a different colored wig for himself. Each of the turtles played and enjoyed a different sport. Based on the clues, match names with wig colors and favorite sports. MIKE MAX MARK silver silver silver an tan tan lime green lime green lime green basketball basketball basketball hockey hockey hockey football football football 1. The turtle in the lime green wig liked hockey because the puck reminded him of his little brother. 2. Mike liked football ever since he tried to make a date with a helmet. 3. Mike's wig wasn't silver. 4, Maxis the only turtle who wasn't an only child. (Copyght ©1000 Mingo, 121 St Avenue NV, [Link], MI SS1Y2 Al ght reused, Basic Leve| 6. Sock It To Me! Our turtles decided they needed to add socks to their wardrobes! Each turtle chose a different color for their socks. Each of the turtles had a different type of music he liked to listen to after a hectic day at the pond, Based on the clues, match names with sock colors and favorite types of music. MIKE MAX MARK navy blue navy blue navy blue lemon yellow lemon yellow femon yellow turtle green turtle green turtle green rock rock rock country country country heavy metal heavy metal heavy metal 1. One turtle wore lemon yellow socks and liked country music. 2. Mark didn’t like country music and Mike's socks weren't yellow. 3. Mike didn't wear turtle green socks but the turtle who liked rock music wore them with reptile pride! Copy 21868 Mince, 128 5h Avenue HA, 5 Paid MIN S512 Al ight serve Basic Level 7. Did You Say Turtle Glove? Mike, Max, and Mark wore gloves that were three different colors and each of them had a favorite subject in school that he liked the best. Based on the clues, match names with glove colors and favorite school subjects. MIKE MAX MARK lavender lavender lavender gold gold gold teal blue teal blue teal blue Arithmetic ‘Arithmetic Arithmetic Science Science Science History History History 1, Both Mike and Max hated History. 2. Max and Mark didn't wear teal blue gloves. 3. The History loving turtle wore gold gloves and Max really hated Science. ‘Copyright 61988 Mind, 12156 Averue A, St. Pau MIN S512 Al ges tesenved, TS Basic Leve| 8. Racing Turtles Mike, Max, and Mark wore vests that were three different colors. One day they decided to race around the pond. Naturally, they finished in 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place. Based on the clues, match names with vest colors and their order of finish. MIKE MAX MARK maroon maroon maroon olive green olive green olive green apricot apricot apricot ‘st place 1st place ‘st place 2nd place 2nd place 2nd place 3rd place 3rd place “3rd place 1. Mark finished in the race behind Max but at least he didn't finish last. 2. The turtle in the maroon vest finished the race in the front of the turtle in the apricot colored vest but he didn't win the race. Copyright ©1600 Maro, 121 So Avenue NV, St Paul MN S112 Al Shs reserved Basic Level 9. Wild Rabbits! Mary, Millie, and Mavis were three teen-aged rabbits with some wild fashion ideas. As a fashion statement they all dyed their ears different colors. Each of these attractive rabbits had a different boyfriend. Based on the clues, match names with ear colors and boyfriends. MARY, MILLIE MAVIS royal purple royal purple royal purple fushia fushia fushia peach peach peach Spike Spike Spike Bogart Bogart Bogart Bugsy Bugsy Bugsy 1. Mary's boyfriend wasn't Bogart, he was dating the rabbit with the royal purple ears. 2. Bugsy wasn't dating either Mary or Millie, 3. Mary's ears weren't peach colored except for the wax inside (Copyright 21868 AansWare, 121 5h vendo NW, [Link] MN SEH12_ Al igs reserves Basic Level 10. A Tale of Tails Not satisfied with coloring their ears, Mary, Millie, and Mavis all dyed their tails different colors. Each of them also had a favorite food. Based on the clues, match names with tail colors and favorite foods. MARY MILLIE MAVIS violet violet violet purple purple purple rose rose rose carrots carrots carrots cabbage cabbage cabbage French fries French fries Freneh fries eer = Mary and Millie liked foods that started with the letter ‘The rabbit with the purple tail didn’t care for either carrots or French fries. Mary hated cabbage. Mavis did not have a violet tail. copytght 1999 nga, 121 Sen Avsrue NW, [Link] MN SS112 A gr roo Pee Basic Level 11. On With the Shoe! Mary, Millie, and Mavis decided to wear shoes. Of course, each of them chose a different color to wear. Mary, Millie, and Mavis all came from different families and they all had different last names. Based on the clues, match first names with shoe colors and last names. MARY MILLIE MAVIS red red red blue blue blue green green green Cnawth Cnawth Gnawth Rodentia Rodentia Rodentia Harres Harres Harres 1. The rabbit whose last name is Harres wears green shoes. 2, Millie Rodentia didn't wear red shoes. 3. Mavis lived next door to the Harres family, [Copyrght ©1000 MndWare, 121 St Avare NW, St Paul MN SS112 Al te rsered Basic Level 12. Hats and Hates Mary, Millie, and Mavis all went to the mall together to buy hats. They each bought a hat of a different color. While they were at the mall they all talked about what they hated the most. Each of them hated something different. Based on the clues, match names with hat colors and most hated things. MARY MILLIE MAVIS aqua aqua aqua plum plum plum umber umber umber lucky charms lucky charms lucky charms fur coats fur coats fur eoats rubber carrots rubber carrots rubber carrots 1. Do not mention fur coats to the rabbit in the plum colored hat because she hates them. 2. Mary, who did not wear an umber colored hat, hated lucky charms because of her Uncle Threefoot! 3. Millie did not hate fur coats. Copyright tee8 Mine, 121 St Avenue HW, St Paul MN SS112 Al Hgts rosowod Basic Level 13. Skirts and Songs Mary, Millie, and Mavis each sometimes wore skirts. Naturally, each wore a skirt ofa different color. Each of the rabbits had a different favorite song, Based on the clues, match names with skirt colors and favorite songs. MARY MILLIE MAVIS forest green forest green forest green olive green olive green olive green jungle green jungle green jungle green "Old Gray Hare’ "Old Gray Hare* "Old Gray Hare* *Rockin Rabbit’ "Rockin Rabbit" "Rockin Rabbit" "Bunny Love! “Bunny Love’ "Burny Love" 1. Mavis hated the song, "Old Gray Hare" and thought the rabbit whose favorite song was "Rockin Rabbit" looked great in her jungle green skirt. 2. Millie didn’t wear an olive green skirt and she hated the song "Rockin Rabbit." Cong 1990 senate, 121 Sh Avs NW, St Pal MN S112 A igh oer SS RE EET Basic Level a ae eee 14. Purses and Dances Mary, Millie, and Mavis carried purses. None of the purses were the same color. Mary, Millie, and Mavis each had a separate favorite dance. Based on the clues, match names with purse colors and favorite dances. MARY MILLIE MAVIS. yellow yellow yellow orange orange orange gold gold gold Bunny Hop Bunny Hop Bunny Hop Polka Polka Polka Tango Tango Tango ‘The rabbit with the gold purse did not like the Polka 2. The rabbit with the yellow purse did not like either the Bunny Hop or the Polka. 3. Millie's purse was orange and Mavis did not own a yellow purse. Cony £1899 MingWare, 121 Sth Avenue NE, St Pau MIN SE112. All gh resensd Basic Level wv > 15. Shirts, Shorts, and Nicknames Mary, Millie, and Mavis decided to go for a walk together. They all agreed to wear a tee-shirt and a pair of shorts. They also agreed that they would only wear red, yellow, or gray tee-shirts and red, yellow, or gray shorts. They did not tell each other what they were going to wear but they were sure that at least two of them would wear the same combination of colors! As it turned out, none of them wore the same combination of colors. Each of the rabbits had a different nickname, Based on the clues, match the names with tee-shirt colors, shorts colors, and nicknames MARY MILLIE MAVIS, red tee-shirt red tee-shirt red tee-shirt yellow tee-shirt yellow tee-shirt yellow tee-shirt gray tee-shirt gray tee-shirt gray tee-shirt red shorts red shorts red shorts yellow shorts yellow shorts, yellow shorts, gray shorts gray shorts gray shorts, 7 "Dewdrop" "Dewdrop" “Dewdrop* "Punkin® “Punkin! "Punkin" L "Clover" ‘Clover’ "Clover" 1. None of the rabbits wore the same color for both their tee-shirts and their shorts. 2. Mavis wasn't nicknamed "Dewdrop" and she didn't wear either a red or a yellow tee-shirt. 3. Mary didn’t wear a red tee-shirt or gray shorts, 4. The rabbit in red shorts was nicknamed "Punkin." conan ©1000 Nnaare, 121 St Avenue NW, [Link] MA SS112 Al dghts osow—od Basic Level 16. Belts, Expressions, and a Race Mary, Millie, and Mavis each wore different colored belts. They each had a differ- ent favorite expression. They held a race and they finished first, second, and third, Based on the clues, match names with belt colors, favorite expressions, and order of finish. MARY MILLIE MAVIS orange orange orange rose rose rose lavender lavender lavender "Hop to it!" *Hop to it!" “Hop to it!” “What's up Doc?" “what's up Doc?" "What's up Doc?" "Whoa Nellie!" “Whoa Nellie! "Whoa Nellie!” Ast place 1st place 1st place 2nd place 2nd place 2nd place 3rd place 3rd place 3rd place Mavis finished behind Millie and Mary finished in front of Millie. ‘The rabbit in the orange belt finished last and said, "Whoa Nellie!” ‘The winner of the race was not wearing a rose colored belt. eee Millie never said, "Hop to it!" Ccopyight ©1999 winding, 121 Sty Averue HW, St Paul NN SS112 Al gts reserved Sree Basic Level my 7 WOE LY) te CO. 17. Dogs and Food ‘Three dogs named Rex, Rona, and Ralph were each a different color. Each of the dogs had a favorite food. Based on the clues, match names with fur colors and favorite foods. REX RONA RALPH black black black brown brown brown red red red fresh cat fresh cat fresh cat kibbles kibbbles kibbles pizza pizza pizza 1. The dog with the red coat loved to cat kibbles. 2. Rex thought Ralph was bragging when he said he liked fresh cat and he didn't think Ralph had ever even tasted fresh cat! 3. Rona didn't like pizza. 4, The dog with the black coat liked pizza. Copyright 1960 uandiare, 121 th Auenue NW, St Pau, MN 65112 A hts sored Basic Level 18. Dog Collar Color Rex, Rona, and Ralph each wore different colored collars. Each of the dogs also had a favorite thing they liked to do. Based on the clues, match names with collar colors and favorite activities. REX RONA RALPH lime green lime green lime green lemon yellow lemon yellow lemon yellow royal purple royal purple royal purple sleeping, sleeping sleeping barking barking barking sniffing sniffing sniffing 1, The dog that liked barking did not wear either a lime green or lemon yellow collar. 2, The dog that liked sleeping the best didn't wear either a lime green or royal purple collar. Rex didn't like sleeping or barking the best. . 4. Ralph never barked. Copyright 1660 Mle, 121 St Avenue RH, Pa, NIV SS112 Al gh reserved saiieieeeieieeebeeeeebeeeeebbbbiiieie Loe eee eee ee eee eee eee eee tt 19. Boot Training Basic Level It took doing but Rex, Rona, and Ralph finally learned to take their wet boots off before they entered the house. Each of the dogs wore different colored boots. The dogs were all different breeds. Based on the clues, match names with boot colors and breeds. | : REX RONA RALPH i violet violet violet i purple purple purple maroon maroon maroon Beagle Beagle Beagle Poodle Poodle Poodle Terrier Terrier Terrier 1. Rex thought the Poodle and the dog in the purple boots were silly looking animals. 2. Rona wasn't a Beagle or a Terrier. , 3. Rex wasn't a Beagle and Rona’s boots were not violet. Copyright ©1600 Minas, 121 5h Avenue IY, Si Paul MN 55112 Al ght eared Basic Level 20. Sweaters and Owners Rex, Rona, and Ralph each had a sweater to wear in the cold weather, The sweat- ers were all different colors. Each of the dogs had an owner. The three dogs had three different owners. Based on the clues, match names with sweater colors and owner names. REX RONA RALPH, navy blue navy blue navy blue peach peach peach yellow yellow yellow Ben Ben Ben Bart Bart Bart Belle Belle Belle 1. None of the names of the dogs had the same number of letters as the names of the owners. 2. Bart had given his dog a peach colored sweater and Belle's dog wore a yellow sweater. 3. Ralph wasn't owned by Bart [Copyright ©1600 MingWor, 121 Sth Averuo NM, St Pa, MI 55112 All Aight reson eee nnn nena cee Basic Level 21. Socks, Food, and Television Rex, Rona, and Ralph each wore different colored pairs of socks. Each of the dogs preferred hamburgers from a different restaurant. Each of the dogs had a differ- ent favorite television show. Based on the clues, match names with sock colors, favorite restaurants, and favorite television shows. REX RONA RALPH red red red blue blue blue green green green McDonald's McDonald's McDonald's Burger King Burger King Burger King Wendy's Wendy's * Wendys Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin Lassie Lassie Lassie Bay Watch Bay Watch Bay Watch The dog in the red socks liked to watch Rin Tin Tin. ‘The dog that liked Wendy's hamburgers loved to watch Lassie on television. Rex wore green socks and Rona’s socks weren't red. a ee Rex did not enjoy Lassie on television and Ralph did not care for McDonald's hamburgers Cony 1909 Minas, 121 Sth Aver NV, [Link] WIN S112 Al gts resorved EEE EEE EE EEE EEE Eee EEE EEE EEE Eee Eee eee eee eee Cee ee hada Basic Level N (fh SH 22. Leashes, Enemies, and Tricks Rex, Rona, and Ralph each had a different colored leash. Each of the dogs had one thing that they really feared and hated. Each of the dogs also had one trick that they did to perfection. Based on the clues, match names with leash colors, biggest enemies, and best tricks. REX RONA RALPH rose rose rose lavender lavender lavender tan tan tan squirrel squirrel squirrel mailman mailman mailman vacuum cleaner vacuum cleaner vacutim cleaner play dead play dead play dead roll over roll over roll over shake hands shake hands shake hands 1, The dog, whose biggest enemy was a squirrel named "Nutso," had a laven- der colored leash. The dog, whose best trick was shaking hands, hated the mailman. Rona’s leash wasn't lavender and her trick was not playing dead. Ralph didn't hate squirrels and Rona didn't shake hands. seer Rona's leash wasn't rose colored. CCopyrhe©1998 Minder, 121 Sth Averuo NM, St Pal MI 55412 Allsighs reserve. 23. Ears, Animals, and Stars One day Rex. Rona, and Ralph were out for a walk together. They saw three rabbits with different colored ears. They thought that was cool and decided to change their ear color too! On the walk they were talking about their favorite animals and their favorite famous persons. Based on the clues, match names with ear colors, favorite animals, and favorite famous persons. REX RONA RALPH gold gold gold green green green violet violet violet warthog, warthog, warthog camel camel camel mole mole mole Charles Barkley Charles Barkley Charles Barkley Bob Barker Bob Barker Bob Barker Cybil Shepherd Cybil Shepherd Cybil Shepherd 1, Rona thought the dog with the gold colored ears and the dog who admired Cybil Shepherd were barking up the wrong treet 2. Rex, who did not like warthogs, thought the green eared dog and the dog that liked Cybil Shepherd, were two milkbones shy of a meal! 3. The dog with violet ears liked camels and Rex's favorite famous person wasn't Bob Barker. Cony. 61000 MindWaro, 121 Sh Avenue NW, St ul MN SS112 Al eats reserved Basic Level Basic Level 24. The Big Dog Race! Rex, Rona, and Ralph decided to hold a race to see which of them could run the fastest. For their racing outfits they all decided to wear tee-shirts and shorts of different colors. When the race was over, they had finished in either first place, second place. or third place. Based on the clues, match names with tee-shirt colors, shorts colors, and order of finish. REX RONA RALPH black tee-shirt yellow tee-shirt brown tee-shirt black tee-shirt yellow tee-shirt brown tee-shirt black tee-shirt yellow tee-shirt brown tee-shirt black shorts yellow shorts brown shorts black shorts yellow shorts brown shorts, black shorts yellow shorts, brown shorts ist place 2nd place 3rd place 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1. None of the dogs wore the same color for both tee-shirts and shorts. 2. The dog in the-brown tee-shirt finished behind the dog in the black tee- shirt and the dog in the black shorts. Ralph didn't finish last. Rona didn't win the race and Rex did not wear a brown tee-shirt. Rex did not wear a black tee-shirt and he finished the race just in front of Ralph Ccepyrght teoe MindWare, 121 SH Avenue A, StPau IN SS112 Al gs veer Basic Level

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