BEEF UP

Your

BRAIN

The BIG BOOK of 301

Brain-Building Exercises,

Puzzles, and Games

Michel Noir, Ph.D. & Bernard Croisile, M.D., Ph.D.

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Easy Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

Medium Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . .

105

Hard Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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v

Introduction

Does Your Brain Need Beefing Up?

Scientists the world over have been

The human brain is one of the most

doing research for decades on how

complex organisms known. When

some people can stay “with it” while

working at optimum levels, it can

others cannot. The Advanced Cognitive

process loads of data as quickly as a

Training for Independent and Vital

computer. Although a computer’s hard

Elderly (ACTIVE) study, funded by

drive can ultimately store much more

the National Institutes of Health, dem-

data, our brains can store “data” in

onstrated recently that older adults

ways that a computer never could—

could improve their cognitive abilities

instantly recalling how crème brûlée

with proper training and that some of

smells, feels, and tastes when this des-

these gains could be maintained sev-

sert is mentioned. Unfortunately the

eral years later. In this experiment

brain doesn’t always remain working

conducted by a number of research-

at optimum levels . . . unless you work

ers, more than 2,800 adults aged 65 to

on it!

94 received training in memory, rea-

More and more, scientific evidence

soning, or processing speed. After

is proving that our minds don’t have

about ten hours of training, each group

to deteriorate as they age. There are

improved significantly in the area in

preventive measures we can take that

which they were trained. Even five

will significantly increase the probabil-

years later subjects maintained many

ity of staying mentally and physically

of their improvements.

fit throughout our lives. This is good

Research on the physical results of

news of course, because mental fitness

thinking hard—as one is bound to do

and agility translate to an enhanced

when solving a puzzle—has shown

quality of life. Physical exercise, good

that just using the brain actually

nutrition, social connection with oth-

expands the links that interconnect

ers, and mental stimulation all play

brain cells. The more we think, the

important roles in ensuring that our

better our brains function . . . regard-

brains remain sharp and agile at

less of age. The renowned brain

any age.

researcher Dr. Marian Diamond says,

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

vi

“The nervous system possesses not

well as to neural pathways and con-

just a ‘morning’ of flexibility, but an

nections in our brains. And what is

‘afternoon’ and an ‘evening’ as well.”

more exhilarating than learning some-

Dr. Diamond found that whether we

thing new at every stage of our lives?

are young or old, we can continue to

Scientists all over the world agree

broaden our minds. The brain can

that the evidence is now overwhelm-

change at any age.

ing: mentally stimulating lives beef

Other studies reveal that physical

up your brain power. Numerous land-

health is a key component of mental

mark studies have found that engaging

health, too. According to research pub-

in mentally stimulating activities

lished in the British Journal of Sports throughout our lives can help keep our

Medicine, brain power decline can be minds sharp. Several of the studies cite

prevented and possibly even reversed

participating in challenging, interactive

by engaging in regular aerobic exer-

games as one effective method to keep

cise. Leading cognitive neuroscientists

the brain challenged and agile, and

Art Kramer (U.S. Beckman Institute

several studies look specifically at tar-

at the University of Illinois) and Kirk

geted skills training. That’s why we’ve

Erickson (University of Pittsburgh)

put together Beef Up Your Brain—every offer a critical evaluation of the large

time you do some of the puzzles in

number of studies that show how aero-

this generously portioned book, it’s like

bic exercise and physical activity can

taking your brain to the gym.

be beneficial to the aging brain.

So suit up, and let’s get started!

The expression “use it or lose it”

applies to muscles in our bodies as

Easy

Puzzles

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

2

No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

is another man’s gain.

2.

louder than words.

3.

losers weepers.

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3

No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

is golden.

2.

is human.

3.

those who help themselves.

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

4

No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

saves nine.

2.

is believing.

3.

the mother of all wisdom.

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

5

No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

like son.

2.

to godliness.

3.

the heart is.

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

6

Entangled Figures

Examine the figure below; then determine which three of the nine figures below it are combined to form the figure.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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7

Entangled Figures

Examine the figure below; then determine which three of the nine figures below it are combined to form the figure.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

8

Entangled Figures

Examine the figure below; then determine which three of the nine figures below it are combined to form the figure.

1 2 3

4

5

6

7 8 9

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9

All-Star Game

Of the nine words below, only six can be placed in the star. Arrows indicate the direction in which each word is placed. To assist you, one letter has already been placed in the star.

1

2

3

T

4

5

6

EXHAUST

CONTACT

COTTAGE

TRACHEA

SPATULA

TETANUS

WATTAGE

SUCCESS

EYEBROW

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

10

All-Star Game

Of the nine words below, only six can be placed in the star. Arrows indicate the direction in which each word is placed. To assist you, one letter has already been placed in the star.

1

2

3

4

B

5

6

SUAVITY

MYSTERY

MINIBUS

CABBAGE

ALEWIFE

CANASTA

WEATHER

DOUBTER

SPRAYER

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

11

All-Star Game

Of the nine words below, only six can be placed in the star. Arrows indicate the direction in which each word is placed. To assist you, one letter has already been placed in the star.

1

2

3

O

4

5

6

CORONER

RELAPSE

REVERIE

HEROINE

HEATHER

SCHOLAR

WHISPER

SPARROW

INVOICE

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

12

All-Star Game

Of the nine words below, only six can be placed in the star. Arrows indicate the direction in which each word is placed. To assist you, one letter has already been placed in the star.

1

2

3

W

4

5

6

PLOWING

SURFACE

SOILAGE

ALEWIFE

TRAINER

AERIALS

PRAIRIE

SKIMMER

PARSECS

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

13

Towers of Hanoi

Determine the fewest number of moves necessary to change the configuration in Figure A to that shown in Figure B. You may not place a larger disk on a smaller one, and you may move only one disk at a time.

A

B

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

14

Towers of Hanoi

Determine the fewest number of moves necessary to change the configuration in Figure A to that shown in Figure B. You may not place a larger disk on a smaller one, and you may move only one disk at a time.

A

B

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

15

Towers of Hanoi

Determine the fewest number of moves necessary to change the configuration in Figure A to that shown in Figure B. You may not place a larger disk on a smaller one, and you may move only one disk at a time.

A

B

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

16

Easy as One-Two-Three

Take a careful look at the figure below and count the number of squares it has.

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

17

Easy as One-Two-Three

Take a careful look at the figure below and count the number of squares it has.

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

18

Easy as One-Two-Three

Take a careful look at the figure below and count the number of squares it has.

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

19

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: the odd one is

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

20

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: the odd one is

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

21

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: the odd one is

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

22

Warming Up

Read the text below and write down all of the “sh” sounds.

She was so deceptive that no one could guess she was actually cheating all the time, and that her prudish looks hid shameful behaviors that only she knew. She was capable of going to church and confessing the most hideous sins to the priest without feeling ashamed. Her friends were quite sure she was of an honest nature, and that she was a perfect match with Andy, the charming boy whom all the young ladies fell for.

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

23

Warming Up

Read the text below and write down all of the “f” sounds.

Bob drank his coffee then silently prayed for things to go smoothly. He felt the easy phase of bringing the girl back home was just the first step of many harder ones, and that if she did not feel safe here, she would flee once again, with only a few chances to find her quickly. This was a rough world, and the pictures of the happy days that should have brought joy to his fear-stricken heart could not help much.

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

24

Incomplete Workout

Which of the three tiles below completes the picture?

1 2 3

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

25

Incomplete Workout

Which of the three tiles below completes the picture?

1 2 3

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

26

Hidden Strength

Find the ten words hidden in the grid. They can be read horizontally, vertically, or diagonally; backward or forward; up or down. The same letter can be used in several different words.

HINT: the theme is music .

Z

E

D

E

N

K

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Y

S

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B

C

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C

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— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

27

Hidden Strength

Find the ten words hidden in the grid. They can be read horizontally, vertically, or diagonally; backward or forward; up or down. The same letter can be used in several different words.

HINT: the theme is food .

G

H

F

Y

G

B

U

I

L

V

N

Z

G

S

F

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Z

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

28

Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

29

Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

30

The Circuit Workout

Try to find the logical order of the pictures below.

1 2 3

4 5 6

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

31

It Takes Two

Which two geishas are exactly alike?

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

32

It Takes Two

Which two birds are exactly alike?

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

33

Pencils Up

Link the twelve stars with sixteen branches without raising your pencil.

You cannot touch the other figures, and you cannot go between two figures more than once.

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

34

Pencils Up

Link the twelve hexagonal figures without raising your pencil. You cannot touch the other figures, and you cannot go between two figures more than once.

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

35

Spinning Class

Determine whether the two figures below are identical or mirror images.

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

36

Spinning Class

Determine whether the two figures below are identical or mirror images.

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

37

Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

British

Westminster

Rockefeller

Big Ben

Tower Bridge

Museum

Abbey

Center

The odd one is:

spade

scalpel

rake

pruning shears

trowel

The odd one is:

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

38

Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

Michael

Richard

Tony Parker

Kevin Garnett

Paul Pierce

Schumacher

Hamilton

The odd one is:

Sun

Mars

Mercury

Venus

Jupiter

The odd one is:

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

39

Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

snail

crayfish

lobster

shrimp

crab

The odd one is:

Diamonds Are a Two Little Girls

River of No

Some Like It Hot

The Wall

Girl’s Best Friend from Little Rock

Return

The odd one is:

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

40

Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

beef

pork

cod

mutton

veal

The odd one is:

beech

oak

willow

fir

poplar

The odd one is:

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

41

Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

F. Scott

D. H. Lawrence

Oscar Wilde

Charles Dickens

Tom Cruise

Fitzgerald

The odd one is:

France

Morocco

Great Britain

Spain

Italy

The odd one is:

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

42

Power Squats

Find a seven-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

C

S

M

A

F

U

R

L

S

R

E

L

B

R

I

I

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

43

Power Squats

Find a seven-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

T

E

F

H

O

U

D

L

R

R

I

E

A

I

S

M

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

44

Power Squats

Find an eight-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

B

P

P

E

U

R

O

R

L

D

I

T

M

I

V

Y

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

45

Power Squats

Find an eight-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

D

S

I

M

L

T

O

M

R

U

N

S

E

U

E

I

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

46

Power Squats

Find an eight-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

S

E

C

B

S

S

N

L

D

R

I

O

E

P

T

U

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

47

Power Squats

Find a seven-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

A

R

P

R

N

C

H

I

G

Y

L

V

O

N

E

E

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

48

Power Squats

Find a seven-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

P

T

I

L

E

R

N

E

S

O

I

G

S

B

A

R

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

49

Power Squats

Find a seven-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

C

S

P

H

O

A

N

Y

M

P

E

I

A

L

R

E

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

50

The Proper Form

Among the hands below, find the right hands and the left hands.

1 2 3

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

51

The Proper Form

Among the hands below, find the right hands and the left hands.

1 2 3

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

52

The Proper Form

Among the hands below, find the right hands and the left hands.

1 2 3

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

53

The Proper Form

Among the hands below, find the right hands and the left hands.

1 2 3

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

54

The Proper Form

Among the hands below, find the right hands and the left hands.

1 2 3

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

55

The Proper Form

Among the hands below, find the right hands and the left hands.

1 2 3

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

56

The Proper Form

Among the hands below, find the right hands and the left hands.

1 2 3

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

57

The Proper Form

Among the hands below, find the right hands and the left hands.

1 2 3

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

58

Muscle Memory

Match each actor with the movie in which he or she starred.

1. Tom Cruise

A. Forrest Gump

2. Tom Hanks

B. Talk to Her

3. Jodie Foster

C. Top Gun

4. Leonor Watling

D. Rambo

5. Sylvester Stallone

E. The Silence of the Lambs

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

59

Muscle Memory

Match each state with its capital.

1. Hawaii

A. Austin

2. Arizona

B. Denver

3. Texas

C. Phoenix

4. Virginia

D. Honolulu

5. Colorado

E. Richmond

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

60

Muscle Memory

Match each animal with the animal group to which it belongs.

1. turtle

A. fish

2. cow

B. bird

3. vulture

C. insect

4. trout

D. reptile

5. honey bee

E. mammal

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

61

Muscle Memory

Match each monument with the city in which it is located.

1. Statue of Liberty

A. San Francisco

2. Eiffel Tower

B. New York

3. Big Ben

C. Montreal

4. Golden Gate Bridge

D. London

5. Pont Jacques Cartier

E. Paris

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

62

Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

63

Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

64

Interval Training

Can you form ten two-part words from the fragments below? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is clothes .

tu jum

sweat

blou

swea

ro nim

ter se dal

sers de nic be per

pants bow san

tie

trou

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6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

65

Interval Training

Can you form ten two-part words from the fragments below? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is clothes .

cho cking

gar ve tten

cket pon coat rain ja

ment co

mi

sto

suit

glo swim

ckers

kni llar

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6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

— B E E F U P Y O U R B R A I N —

66

Interval Training

Can you form ten two-part words from the fragments below? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is dance.

tan tu sa lo sal

pol rhy rum llet trot

ba ka go thm

tu

bo fox-

mam

so ba

1.

6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

— E A S Y P U Z Z L E S —

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Interval Training

Can you form ten two-part words from the fragments below? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is dance.

room cha

po

go-

foot

sli pper

te hop

sta

sce go cha ge ne

ball work

poin hip- tem

1.

6.

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3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

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Combination Sets

Take a careful look at the four elements below and try to determine which ones are not part of the larger figure. Beware, some elements may just have been turned around.

1 2 3 4

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Combination Sets

Take a careful look at the four elements below and try to determine which ones are not part of the larger figure. Beware, some elements may just have been turned around.

1 2 3 4

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Distance Run

Take a careful look at the location of the five objects in this landscape.

The image below shows the same landscape as seen from above. Determine where you would stand in the scenery to view the landscape as it appears in the image above.

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Distance Run

Take a careful look at the location of the five objects in this landscape.

The image below shows the same landscape as seen from above. Determine where you would stand in the scenery to view the landscape as it appears in the image above.

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Cross Training

Decipher this quotation from Oscar Wilde. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

HINT: Vowels are represented in the light gray squares.

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73

Cross Training

Decipher this quotation from Winston Churchill. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

HINT: Vowels are represented in the light gray squares.

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74

Cross Training

Decipher this quotation from Jane Wagner. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

HINT: Vowels are represented in the light gray squares.

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75

Cross Training

Decipher this quotation from Norman Mailer. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

HINT: Vowels are represented in the light gray squares.

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Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. beautiful: u

2. rich: p

3. close: o

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

weird uncanny problematic strange unusual

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77

Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. long: s

2. discreet: i

3. forbidden: a

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

consider reflect on ponder think tell

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78

Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. true: f

2. accept: r

3. admirable: d

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

manufacture make create produce meditate

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Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. small: b

2. raw: c

3. complicate: s

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

celebrated famed famous renowned tranquil

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Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. busy: i

2. easy: h

3. careful: c

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

elastic rigid flexible pliable pliant

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Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. increasing: d

2. empty: f

3. less: m

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

fate pride destiny fortune luck

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Maxing Out

Identify the six differences between these two pictures.

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Maxing Out

Identify the six differences between these two pictures.

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Working the Memory Muscle

Take a minute to memorize the six words below without looking at the bottom half of the page.

shrimp

cow

cupboard

design

elephant

part

Now cover up the list of words and answer the following questions: 1. What, if any, animals are on the list?

2. Name the abstract words on the list.

3. Which word is the shortest on the list?

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Working the Memory Muscle

Take a minute to memorize the six words below without looking at the bottom half of the page.

tea

document

feather

happiness

chef

certainty

Now cover up the list of words and answer the following questions: 1. Which drink is on the list?

2. What, if any, profession is on the list?

3. Which word from the list can be found on a bird?

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Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is n.

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87

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is é.

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88

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is P.

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89

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is

.

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90

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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91

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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92

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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93

Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Spiders are insects.

2. Moby-Dick was written by Herman Melville.

3. Christmas is on December 26.

4. Tees are accessories to play golf.

5. Christopher Columbus was Italian.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. The chemical symbol for silver is Ag.

2. Thailand is a European country.

3. Mark Knopfler is a member of the Rolling Stones.

4. Tiger Woods is a golf player.

5. The flag of Great Britain has five colors.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Marilyn Monroe played in the movie Some Like It Hot.

2. The approximate value of pi is 3.1416.

3. Some inhabitants of Germany are called Hamburgers.

4. Virginia Woolf was American.

5. Fur is made of animal skins.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Montreal is the capital of Canada.

2. John F. Kennedy was born in 1920.

3. Britney Spears wrote “Like a Virgin.”

4. Brazil and Bolivia have a common border.

5. Cathedrals are Catholic churches.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare.

2. Katrina was a hurricane.

3. The Koran is the holy book for the Jews.

4. Roses can be black.

5. Squares have four sides.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Leukemia is a skin disease.

2. Margaret Thatcher was a prime minister in Ireland.

3. Alaska is a state of the USA.

4. Highlands are mountains of Switzerland.

5. The moon is a planet.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Audrey Hepburn received an Oscar posthumously.

2. La Paz is the capital of Peru.

3. Sushi is a Japanese meal.

4. Squirrels are mammals.

5. Wounded Knee happened in 1900.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

killed the cat.

2.

the doctor away.

3.

by ear.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

its weakest link.

2.

are soon parted.

3.

and hear no lies.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

only skin deep.

2.

can’t be choosers.

3.

cats and dogs.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

before they are hatched.

2.

what you sow.

3.

with fire.

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Puzzles

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

catches the worm.

2.

number one.

3.

a bowl of cherries.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

divided we fall.

2.

spoil the broth.

3.

justifies the means.

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Entangled Figures

Examine the image below; then determine which three of the nine figures below it are combined to form the image.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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Entangled Figures

Examine the image below; then determine which three of the nine figures below it are combined to form the image.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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Entangled Figures

Examine the image below; then determine which three of the nine figures below it are combined to form the image.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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Entangled Figures

Examine the image below; then determine which three of the nine figures below it are combined to form the image.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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Towers of Hanoi

Determine the fewest number of moves necessary to change the configuration in Figure A to that shown in Figure B. You may not place a larger disk on a smaller one, and you may move only one disk at a time.

A

B

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Towers of Hanoi

Determine the fewest number of moves necessary to change the configuration in Figure A to that shown in Figure B. You may not place a larger disk on a smaller one, and you may move only one disk at a time.

A

B

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Throwing a Curve

Read the following story and pick out the three things that don’t quite make sense.

Ms. Cole was driving. She had just dropped her son Rupert in front of his school and was now driving toward her shop. Her car was absolutely packed with cardboard boxes, all the way up to the roof of her car, from the passenger seat all the way to the trunk. Inside the boxes were dozens of artificial plants that one customer had ordered the week before for a wedding. Suddenly, someone honked a horn at her, and she jumped so high that she literally bumped into the roof of her car. She glanced into her rearview mirror and saw two drivers arguing about a parking space. She would have thought traffic was going to be quieter on Christmas day.

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115

Throwing a Curve

Read the following story and pick out the three things that don’t quite make sense.

Caroline had been hired in August in the archives department of the public library.

She constantly got lost in the five floors of this huge building, patiently strolling along the corridors with her trolley full of books. After one month, the curator permanently assigned her to the fourth floor, which was a great relief to Caroline—

she often got lost going from one floor to the other. She was also excited because this top floor of the library contained only the rarest and oldest printed books; some of them were more than seven centuries old! Sometimes she would take a break from work to see her friend in the new books department. She met this friend the very day she was hired, when the two of them had lunch together in a cozy restaurant and passed the time talking about the books they loved while watching the snow fall outside the window.

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Easy as One-Two-Three

Take a careful look at the figure below and count the number of triangles it has.

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Easy as One-Two-Three

Take a careful look at the figure below and count the number of triangles it has.

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Easy as One-Two-Three

Take a careful look at the figure below and count the number of triangles it has.

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119

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

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120

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

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121

Warming Up

Read the text below and write down all of the “oo” (as in “cool”) and “i”

(as in “bit”) sounds.

She did not really have the choice anyway. The two of them had decided the boy would finish school soon. The fruit of all her efforts could be ruined if the rules were not respected, she thought. What good was there in trying to find him a job if he was going to have his foolish behavior again, as soon as he was out of his room? This solution was as suitable as going out with a flu under pouring rain.

She too had her opinion about this, and one that did not need proofing: it came straight from experience. When he grew older, he would understand.

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Warming Up

Read the text below and write down all of the “a” (as in “say”) and “i” (as in “ice”) sounds.

The dentist’s face looked tense. The man had tried to make his best, but he clearly needed a break. The heat was great too, and many flies also took a close look at the operation. The price to pay was high, as the horse could die from the surgery, and it was not the kind of horse that one could find every day. This one had won many races, and the day of the Grand National, you could hear people pray, so silent was the audience. The owner, a brave man from Colorado, had chased for years before finding the horse of his life. His wife had left long ago, and all that remained from her now was memories.

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Incomplete Workout

Which of the four tiles below completes the picture?

1 2 3 4

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Incomplete Workout

Which of the four tiles below completes the picture?

1 2 3 4

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125

Hidden Strength

Find the fifteen words hidden in the grid. They can be read horizontally, vertically, or diagonally; backward or forward; up or down. The same letter can be used in several different words.

HINT: the theme is clothes .

S

D

E

A

V

N

E

J

K

T

K

L

F

M

T

M

S

D

S

G

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K

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S

C

D

T

N

E

M

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A

G

N

G

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Hidden Strength

Find the fifteen words hidden in the grid. They can be read horizontally, vertically, or diagonally; backward or forward; up or down. The same letter can be used in several different words.

HINT: the theme is family .

F

G

B

J

R

A

R

E

Y

U

K

V

A

F

S

F

R

Y

M

M

O

M

Y

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N

A

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T

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F

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C

C

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B

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V

K

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T

A

C

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F

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G

O

L

A

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G

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Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

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Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

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129

The Circuit Workout

Try to find the logical order of the pictures below.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

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130

It Takes Two

Which two dragons are exactly alike?

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It Takes Two

Which two policemen are exactly alike?

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132

Pencils Up

Link the ten rhombuses without raising your pencil. You cannot touch the other figures, and you cannot go between two figures more than once.

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133

Pencils Up

Link the ten stars with eight branches without raising your pencil. You cannot touch the other figures, and you cannot go between two figures more than once.

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134

Power Squats

Find a seven-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

G

T

I

P

U

I

H

J

R

T

S

A

E

Y

E

L

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135

Power Squats

Find an eight-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

E

Y

T

I

R

L

U

R

Y

M

C

E

C

I

B

S

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Power Squats

Find an eight-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

R

E

T

B

S

S

N

L

D

R

I

O

E

P

T

U

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137

Power Squats

Find a seven-letter word in the grid below. The first two letters are shown in the shaded squares. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

A

R

R

I

N

C

A

V

G

Y

L

V

O

N

E

E

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Solo or Group Exercise?

This grid contains four singular nouns and four plural nouns. Can you find them?

criterion sock

glasses children

nail box stairs

foxes

In this grid, classify the nouns as singular or plural, and write them down in alphabetical order.

Singular

Plural

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139

Solo or Group Exercise?

This grid contains four singular nouns and four plural nouns. Can you find them?

geese shoe

feet

women

hemisphere cheese tribe

sketches

In this grid, classify the nouns as singular or plural, and write them down in alphabetical order.

Singular

Plural

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140

Solo or Group Exercise?

This grid contains four singular nouns and four plural nouns. Can you find them?

people bear

eyelash teeth

sins crane

halves

silver

In this grid, classify the nouns as singular or plural, and write them down in alphabetical order.

Singular

Plural

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141

Solo or Group Exercise?

This grid contains four singular nouns and four plural nouns. Can you find them?

mouse supplies

mice city

speed prices excess thieves

In this grid, classify the nouns as singular or plural, and write them down in alphabetical order.

Singular

Plural

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142

Conditioning

Classify the ten items in this list in two categories, and title each category.

Thai-boxing

aïkido

volleyball

judo

handball

soccer

karate

rugby

tae kwon do

basketball

Title:

Title:

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143

Conditioning

Classify the ten items in this list in two categories, and title each category.

snowboarding

bobsledding

water-skiing

skiing

mountaineering

ice

hockey

wakeboarding

surfing

sailing

windsurfing

Title:

Title:

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144

Conditioning

Classify the ten items in this list in two categories, and title each category.

Henry

James

Texas

The Rolling Stones

John Irving

Black Eyed Peas

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Pink Floyd

Francis Scott Fitzgerald

James Joyce

The Doors

Title:

Title:

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145

Conditioning

Classify the ten items in this list in two categories, and title each category.

Mozart

Schubert

Andy

Warhol

Debussy

Berlioz

J. M. Basquiat

Leonardo Da Vinci

Chopin

Lucian Freud

Salvador Dali

Title:

Title:

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146

Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. straight line segment that passes through the center and whose endpoints are on the circular boundary

diameter radius perimeter

2. food made from flour, water, and sometimes eggs, which is mixed, kneaded and formed into various shapes, and boiled prior to consumption

doughnut pasta cake

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147

Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. succession of rulers who are members of the same family for generations decade dynasty genealogy

2. writing individual instrument that applies ink to some surface, mostly paper

pen keyboard

screen

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148

Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior

shadow silhouette profile

2. Japanese word for comics and/or cartoons manga kimono sari

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149

Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs, or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake, or impoundment bridge dam

viaduct

2. board game and mental-skill game for two players, played on a square board of eight rows and eight columns

checkers dice chess

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150

Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent elevated blood sugar levels, especially after eating

cancer illness diabetes

2. small mammals sometimes affectionately known as bunnies mice rabbits

dogs

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151

Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to movies. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

OOSTIGNH: S

MEACAR: C

CASTSRE: A

SITGNAC: C

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152

Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to movies. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

MTOINAANI: A

TTLSBUISE: S

OGLAIDUE: D

OIRANESC: S

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153

Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to movies or weather. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

TROIDCRE: D

KCARUONSDT: S

REOFACST: F

MUTREAREEPT: T

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154

Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to weather. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

AFHERNHTIE: F

MSOPEAHRET: A

IAELCMT: C

HGTUISNL: S

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155

Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to weather. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

ODTROAN: T

RRUHIANCE: H

TSEEITLAL: S

RTROABMEE: B

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156

Basketball in New York

Determine the minimum number of moves needed to move from the configuration in Figure A to the configuration in Figure B.

Follow these rules:

• Balls may move out of baskets only upward.

• You may not place more than three balls in one basket.

• You may move only one ball at a time.

A

B

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Basketball in New York

Determine the minimum number of moves needed to move from the configuration in Figure A to the configuration in Figure B.

Follow these rules:

• Balls may move out of baskets only upward.

• You may not place more than three balls in one basket.

• You may move only one ball at a time.

A

B

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No Problem!

Solve this mathematical problem in your head.

To create suits for a drama, a seamstress buys:

• 25 thread spools of 10 feet each,

• 30 ribbons of 100 inches each,

• 7 wool balls of 7 feet each

What is the total length of these elements?

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No Problem!

Solve this mathematical problem in your head.

The size of a particular algae doubles every day. Knowing it will take forty days for the algae to cover the surface of a pool, how many days will it need to cover one-quarter of the pool?

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No Problem!

Solve this mathematical problem in your head.

Miss Smith would like to buy a car. The first car seller she meets shows her a $25,000 model and offers Miss Smith a 5 percent discount if she buys the car immediately. Another car seller shows her a $22,000 model with a 4 percent discount only.

1. Which deal offers the bigger discount?

2. With the discount, which vehicle is less expensive?

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No Problem!

Solve this mathematical problem in your head.

Mr. Martin counts his jam jars. All the jars except three contain apricots; all the jars except three contain prunes; all the jars except three contain raspberries; all the jars except three contain cherries.

How many jam jars does Mr. Martin have?

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

constitutional constitussionnal constitutionnal harmonie harmmony harmony

comedie comedy

commedy

millionnaire millonaire

millionaire

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

obsolete obsolette

obsolite

armamment armament armmement

literaly literrally

literally

multiplicity multiplisity multipplicity

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

curently currently

currentlly

elephant ellephant elefant

sustainnability sustainabillity sustainability cowardisse cowardice kowardice

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

athmosphere atemosphere atmosphere

furniture ferniture furnitture

stroberry strawberry

strawbery

impresive impressive imppressive

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

loyallty loyaltty

loyalty

exppression expresion expression

parallel paralel

parrallel

medecine medicine

midicine

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

disagreement disagrement disagreemment

humilliation humiliation hummiliation

powerfully powerfuly powerffully

orchestra orrchestra

orkestra

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Spinning Class

Determine which figure is a mirror image of the others 1

2

3

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Spinning Class

Determine which figure is a mirror image of the others 1

2

3

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Muscle Memory

Match each author with the book that he or she wrote.

1. Herman Melville

A. The Age of Innocence

2. Mark Twain

B. Huckleberry Finn

3. Jack London

C. Dubliners

4. Edith Wharton

D. Moby-Dick

5. James Joyce

E. White Fang

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Muscle Memory

Match each tint with its closest basic color.

1. lavender

A. brown

2. turquoise

B. purple

3. cream

C. blue

4. gold

D. white

5. chocolate

E. yellow

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Muscle Memory

Match each dish with its country or area of origin.

1. tandoori chicken

A. Italy

2. spring rolls

B. Mexico

3. chili con carne

C. India

4. couscous

D. China

5. spaghetti Bolognese

E. North Africa

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Muscle Memory

Match each physician specialist with his or her specialty.

1. ophtalmologist

A. skin

2. dermatologist

B. children

3. oncologist

C. mental diseases

4. pediatrician

D. eyes

5. psychiatrist

E. cancer

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Muscle Memory

Match each bone with its location in the human body.

1. femur

A. thigh

2. parietal

B. shin

3. clavicle

C. skull

4. tibia

D. back

5. vertebra

E. shoulder

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Muscle Memory

Match each plant with the plant group to which it belongs.

1. amanita

A. mushroom

2. poplar

B. cereal

3. fucus

C. tree

4. corn

D. herb

5. oregano

E. alga

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Muscle Memory

Match each U.S. president with the year in which he was elected.

1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

A. 1961

2. Theodore Roosevelt

B. 1933

3. Richard Nixon

C. 1981

4. John F. Kennedy

D. 1901

5. Ronald Reagan

E. 1969

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Muscle Memory

Match each unit of measurement with what it measures.

1. hertz

A. length

2. league

B. frequency

3. ton

C. time

4. hectare

D. weight

5. minute

E. surface

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Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

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Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

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Interval Training

Can you put back together the ten three-part words that have been split and spread across the grid? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is emotions and feelings.

mo ve a

ry des

ge tion

jea ffec sy

plea eu si

ra

re

ria bra lou ty duc

cou su de tien pho

se re ce pa tion

1.

6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

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Interval Training

Can you put back together the ten three-part words that have been split and spread across the grid? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is emotions and feelings.

a se tion

pri

tion

ha out dread

tas ppi

te der ge sen ness

sur ment

sa ra se

ful ness

sen fflic ti

ry ten dis ness

mi

1.

6.

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7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

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Interval Training

Can you put back together the ten three-part words that have been split and spread across the grid? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is animals.

ri tu cka

ri phant

e ffe

go mos

li

na lla too ra roo

can vul le

ca to

ca co ga pe bou

kan ry gi

qui re

1.

6.

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8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

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Interval Training

Can you put back together the ten three-part words that have been split and spread across the grid? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is animals.

go pan ea e co

lo ve cro bird

zee

a ant

to min

la

fla hy bu o ter

pard ko

dile lo

pus

oc le chim

na ffa

1.

6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

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Combination Sets

Take a careful look at the six elements below and try to determine which ones are not part of the larger figure. Beware, some elements may just have been turned around.

1 2 3

4 5 6

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Combination Sets

Take a careful look at the six elements below and try to determine which ones are not part of the larger figure. Beware, some elements may just have been turned around.

1 2 3

4 5 6

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Distance Run

Take a careful look at the location of the seven objects in this landscape.

The image below shows the same landscape as seen from above. Determine where you would stand in the scenery to view the landscape as it appears in the image above.

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Distance Run

Take a careful look at the location of the seven objects in this landscape.

The image below shows the same landscape as seen from above. Determine where you would stand in the scenery to view the landscape as it appears in the image above.

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Cross Training

Decipher this quotation about life from Frank Lloyd Wright. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

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189

Cross Training

Decipher this quotation about dust from D. H. Lawrence. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

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Cross Training

Decipher this quotation about excess from Oscar Wilde. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

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191

Cross Training

Decipher this quotation about being rude from Rita Mae Brown. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

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Working the Memory Muscle

Take a minute to memorize the eight words below without looking at the bottom half of the page.

automobile jam

boat parasol

information marriage

bear cocoa

Now cover up the list of words and answer the following questions: 1. Which word on the list has no plural form?

2. How many abstract words are there on the list? What are they?

3. Which words on the list can be both a noun and a verb?

4. Which words on the list are edible?

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Working the Memory Muscle

Take a minute to memorize the eight words below without looking at the bottom half of the page.

jersey particularity

brown vanity

apple pie

purple

spinach hurry

Now cover up the list of words and answer the following questions: 1. Are any colors on the list? If so, which?

2. Are there any fruit names on the list? If so, which?

3. What, if any, abstract words are on the list?

4. Which word is also the name of a state?

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Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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196

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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198

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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199

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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200

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

than never.

2.

is bliss.

3.

reckoned with.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

grow fonder.

2.

with pleasure.

3.

and go.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

the best medicine.

2.

to pay Paul.

3.

goes unpunished.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

and eat it too.

2.

say never.

3.

deserves another.

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Hard

Puzzles

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

easy go.

2.

of my enemy is my friend.

3.

make good neighbors.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

in one basket.

2.

for the trees.

3.

to spite your face.

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Entangled Figures

Examine the image below; then determine which three of the nine figures below it are combined to form the image.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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All-Star Game

Of the nine words below, only six can be placed in the star. Arrows indicate the direction in which each word is placed.

1

2

3

4

5

6

TYPHOON

STATION

FREEZER

TRILOGY

SOLVENT

STEEPLE

EPISODE

SULFATE

PORTION

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All-Star Game

Of the nine words below, only six can be placed in the star. Arrows indicate the direction in which each word is placed.

1

2

3

4

5

6

HARDTOP

HOSPICE

BRIGADE

BREADTH

BIBELOT

MODESTY

GRAVITY

MEETING

DISGUST

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All-Star Game

Of the nine words below, only six can be placed in the star. Arrows indicate the direction in which each word is placed.

1

2

3

4

5

6

CARBINE

VERDICT

AVARICE

ARSENIC

DENDRON

EDITION

DISEASE

NITRATE

COOKING

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All-Star Game

Of the nine words below, only six can be placed in the star. Arrows indicate the direction in which each word is placed.

1

2

3

4

5

6

GRAVITY

SALSIFY

SURFING

SOILAGE

SUICIDE

SURPLUS

MASSAGE

PRELATE

GELATIN

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Towers of Hanoi

Determine the fewest number of moves necessary to change the configuration in Figure A to that shown in Figure B. You may not place a larger disk on a smaller one, and you may move only one disk at a time.

A

B

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Towers of Hanoi

Determine the fewest number of moves necessary to change the configuration in Figure A to that shown in Figure B. You may not place a larger disk on a smaller one, and you may move only one disk at a time.

A

B

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Towers of Hanoi

Determine the fewest number of moves necessary to change the configuration in Figure A to that shown in Figure B. You may not place a larger disk on a smaller one, and you may move only one disk at a time.

A

B

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Easy as One-Two-Three

Take a careful look at the figure below and count the number of squares and triangles it has.

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Easy as One-Two-Three

Take a careful look at the figure below and count the number of squares and triangles it has.

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220

Throwing a Curve

Read the following story and pick out the four things that don’t quite make sense.

This morning Jane had difficulty getting her young horse out of its stable. She tried to talk to him softly and persuade him to get out but nothing worked, and the beautiful Friesian would not budge. The caretaker was a bit worried because the race was to happen the next day, April 31, and the horse was showing signs of not wanting to run. It was necessary to train today, especially since tomorrow’s race would probably be the last before its retirement from competition. When the horse finally decided to walk out on the leaf-covered ground, he looked sad and depressed, and Jane finally noticed that one of his legs looked sore and that he limped a bit. She called the vet immediately. He reassured her, telling her it was nothing serious.

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Throwing a Curve

Read the following story and pick out the four things that don’t quite make sense.

After the six-hour flight from Dallas, Mary and Dave finally landed in Sydney for their three-week honeymoon, anxious to embark on the vacation of their dreams.

After leaving the luggage at the hotel, the young Texan couple decided to take a tour on an open-top bus to get a first glimpse of the city. And they became enchanted by it. Hand in hand, they wandered carelessly for hours in the lively streets, without feeling any fatigue from the jet lag. After a few days more in Sydney, they ventured inland, where they met incredible people and even more incredible animals. Dave, a fan of reptiles, was completely awed by all the strange and wonderful creatures they encountered, while his fiancée was much more taken with the kangaroos, koalas, and pandas they saw. One week later, when they were showing their pictures to their friends back in Texas, they were astonished to learn that they had shot more than a thousand photographs! They gave the address of their travel agent to whomever wanted it, because they had such a wonderful time in the land down under.

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Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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223

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is

.

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224

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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225

Incomplete Workout

Which of the five tiles below complete the picture?

1 2 3 4 5

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Incomplete Workout

Which of the five tiles below complete the picture?

1 2 3 4 5

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Hidden Strength

Find the twenty words hidden in the grid. They can be read horizontally, vertically, or diagonally; backward or forward; up or down. The same letter can be used in several different words.

HINT: the theme is animals .

S

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Hidden Strength

Find the twenty words hidden in the grid. They can be read horizontally, vertically, or diagonally; backward or forward; up or down. The same letter can be used in several different words.

HINT: the theme is plants and botanicals .

T

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Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

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Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

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231

The Circuit Workout

Try to find the logical order of the pictures below.

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

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It Takes Two

Which two waiters are exactly alike?

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It Takes Two

Which two rock stars are exactly alike?

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234

Pencils Up

Link the eight black round figures without raising your pencil. You cannot touch the other figures, and you cannot go between two figures more than once.

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Pencils Up

Link the eight gray triangles without raising your pencil. You cannot touch the other figures, and you cannot go between two figures more than once.

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Power Squats

Find a seven-letter word in the grid below. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

G

M

U

E

P

R

A

F

E

G

H

Y

H

I

W

A

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Power Squats

Find an eight-letter word in the grid below. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

N

E

L

P

I

N

A

A

B

E

L

E

U

A

P

S

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238

Power Squats

Find an eight-letter word in the grid below. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

S

I

R

O

A

U

O

M

G

N

T

P

N

I

A

U

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Power Squats

Find an eight-letter word in the grid below. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

E

F

E

C

T

O

C

U

R

E

O

L

A

C

N

E

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240

Power Squats

Find a nine-letter word in the grid below. Letters must be adjacent to the next letter in the word.

C

O

O

T

C

O

R

C

U

L

L

E

A

I

D

T

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Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

Houston

Miami

Montreal

Seattle

Chicago

The odd one is:

Celsius

Fahrenheit

Faraday

Kelvin

Reaumur

The odd one is:

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Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

Eurythmics

The Cranberries

Depeche Mode

The Police

Dire Straits

The odd one is:

Marco Polo

Jacques Cartier

Vasco de Gama

James Cook

Raffaello

The odd one is:

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Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

stetson

ballerina

high-heel

boot

moccasin

The odd one is:

bolete

eucalyptus

morel

chanterelle

truffle

The odd one is:

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Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

Everyone Says

Mighty

Annie Hall

The Godfather

Match Point

I Love You

Aphrodite

The odd one is:

Churchill

Franco

Thatcher

Blair

Wilson

The odd one is:

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Resistance Training

Find the odd word in the following series, and justify your answer.

violin

tuba

horn

saxophone

trumpet

The odd one is:

trout

herring

shark

ray

tuna

The odd one is:

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Muscle Groups

This list contains four adjectives and four nouns. Can you find them?

mad clumsy

property

apple

big helium

tired

loneliness

In this grid, classify words as adjectives or nouns and write them down in alphabetical order.

Adjectives

Nouns

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Muscle Groups

This list contains four adjectives and four nouns. Can you find them?

man honor

funny

weird

way broken

old furniture

In this grid, classify words as adjectives or nouns and write them down in alphabetical order.

Adjectives

Nouns

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Conditioning

Classify the ten items in this list in two categories, and title each category.

Mediterranean

Caspian

Victoria

Bering

Ness

Baikal

Michigan

Red

China

Great

Salt

Title:

Title:

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Conditioning

Classify the ten items in this list in two categories, and title each category.

Southern

Mississippi

Atlantic

Amur

Arctic

Pacific

Amazon

Indian

Thames

Nile

Title:

Title:

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Conditioning

Classify the ten items in this list in two categories, and title each category.

ton

mile

kilogram

stone

yard

feet

pound

inch

meter

ounce

Title:

Title:

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Conditioning

Classify the ten items in this list in two categories, and title each category.

fluid

ounce

liter

minute

quart

second

gallon

nanosecond

hour

pint

millisecond

Title:

Title:

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Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms 2. ring with a flat bottom fixed on a leather strap, usually hung from each side of a saddle to create a footrest for the rider on a riding animal

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Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. hard, rounded object produced by certain mollusks, primarily oysters 2. digit of the foot of a human or animal

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Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. shelter, consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles

2. hair that grows on a man’s chin, cheeks, and neck

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Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. tracked armoured fighting vehicle, designed primarily to engage enemy forces by the use of direct fire

2. distinctive mark or impression made upon an object, most often paper, used to indicate the prepayment of a fee

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Alignment

Find the word that corresponds to the definition.

1. religion and philosophy from ancient India based on the teachings of the Buddha

2. form of expression in which an implicit meaning is concealed or contradicted by the explicit meaning of the expression

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Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to health. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

ETBLAT: T

BESETAID: D

UEROIECSCENN: N

EAHTLHACRE: H

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Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to health. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

INATOIVCCAN: V

PTMOYSM: S

NEMIOTNT: O

RTORYABLAO: L

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Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to health or architecture. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

ENTSITRDY: D

IIEFWMD: M

GIINUBLD: B

IEOCRNC: C

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Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to architecture. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

MMDRISEON: M

LOCMNU: C

AABSIILC: B

OUVSSRIO: V

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Lateral Raises

The letters of the following words have been mixed up. They are all related to architecture. The first letter of each word is given as a clue.

SKYTOENE: K

NNOOACDLE: C

YRPMIDA: P

SSCARPEYKR: S

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Basketball in New York

Determine the minimum number of moves needed to move from the configuration in Figure A to the configuration in Figure B.

Follow these rules:

• Balls may move out of baskets only upward.

• You may not place more than three balls in one basket.

• You may move only one ball at a time.

A

B

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Basketball in New York

Determine the minimum number of moves needed to move from the configuration in Figure A to the configuration in Figure B.

Follow these rules:

• Balls may move out of baskets only upward.

• You may not place more than three balls in one basket.

• You may move only one ball at a time.

A

B

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No Problem!

Solve this mathematical problem. If you need to, you can use a pencil and paper.

Every hour the kitchen clock gets five minutes faster. The living room clock gets five minutes slower every hour. They were both set at the same time. The kitchen clock displays 3:30 p.m., and the living room clock displays 12 p.m. What time is it?

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No Problem!

Solve this mathematical problem. If you need to, you can use a pencil and paper.

Four friends have to go to the other side of the lake. They have only one boat, and this boat is big enough for only two rowers. Pete can cross one way in four minutes. It takes Mark twice as long. It takes Ivan twice as long as Mark. It takes Juliana twice as long as Ivan. Pete says they can do it in one hour.

When there are two rowers, the speed is that of the slowest. Is Pete correct?

Explain your answer.

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No Problem!

Solve this mathematical problem. If you need to, you can use a pencil and paper.

Eight bags are filled to 6/7 of their capacity with corn. Two-thirds are sold to a carrier. The carrier thinks he then needs six bags to put his corn in. Can the seller fill up the last two bags with the remaining corn?

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No Problem!

Solve this mathematical problem. If you need to, you can use a pencil and paper.

At the dry cleaner, wire hangers are put at regular intervals on a round cable. Wire hangers are numbered, starting with 1. When wire hanger 8 is opposite wire hanger 15, then wire hanger 81 is opposite wire hanger 92. How many wire hangers are there on the cable?

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

hypoglicemia hippoglycemia hypoglycemia

circumstence cyrcumstance circumstance

enciclopedia encyclopedia encycloppedia multilingual multylingual multilyngual

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

mathemmatics mathematics mathemattics

southestern southeeastern

southeastern

asthma athsma athma

playwright playright pllaywright

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

psychotherapist psichotherapist psychotherrapist ballistic ballystic balistic

conservattionist conservationnist conservationist neuroscientist neuroscyentist neurroscientist

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

evollution evvolution

evolution

conspirassy conspiracy connspiracy

session sesson sesion

breaststrok brestroke breaststroke

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among each word among the three options.

searchablle sercheable searchable

geographiccally geographically geographicaly domminance dominnance dominance

reluctanssy relluctancy reluctancy

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

amunition amunnition

ammunition

contingent continjent continngent

invulnnerable invulnerable invulnerrable sugestion suggesstion

suggestion

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No Mistakes Allowed

Find the correct spelling of each word among the three options.

incongruously incongrously inkongruously government governement

goverment

depyction deppiction

depiction

aftermmath aftemath aftermath

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Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

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276

Working Both Sides

Take a careful look at these two sets of characters. Which characters appear in the series on the right but not in the series on the left?

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277

Interval Training

Can you put back together the ten three-part words that have been split and spread across the grid? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is jobs and professions.

tor sear

fe ger cer

pro ccount

cher re ter

pec en fi ssist di

pen a

ins gi ant

neer ssor a

rec ma

of tor na ant

car

1.

6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

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Interval Training

Can you put back together the ten three-part words that have been split and spread across the grid? Each part can be used only once, and the splits may not necessarily be the part splits you find in the dictionary.

HINT: The theme is jobs and professions ar cist

pist

bra

tect

na gner

jour

per de

phar sult ni

na ant

a tech

chi

con

lyst

li bell

the

ra cian

ma si list rian son

1.

6.

2.

7.

3.

8.

4.

9.

5.

10.

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Combination Sets

Take a careful look at the nine elements below and try to determine which ones are not part of the larger figure. Beware, some elements may just have been turned around.

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

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Combination Sets

Take a careful look at the nine elements below and try to determine which ones are not part of the larger figure. Beware, some elements may just have been turned around.

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

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Distance Run

Take a careful look at the location of the nine objects in this landscape.

The image below shows the same landscape as seen from above. Determine where you would stand in the scenery to view the landscape as it appears in the image above.

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Distance Run

Take a careful look at the location of the nine objects in this landscape.

The image below shows the same landscape as seen from above. Determine where you would stand in the scenery to view the landscape as it appears in the image above.

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283

Cross Training

Decipher this quotation about life from Winston Churchill. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

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284

Cross Training

Decipher this quotation about life from John Ruskin. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

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285

Cross Training

Decipher this quotation about life from Arthur Schopenhauer. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

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Cross Training

Decipher this quotation about life from Albert Einstein. Each symbol represents a letter, but it is always the same letter.

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287

Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

affirmative: n

forward: b

below: a

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

clueless restless fidgety fretful itchy

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Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. night: d

2. pagan: r

3. shy: b

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

highlight

sunlight

bring out

spotlight

play up

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Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. face up: a

2. remember: f

3. tame: w

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

godlike divine providential elysian divinity

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290

Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. prevent: p

2. wise: f

3. handy: i

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

mobile wondering nomadic peregrine wandering

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291

Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. homozygous: h

2. break: r

3. peace: w

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

common fabulous terrific extraordinary amazing

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Reverse Crunches

Find the opposite of each of the words below. The first letter has been given as a clue.

1. harmony: d

2. despair: h

3. smooth: r

Which word is not a synonym of the other four?

dream illusion fantasy fancy truth

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Maxing Out

Identify the nine differences between these two pictures.

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Maxing Out

Identify the nine differences between these two pictures.

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Working the Memory Muscle

Take a minute to memorize the 10 words below without looking at the bottom half of the page.

nullification chacha

sure-fire dockage publicity

tutu gardening

hoover

step

bathroom

Now cover up the list of words and answer the following questions: 1. Which of the words are related to the theme “Dance”?

2. Which, if any, words on the list are compound words?

3. Which of the words comes first alphabetically?

4. Which word has the most letters?

5. Which, if any, of the words are related to the theme “Home”?

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Working the Memory Muscle

Take a minute to memorize the 10 words below without looking at the bottom half of the page.

negligee tutelary

babysitter

aficionado

dolce

vita

turtleneck baccarat wit

poaching liaison

Now cover up the list of words and answer the following questions: 1. How many foreign words are there on the list? Which are they?

2. What are the two shortest words?

3. Are there any names of games? If so, which ones?

4. Which words have in some way to do with animals?

5. Do you remember any abstract words? Which?

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Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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298

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is

.

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299

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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300

Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is .

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Can You Spot Me?

Find the odd one in this series.

HINT: The odd one is

.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. The true name of James Dean is James Francis Dean.

2. The patella is a bone in the knee.

3. A wishbone boom is an accessory used in windsurfing.

4. The Yalta Conference was held in 1944.

5. There were four Brontë sisters.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz.

2. The flag of Norway is yellow and blue.

3. Moby-Dick is the story of a nice whale.

4. The square root of 144 is 12.

5. The National Geographic Society was founded in 1888.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Black tea contains caffeine.

2. Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Brontë.

3. The twist is a dance from the 1980s.

4. Brass is a copper-zinc alloy.

5. The word totem is of Native American origin.

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Cooling Down

Are the following statements right or wrong?

1. Harrison Ford starred in Hook.

2. Trapezium is a word used for both a bone and a muscle.

3. The painter Jean-Michel Basquiat died in a car accident.

4. Dolphins are fish.

5. Verse writing uses meter.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

that feeds you.

2.

in the mouth.

3.

twice shy.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

will be boys.

2.

travels fast.

3.

rules the world.

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No Pain, No

Can you supply the beginning words of each of the following proverbs?

1.

by its cover.

2.

like an old fool.

3.

doesn’t buy happiness.

Answers

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Easy Puzzles

No Pain, No

All-Star Game

1. One man’s loss is another man’s gain.

1. WHISPER

4. SCHOLAR

2. Actions speak louder than words.

2. HEATHER

5. SPARROW

3. Finders keepers, losers weepers.

3. HEROINE

6. RELAPSE

No Pain, No

All-Star Game

1. Silence is golden.

1. SOILAGE

4. PRAIRIE

2. To err is human.

2. AERIALS

5. PARSECS

3. God helps those who help themselves.

3. ALEWIFE

6. SURFACE

No Pain, No

Towers of Hanoi

1. A stitch in time saves nine.

At least four moves are needed to move

2. Seeing is believing.

from A to B.

3. Experience is the mother of all wisdom.

Towers of Hanoi

No Pain, No

At least six moves are needed to move from

1. Like father, like son.

A to B.

2. Cleanliness is next to godliness.

3. Home is where the heart is.

Towers of Hanoi

At least five moves are needed to move from

Entangled Figures

A to B.

Figures 2, 6, and 9 are part of the image.

Easy as One-Two-Three

Entangled Figures

There are twenty squares in this figure

Figures 1, 3, and 5 are part of the image.

(eleven small ones, seven medium ones, one

big one, one overarching one).

Entangled Figures

Figures 3, 5, and 8 are part of the image.

Easy as One-Two-Three

There are nine squares in this figure

All-Star Game

(five small ones, three medium ones, one

1.

overarching one).

SPATULA

4. TRACHEA

2. COTTAGE

5. TETANUS

3. CONTACT

Easy as One-Two-Three

6. EXHAUST

There are nineteen squares in this figure

All-Star Game

(two extra-small ones, eleven small ones,

1.

three medium ones, two big ones, one

ALEWIFE

4. CABBAGE

2.

overarching one).

MINIBUS

5. CANASTA

3. MYSTERY

6. SUAVITY

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Can You Spot Me?

Hidden Strength

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Warming Up

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Hidden Strength

Warming Up

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Working Both Sides

The characters that can be found only on

the right are 2, 3, and 7.

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Working Both Sides

Resistance Training

The characters that can be found only on

The odd one is the Rockefeller Center. It is the right are 4 and 6.

the only American monument among four

British ones.

The Circuit Workout

The odd one is the scalpel. It is the

3, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5

only surgeon’s tool among four

gardener’s tools.

It Takes Two

The two perfectly identical characters are

Resistance Training

3 and 7. The details that could enable you to The odd one is Michael Shumacher.

delete the other pictures are:

He is the only F1 pilot among four

#1: The end of the umbrella is not visible.

basketball players.

#2: The umbrella does not have any stripes.

#4: The foot of the character is missing.

The odd one is the Sun. It is the only star

#5: The stem of the umbrella is more visible among four planets.

in the hand of the geisha.

#6: There is no ribbon in the geisha’s hair.

Resistance Training

#8: A part of the geisha’s belt is missing.

The odd one is the snail. It is the only

#9: Floral patterns are missing on the

mollusk among four crustaceans.

kimono.

The odd one is The Wall. It is the only

It Takes Two

Pink Floyd song among four movies by

The two perfectly identical characters are

Marilyn Monroe.

2 and 9. The details that could enable you to delete the other pictures are:

Resistance Training

#1: There is less black on the stork’s

The odd one is cod. It is the only fish among feathers.

four meats.

#3: The inferior part of the beak is missing.

The odd one is fir. It is the only softwood

#4: The joint is missing on the stork’s

tree among four hardwood ones.

right foot.

#5: The gray part is black.

Resistance Training

#6: The straw strands are missing from

The odd one is Tom Cruise. He is the only

the nest.

actor among four writers.

#7: An egg is missing.

#8: The black end of the stork’s wing

The odd one is Morocco. It is the only

is missing.

African country among four European

countries.

Pencils Up

There are several solutions.

Power Squats

FURRIER

Spinning Class

The two figures are mirror images.

Power Squats

TOURISM

Spinning Class

The two figures are identical.

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Power Squats

Muscle Memory

PROPERTY

1. C

4. B

2. A

5. D

Power Squats

3. E

MOISTURE

Muscle Memory

Power Squats

1. D

4. E

PRINCESS

2. C

5. B

3. A

Power Squats

ARCHIVE

Muscle Memory

1. D

4. A

Power Squats

2. E

5. C

REPTILE

3. B

Power Squats

Muscle Memory

COMPANY

1. B

4. A

2. E

5. C

3.

The Proper Form

D

1. right

2. right

3. right

Working Both Sides

The Proper Form

The image that can be found only on the

1.

right is 5.

left

2. left

3. right

Working Both Sides

The Proper Form

1.

The images that can be found only on the

left

2. right

3. right

right are 3 and 7.

The Proper Form

1.

Interval Training

right

2. left

3. right

tunic, sandal, sweatpants, bowtie, robe,

trousers, sweater, jumper, blouse, denim

The Proper Form

1. left

2. right

3. left

Interval Training

stocking, poncho, mitten, glove, jacket,

The Proper Form

garment, swimsuit, raincoat, collar, knickers 1. right

2. left

3. right

Interval Training

The Proper Form

rhythm, tango, salsa, ballet, tutu, rumba,

1. right

2. left

3. left

solo, polka, fox-trot, mambo

The Proper Form

Interval Training

1. right

2. left

3. right

chacha, go-go, ballroom, tempo, hip-hop,

slipper, footwork, pointe, stage, scene

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Combination Sets

Reverse Crunches

Square 3 is not used in the combined image.

true - false

accept - reject

Combination Sets

admirable - despicable

All squares are used in the combined image.

Meditate is not a synonym of the four other words.

Distance Run

The landscape is seen from point D.

Reverse Crunches

small - big

Distance Run

raw - cooked

The landscape is seen from point D.

complicate - simplify

Tranquil

Cross Training

is not a synonym of the four other

words.

Popularity is the crown of laurel that the

world puts on bad art.

Reverse Crunches

Cross Training

busy - idle

easy - hard

I must place on record my regret that the

careful - careless

human race ever learned to fly.

Rigid is not a synonym of the four other

Cross Training

words.

All my life I wanted to be someone; I guess I should have been more specific.

Reverse Crunches

increasing - decreasing

Cross Training

empty - full

The natural role of twentieth century man is less - more

anxiety.

Pride is not a synonym of the four other words.

Reverse Crunches

beautiful - ugly

Maxing Out

rich - poor

close - open

Problematic is not a synonym of the four other words.

Reverse Crunches

long - short

discreet - indiscreet

forbidden - allowed

Tell is not a synonym of the four other words.

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Maxing Out

Can You Spot Me?

Line 3, third from the left

Can You Spot Me?

Line 2, second from the right

Cooling Down

1. Wrong

4. Right

2. Right

5. Right

3. Wrong

Working the Memory Muscle

Cooling Down

1. Right

4. Right

1. The animals on the list are elephant, 2. Wrong

5. Wrong

cow, and shrimp.

3. Wrong

2. The abstract words are design

Cooling Down

and part.

1. Right

4. Wrong

3.

2. Right

5. Right

Cow is the shortest word on the list.

3. Right

Working the Memory Muscle

Cooling Down

1. Tea is the drink on the list.

1. Wrong

4. Right

2. Wrong

5. Right

2. The profession named on the list

3. Wrong

is chef.

Cooling Down

3. A feather can be found on a bird.

1. Right

4. Wrong

2. Right

5. Right

3. Wrong

Can You Spot Me?

Line 3, ninth from the left

Cooling Down

1. Wrong

4. Wrong

Can You Spot Me?

2. Wrong

5. Wrong

Line 3, twenty-first from the left

3. Right

Can You Spot Me?

Cooling Down

Line 6, fourth from the left

1. Right

4. Right

2. Wrong

5. Wrong

Can You Spot Me?

3. Right

Line 4, third from the left

Can You Spot Me?

Line 5, second from the left

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No Pain, No

No Pain, No

1. Curiosity killed the cat.

1. Beauty is only skin deep.

2. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

2. Beggars can’t be choosers.

3. Play it by ear.

3. It’s raining cats and dogs.

No Pain, No

No Pain, No

1. A chain is no stronger than its weakest 1. Don’t count your chickens before they link.

are hatched.

2. A fool and his money are soon parted.

2. You reap what you sow.

3. Ask me no questions and hear no lies.

3. Fight fire with fire.

Medium Puzzles

No Pain, No

Entangled Figures

1. The early bird catches the worm.

Figures 5, 7, and 9 are part of the image.

2. Watch out for number one.

3. Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Towers of Hanoi

At least nine moves are needed move from

No Pain, No

A to B.

1. United we stand, divided we fall.

2. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Towers of Hanoi

3. The end justifies the means.

At least eleven moves are needed to move

from A to B.

Entangled Figures

Figures 3, 6, and 8 are part of the image.

Easy as One-Two-Three

There are twenty triangles in this figure.

Entangled Figures

Figures 1, 2, and 9 are part of the image.

Easy as One-Two-Three

There are eighteen triangles in this figure.

Entangled Figures

Figures 4, 5, and 9 are part of the image.

Easy as One-Two-Three

There are eighteen triangles in this figure.

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Throwing a Curve

Warming Up

The three strange elements are:

The dentist’s f a ce looked tense. The man

• Ms. Cole couldn’t have driven her son

had tr ie d to m a ke his best, but he clearly to school if her car was packed from the

needed a br ea k. The heat was gr ea t too, passengers’s seat to the trunk.

and many fl ie s also took a close look at the

• She couldn’t have looked in her rearview

oper a tion. The pr i ce to p ay was h i gh, as mirror for the same reason.

the horse could d i e from the surgery, and

• Her son wouldn’t be going to school on

it was not the k i nd of horse that one could Christmas day.

f i nd every d ay. This one had won many r a ces, and the d ay of the Grand National,

Throwing a Curve

you could hear people pr ay, so s i lent was The three strange elements are:

the audience. The owner, a br a ve man

• Caroline was hired in August, so there

from Colorado, had ch a sed for years before wouldn’t be snow outside.

f i nding the horse of his l i fe. His w i fe had

• The building has five floors, so the fourth left long ago, and all that rem ai ned from her cannot be the top.

now was memories.

• No book can be more than seven

centuries old, because printing had not

Incomplete Workout

been invented at that point.

The missing tile is 4.

Can You Spot Me?

Incomplete Workout

Line 2, third from the left

The missing tile is 3.

Can You Spot Me?

Hidden Strength

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Hidden Strength

It Takes Two

The two perfectly identical characters are 6

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#1: Buttons are missing on his jacket.

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#3: The badge is missing on his jacket.

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#8: The gun’s case is missing.

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There are several solutions.

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Power Squats

SECURITY

Working Both Sides

The characters that can be found only on

Power Squats

the right are 1, 4, and 6.

PRINTERS

Working Both Sides

Power Squats

The characters that can be found only on

ARRIVAL

the right are 5 and 8.

Solo or Group Exercise?

The Circuit Workout

6, 3, 8, 2, 5, 1, 4, 7

Singular

Plural

box

children

It Takes Two

criterion

foxes

The two perfectly identical characters are

nail

glasses

4 and 7. The details that could enable you to sock

stairs

delete the other pictures are:

#1: A tuft of hair is missing on the

Solo or Group Exercise?

dragon’s head.

#2: The tip of the dragon’s tail is missing.

Singular

Plural

#3: A claw is missing.

cheese

feet

#5: The eyes are black.

hemisphere

geese

#6: Part of the spine crest is missing

shoe

sketches

on the back.

#8: Teeth are missing.

tribe

women

#9: Black lines are missing on the wings.

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Solo or Group Exercise?

Conditioning

Singular

Plural

Classical

bear

halves

composers

Painters

crane

people

Mozart

Leonardo Da Vinci

eyelash

sins

Debussy

Salvador Dali

silver

teeth

Berlioz

J. M. Basquiat

Schubert

Andy Warhol

Solo or Group Exercise?

Chopin

Lucian Freud

Singular

Plural

city

mice

Alignment

1. diameter 2. pasta

excess

prices

mouse

supplies

Alignment

speed

thieves

1. dynasty

2. pen

Conditioning

Alignment

Martial arts

Team sports

1. silhouette 2. manga

aïkido

basketball

judo

soccer

Alignment

1. dam

2. chess

karate

handball

Thai-boxing

rugby

Alignment

tae kwon do

volleyball

1. diabetes

2. rabbits

Conditioning

Lateral Raises

Winter sports

Water sports

SHOOTING; CAMERA; ACTRESS; CASTING

bobsledding

water-skiing

ice hockey

surfing

Lateral Raises

ANIMATION; SUBTITLES; DIALOGUE;

mountaineering

sailing

SCENARIO

skiing

windsurfing

snowboarding

wakeboarding

Lateral Raises

DIRECTOR; SOUNDTRACK; FORECAST;

Conditioning

TEMPERATURE

Literary authors

Modern bands

Henry James

The Rolling Stones

Lateral Raises

Nathaniel

FAHRENHEIT; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE;

Pink Floyd

Hawthorne

SUNLIGHT

Francis Scott

Texas

Fitzgerald

Lateral Raises

John Irving

Black Eyed Peas

TORNADO; HURRICANE; SATELLITE;

BAROMETER

James Joyce

The Doors

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Basketball in New York

The biggest discount is the one offered by

You need at least four moves to go from

the first car seller.

A to B:

25,000 – 1,250 = $23,750

• ball 1 in basket 1

• ball 2 in basket 2

With the discount, the first model costs

• ball 1 in basket 3

$23,750.

• ball 5 in basket 3

22,000 – 880 = $21,120

Basketball in New York

With the discount, the second model costs

You need at least five moves to go from

$21,120.

A to B:

The cheapest vehicle, with or without a

• ball 1 in basket 3

discount, remains the second one.

• ball 3 in basket 3

• ball 4 in basket 3

No Problem!

• ball 2 in basket 2

• ball 4 in basket 1

Mister Martin has only four jam jars—one of each flavor!

No Problem!

Convert all the measures in feet, and then

No Mistakes Allowed

do the following calculations:

constitutional; harmony; comedy;

millionaire

25 × 10 = 250

30 × 8.33 = 249.9

No Mistakes Allowed

7 × 7 = 49

obsolete; armament; literally; multiplicity The total length is 548.9 feet.

No Mistakes Allowed

No Problem!

currently; elephant; sustainability;

On day thirty-nine, the algae covers half

cowardice

the pool.

No Mistakes Allowed

On day thirty-eight, the algae covers half

atmosphere; furniture; strawberry;

this surface, which is one-quarter.

impressive

Therefore, the algae needs thirty-eight days to cover a quarter of the surface of the pool.

No Mistakes Allowed

loyalty; expression; parallel; medicine

No Problem!

5 ÷ 100 × 25,000 = $1,250

No Mistakes Allowed

The first car seller offers a discount

disagreement; humiliation; powerfully;

of $1,250.

orchestra

4 ÷ 100 × 22,000 = $880

Spinning Class

The second car seller offers a discount

Figures 1 and 2 are identical, and figure 3 is of $880.

a mirror image.

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Spinning Class

Working Both Sides

Figures 1 and 2 are identical, and figure 3 is The image that can be found only on the

a mirror image.

right is 4.

Muscle Memory

Working Both Sides

1. D

4. A

The image that can be found only on the

2. B

5. C

right is 3.

3. E

Interval Training

Muscle Memory

euphoria, jealousy, modesty, bravery,

1. B

4. E

courage, affection, pleasure, desire,

2. C

5. A

seduction, patience

3. D

Interval Training

Muscle Memory

happiness, outrage, misery, surprise,

1. C

4. E

affliction, distaste, dreadfulness, tenderness, 2. D

5. A

sentiment, sensation

3. B

Interval Training

Muscle Memory

elephant, giraffe, vulture, caribou, gorilla, 1. D

4. B

kangaroo, canary, pelican,

2. A

5. C

cockatoo, mosquito

3. E

Interval Training

Muscle Memory

hyena, buffalo, koala, chimpanzee, octopus, 1. A

4. B

crocodile, flamingo, anteater,

2. C

5. D

leopard, lovebird

3. E

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Combination Sets

Muscle Memory

All squares are used in the combined image.

1. A

4. B

2. C

5. D

Combination Sets

3. E

Squares 1 and 2 are not used in the

combined image.

Muscle Memory

1. B

4. A

Distance Run

2. D

5. C

The landscape is seen from point E.

3. E

Distance Run

Muscle Memory

The landscape is seen from point H.

1. B

4. E

2. A

5. C

3. D

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Cross Training

Can You Spot Me?

Give me the luxuries of life, and I will

Line 4, fourth from the left

willingly do without the necessities.

Can You Spot Me?

Cross Training

Line 4, third from the right

When love turns into dust, money becomes

the substitution.

Can You Spot Me?

Line 3, second from the left

Cross Training

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing

Can You Spot Me?

succeeds like excess.

Line 4, second from the right

Cross Training

Can You Spot Me?

You can’t be truly rude until you understand Line 2, third from the right

good manners.

Can You Spot Me?

Working the Memory Muscle

Line 4, fifteenth from the left

1. Information is the word that cannot be used in the plural.

No Pain, No

2. There are two abstract words: marriage 1. Better late than never.

and information.

2.

3.

Ignorance is bliss.

Bear, boat, and jam can be both a noun 3. A force to be reckoned with.

and a verb.

4. Jam and cocoa are edible.

No Pain, No

1.

Working the Memory Muscle

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

1.

2. Don’t mix business with pleasure.

The colors purple and brown are one 3. Get up and go.

the list.

2. There are no fruits on the list.

3. The abstract words are brown,

No Pain, No

particularity, vanity, purple, and hurry.

1. Laughter is the best medicine.

4. Jersey is the name of a state.

2. Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

3. No good deed goes unpunished.

Can You Spot Me?

Line 4, fifth from the left

No Pain, No

1. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

Can You Spot Me?

2. Never say never.

3. One good turn deserves another.

Line 4, first from the right

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Hard Puzzles

No Pain, No

Towers of Hanoi

1. Easy come, easy go.

At least nine moves are needed to move

2. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

from A to B.

3. Good fences make good neighbors.

Towers of Hanoi

No Pain, No

At least seven moves are needed to move

1. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

from A to B.

2. You can’t see the forest for the trees.

3. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your

Towers of Hanoi

face.

At least fourteen moves are needed to move

from A to B.

Entangled Figures

Figures 2, 4, and 6 are part of the image.

Easy as One-Two-Three

There are ten squares and twenty-four

All-Star Game

triangles in this figure.

1. TYPHOON

4. STATION

2. SULFATE

5. SOLVENT

Easy as One-Two-Three

3. STEEPLE

6. EPISODE

There are fifteen squares and thirty-seven

triangles in this figure.

All-Star Game

1. GRAVITY

4. MODESTY

Throwing a Curve

2. BREADTH

5. MEETING

The four strange elements are:

3. BRIGADE

6. HOSPICE

• A Friesian is not a race horse; it’s a

show horse.

All-Star Game

• If the horse is young, there is no reason 1. EDITION

4. DENDRON

for him to retire from competition.

2. ARSENIC

5. DISEASE

• There are only thirty days in April.

3. AVARICE

6. CARBINE

• There are no dead leaves in April.

All-Star Game

Throwing a Curve

1. SUICIDE

4. SOILAGE

The four strange elements are:

2. SURFING

5. SURPLUS

• Flights from Dallas to Sydney take more

3. SALSIFY

6. GRAVITY

than six hours.

• The couple is on a honeymoon, so Mary

is Dave’s wife, not his fiancée.

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• Pandas are not native to Australia.

Hidden Strength

• The honeymoon is said to last three

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The missing tiles are 1 and 2.

Working Both Sides

The character that can be found only on the

Hidden Strength

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The two perfectly identical characters are 1

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#2: The badge is missing from the vest.

#3: The hat has no stripe.

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#4: Buttons are missing on the waiter’s shirt.

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#5: The napkin is longer.

#6: A glass is missing.

#7: The bow tie is missing.

#9: The right hand is missing.

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It Takes Two

Resistance Training

The two perfectly identical characters are 4

The odd one is stetson—the only hat among

and 5. The details that could enable you to four types of shoes.

delete the other pictures are:

The odd one is eucalyptus—the only tree

#1: The pegs are missing on the

among four mushrooms.

guitar’s neck.

#2: The tattoo is missing on his right arm.

Resistance Training

#3: The hand is missing on the guitar.

#6: The man’s neck chain is missing.

The odd one is The Godfather—the only film

#7: The tuft of hair on the top of his head is not directed by Woody Allen.

shorter.

The odd one is Franco—the only Spanish

#8: A tuft of hair is missing on the front of leader among four British prime ministers.

his head.

#9: The black part of the guitar is white.

Resistance Training

The odd one is violin. It is the only string

Pencil’s Up

instrument among four wind instruments.

There are several solutions.

The odd one is trout. It is the only

Power Squats

freshwater fish among four saltwater fish.

HIGHWAY

Muscle Groups

Power Squats

Adjectives

Nouns

SEAPLANE

big

apple

clumsy

helium

Power Squats

mad

loneliness

MOUNTAIN

tired

property

Power Squats

CONCERTO

Muscle Groups

Adjectives

Nouns

Power Squats

broken

furniture

COLLECTOR

funny

honor

Resistance Training

old

man

The odd one is Montreal—the only Canadian

weird

way

city among four American ones.

Conditioning

The odd one is Faraday, which is not a

temperature measure.

Seas

Lakes

Caspian

Victoria

Resistance Training

Red

Ness

The odd one is The Cranberries—the only

Mediterranean

Baikal

Irish band among four British bands.

Bering

Michigan

The odd one is Raffaello—the only painter

China

Great Salt

among four explorers.

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Conditioning

Lateral Raises

Oceans

Rivers

TABLET; DIABETES; NEUROSCIENCE;

HEALTHCARE

Southern

Amazon

Atlantic

Thames

Lateral Raises

Arctic

Mississippi

VACCINATION; SYMPTOM; OINTMENT;

Pacific

Amur

LABORATORY

Indian

Nile

Lateral Raises

Conditioning

DENTISTRY; MIDWIFE; BUILDING;

CORNICE

Weight

Length

ton

mile

Lateral Raises

stone

yard

MODERNISM; COLUMN; BASILICA;

ounce

feet

VOUSSOIR

pound

inch

Lateral Raises

kilogram

meter

KEYSTONE; COLONNADE; PYRAMID;

Conditioning

SKYSCRAPER

Duration

Liquid measure

Basketball in New York

minute

quart

You need at least seven moves to go from

second

gallon

A to B:

hour

pint

• ball 2 in basket 3

• ball 4 in basket 3

millisecond

liter

• ball 1 in basket 3

nanosecond

fluid ounce

• ball 5 in basket 2

• ball 3 in basket 2

Alignment

• ball 1 in basket 1

1. fossil

2. stirrup

• ball 3 in basket 1

Alignment

Basketball in New York

1. pearl

2. toe

You need at least eight moves to go from

A to B:

Alignment

• ball 1 in basket 3

1. tent

2. beard

• ball 2 in basket 3

• ball 4 in basket 3

Alignment

• ball 3 in basket 2

1. tank

2. stamp

• ball 4 in basket 1

• ball 3 in basket 1

Alignment

• ball 5 in basket 3

1.

• ball 3 in basket 2

Buddhism 2. irony

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No Problem!

8 + 4 + 32 + 8 + 8 = 60

5 + 5 = 10

So it takes the four friends 60 minutes to

After each hour, the discrepancy grows

cross the river, which is indeed one hour.

10 additional minutes. 3:30 p.m. – 12 p.m.

Therefore, Pete was right!

= 3 hours and 30 minutes

No Problem!

Now the discrepancy is 3 hours and

If y is the volume of corn that can be put in 30 minutes—i.e., 210 minutes.

a bag, the initial volume of corn is:

210 ÷ 10 = 21

6 ÷ 7 × y × 8

It has been 21 hours since the clocks

were set.

After the sale, one-third of the corn remains: 21 × 5 = 105

1/3 × 6/7 × y × 8 = 16/7 × y corn

Therefore, the clock in the kitchen is

and 16/7 =2.3

105 minutes early; that in the living room is 2.3 > 2

105 minutes late—i.e., 1 hour and

45 minutes.

So two bags are not enough to store the

remaining corn.

12 p.m. + 1 hour and 45 minutes =

1:45 p.m.

No Problem!

3:30 p.m. – 1 hour and 45 minutes =

If wire hangers 8 and 15 cross each other

1:45 p.m.

that means that the wire hanger that is half It is therefore 1:45 p.m.

their way on the cable is at one end of the cable. It is wire hanger 12.

No Problem!

Also, if wire hangers 81 and 92 cross each

Here is the fastest solution:

other that means that the wire hanger that

is half their way on the cable is at the other Pete and Mark must leave first.

end of the cable. It is wire hanger 87.

2 × 4 = 8

87 – 12 = 75

It will take them 8 minutes.

The two wire hangers, each at one end of

the cable, are 75 wire hangers apart.

Then Peter, the faster of the two, brings the boat back in 4 minutes.

75 × 2 = 150

Then Ivan and Juliana go.

Therefore, there are 150 wire hangers on the cable.

8 × 2 × 2 = 32

It takes them 32 minutes.

No Mistakes Allowed

hypoglycemia; circumstance; encyclopedia;

The fastest of the three, Mark, brings the

multilingual

boat back in 8 minutes.

Then Pete and Mark cross again in 8

minutes.

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No Mistakes Allowed

Combination Sets

mathematics; southeastern; asthma;

Squares 3, 4, and 6 are not used in the

playwright

combined image.

No Mistakes Allowed

Distance Run

psychotherapist; ballistic; conservationist; The landscape is seen from point G.

neuroscientist

Distance Run

No Mistakes Allowed

The landscape is seen from point H.

evolution; conspiracy; session; breaststroke

Cross Training

No Mistakes Allowed

Everyone has his day and some days last

searchable; geographically; dominance;

longer than others.

reluctancy

Cross Training

No Mistakes Allowed

There is no such thing as bad weather, only ammunition; contingent; invulnerable;

different kinds of good weather.

suggestion

Cross Training

No Mistakes Allowed

Men need some kind of external activity

incongruously; government; depiction;

because they are inactive within.

aftermath

Cross Training

Working Both Sides

The hardest thing to understand in the

The images that can be found only on the

world is the income tax.

right are 4 and 5.

Reverse Crunches

Working Both Sides

affirmative - negative

The image that can be found only on the

forward - backward

right is 2.

below - above

Clueless is not a synonym of the four

Interval Training

other words.

officer, professor, carpenter, director,

inspector, engineer, researcher, manager,

Reverse Crunches

accountant, assistant

night - day

pagan - religious

Interval Training

shy - bold

bellperson, architect, pharmacist, journalist, consultant, librarian, technician, therapist, Sunlight is not a synonym of the four analyst, designer

other words.

Combination Sets

Squares 4, 6, and 9 are not used in the

combined image.

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Reverse Crunches

Maxing Out

face up - avoid

remember - forget

tame - wild

Divinity is not a synonym of the four other words.

Reverse Crunches

prevent - permit

wise - foolish

handy - inconvenient

Wondering is not a synonym of the four

Working the Memory Muscle

other words.

1. Chacha, tutu, and step are all words related to the theme “Dance.”

Reverse Crunches

2. Sure-fire is a compound word.

homozygous - heterozygous

3. Bathroom comes first alphabetically on break - repair

the list.

peace - war

4. The word with the most letters is

nullification.

Common is not a synonym of the four 5. Gardening, hoover, and bathroom are other words.

related to the theme “Home.”

Reverse Crunches

Working the Memory Muscle

harmony - dissonance

1. There are four foreign words on the list: despair - hope

negligee, aficionado, dolce vita, and smooth - rough

baccarat.

Truth is not a synonym of the four

2. The two shortest words are wit and other words.

liaison.

3. Baccarat is a game.

Maxing Out

4. Poaching and turtleneck are both in some way animal-related.

Can You Spot Me

Line 3, eighth from the right

Can You Spot Me

Line 4, fourth from the right

Can You Spot Me?

Line 5, fourth from the left

Can You Spot Me

Line 3, twelfth from the left

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Can You Spot Me

No Pain, No

Line 3, ninth from the left

1. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

2. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Cooling Down

3. Once bitten twice shy.

1. Wrong

4. Wrong

2. Right

5. Wrong

No Pain, No

3. Right

1. Boys will be boys.

2. Bad news travels fast.

Cooling Down

3. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the 1. Right

world.

4. Right

2. Wrong

5. Right

3. Wrong

No Pain, No

1. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

Cooling Down

2. No fool like an old fool.

1. Right

4. Right

3. Money doesn’t buy happiness.

2. Right

5. Right

3. Wrong

Cooling Down

1. Wrong

4. Wrong

2. Right

5. Right

3. Wrong

Document Outline

- Contents

- Introduction

- Easy Puzzles

- Medium Puzzles

- Hard Puzzles

- Answers

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Easy Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medium Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . .

Hard Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .