Logic puzzles articles practice

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Student A

Put necessary articles into the gaps in this logic puzzle:

Q1: ____________ man travelled from town A to town B. His train travelled through __________ tunnel. On the way back, as __________ train went through ________ tunnel, he jumped off ________ train and died. Why?

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Q1: A man travelled from town A to town B. His train travelled through a tunnel. On the way back, as the train went through the tunnel, he jumped off the train and died. Why?

What do you think the answer to the puzzle is?

First of all ignoring the gaps, check the answer to the puzzle below the fold below.

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A1: Before he went to town B, he was blind. In town B he saw ___________ doctor and his __________ sight was cured. When he went through the tunnel again he thought he had gone blind again, so he decided to commit ___________ suicide and jumped off _____________ train.

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A1: Before he went to town B, he was blind. In town B he saw a doctor and his sight was cured. When he went through the tunnel again he thought he had gone blind again, so he decided to commit suicide and jumped off the train.

Without looking above, explain the puzzle in your own words to your partner. Then answer yes/ no questions until they work out the answer to the puzzle, giving little hints if they really get stuck.

Student B

Put necessary articles into the gaps in this logic puzzle:

Q2: _________ man walked into _______ bar in Texas. He asked for _______ glass of __________ water. ________ barman took out __________ gun and held it to _________ man’s head. ________ man thanked __________ barman and walked out of ___________ bar. Why?

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Q2: A man walked into a bar in Texas. He asked for a glass of water. The barman took out a gun and held it to the man’s head. The man thanked the barman and walked out of the bar. Why?

What do you think the answer to the puzzle is?

First of all ignoring the gaps, check the answer to the puzzle below the fold below.

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A2: ______________ man had hiccups, so he wanted to cure them by drinking ______ glass of ____________water. When __________ barman pointed __________ gun at his head he was shocked and frightened and so his __________hiccups were cured.

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A2: The man had hiccups, so he wanted to cure them by drinking a glass of water. When the barman pointed a gun at his head he was shocked and frightened and so his hiccups were cured.

Without looking above, explain the puzzle in your own words to your partner. Then answer yes/ no questions until they work out the answer to the puzzle, giving little hints if they really get stuck.

Student C

Put necessary articles into the gaps in this logic puzzle:

Q3: ___________ Romeo and ___________ Juliet lay dead on _________ floor. _________ door was open and there was ___________ water on ___________ floor. What had happened?

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Q3: Romeo and Juliet lay dead on the floor. The door was open and there was water on the floor. What had happened?

What do you think the answer to the puzzle is?

First of all ignoring the gaps, check the answer to the puzzle below the fold below.

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A3: Romeo and Juliet were __________ fish. Someone had knocked over their _________ bowl and they had suffocated on __________ floor.

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A3: Romeo and Juliet were fish. Someone had knocked over their bowl and they had suffocated on the floor.

Without looking above, explain the puzzle in your own words to your partner. Then answer yes/ no questions until they work out the answer to the puzzle, giving little hints if they really get stuck.

Student D

Put necessary articles into the gaps in this logic puzzle:

Q4: There was ________ small hut in _________ middle of ___________ desert. It was empty except for ________ dead man hanging by _______ rope from ___________ roof. Outside was _____________ lorry. How had he managed to kill himself?

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Q4: There was a small hut in the middle of the desert. It was empty except for a dead man hanging by a rope from the roof. Outside was a lorry. How had he managed to kill himself?

What do you think the answer to the puzzle is?

First of all ignoring the gaps, check the answer to the puzzle below the fold below.

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A4: __________ lorry was _________ ice lorry. __________ man brought _________ block of __________ ice into __________ hut and stood on it. He hung himself by jumping off _______ block of __________ ice. _________ ice later melted into __________ water and then disappeared.

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A4: The lorry was an ice lorry. The man brought a block of ice into the hut and stood on it. He hung himself by jumping off the block of ice. The ice later melted into water and then disappeared.

Without looking above, explain the puzzle in your own words to your partner. Then answer yes/ no questions until they work out the answer to the puzzle, giving little hints if they really get stuck.

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