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DEDUCTIVE THINKING PUZZLES
An Exercise in Observation and
Deduction
Question 1
Observe and
Think
• Clue
DESERT !
Q1
Answer
A snail cannot
be found in a
desert !
Question 2
Observe and
Think
Clue
Q 2 Answer
Shady’s footprints
occasionally overlap
Barny’s. This
indicates that Shady
arrived after Barny.
Question 3
Observe
And Think !
Answer
Clue
Q 3 Answer
Sally most likely ate the
cookies. She mentioned she
doesn’t like oatmeal cookies,
but only someone who had
opened the can would have
known what kind of cookies it
contained.
Question 4
Observe
And Think
Clue
Q 4 Answer
The apple cores were still
white in color. If the apples
had been eaten 2 hours
ago, they would have
turned brown.
Question 5
Observe and
Think
Clue
Q 5 Answer
The leaves on the broken
branches had not wilted.
Slylock also noted that the
broken ends were still moist.
Question 6
Observe and
Think
Clue
X
Q 6 Answer
Wanda used the crutch to
fake her injury. The trail of
footprints behind her shows
she was walking with both
feet before she saw Mandy
and Slylock approaching.
Question 7
Observe and
Think
Clue
Q 7 Answer
Granny was able to
read the fine print
when Slylock placed
the lease behind the
fishbowl.
Question 8
Observe and
Think
Clue
Slylock found nails among the
Answer ashes in the fireplace. Logs
do not usually contaim nails,
but furniture does.
Q 8 Answer
Slylock found nails
among the ashes in
the fireplace. Logs
do not usually
contain nails, but
furniture does.
Question 9
Observe and
Think
Clue
Q 9 Answer
The thief left a glass of
ice water on the table .
Slylock observed that
the ice had not yet
melted.
Question 10
Observe and
Think
Clue
Q 10 Answer
Slylock noticed a tattoo
of a heart on Dr.
Weirdly’s arm. The
tattoo is not part of his
natural body, so it will
not disappear.
Question 11
Observe and
Think
Clue
Answer
Q 11 Answer
No. Slylock is making the
suspects laugh so he can
see into their mouths .
Whoever ate the pie would
probably have blue stains
on their teeth and tongue.
Question 12
Observe and
Think
Clue
Q 12 Answer
Slylock knows that
only female
mosquitoes suck
blood. Mike Mosquito
looks scary but, being
a male, he only sucks
nectar from flowers or
juices from ripe fruit.
The End
May we be
more observant
and think
more logically !
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin