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What are Rebus Puzzles?
They are essentially little pictures, often made with
letters and words, which cryptically represent a word,
phrase, or saying. Below are two examples:
The Answer is
‘FAT CHANCE’
( ‘Fat letters’ ! )
The Answer is
‘SIDE SHOW’
( The word ‘SHOW’ is at the side! )
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Rebus Puzzles Set A
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
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Rebus Puzzles Set A
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
Answers
Decide Spaceship Multiple Choice

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Rebus Puzzles Set B
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
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Rebus Puzzles Set B
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
Answers
Floor Model No One Knows Thunderstorm

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Deductivethinking puzzle 1
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Answer
THINK
HARD

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Deductivethinking puzzle 1
Answer
THINK
HARD

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Deductivethinking puzzle 2
See Next Slide for the Answer
THINKK

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Deductivethinking puzzle 2
Answer
THINKK

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Deductivethinking puzzle 3
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Answer
THINK

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Deductivethinking puzzle 3
Answer
THINK

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles
For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has
a connection or bearing with all the pics.
An Example ( A 6-Letter Word)
POWDER
Now try the following : ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles # 1 - # 3 ( Make 3 guesses
for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words )
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers
after
writing
down
all
your
9
guesses
# 1 # 2 # 3

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles
For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has
a connection or bearing with all the pics.
An Example ( A 6-Letter Word)
POWDER
Now try the following : ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles # 1 - # 3 ( Make 3 guesses
for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words )
Answers
# 1 Mixing # 2 Signal # 3 Dining

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles 7-Letter Words
For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a
connection or bearing with all the pics. (3 Guesses for each pic before next Slide.)
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers
after
writing
down
all
your
12
guesses
# 1 # 2
# 3 # 4

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles 7-Letter Words
For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a
connection or bearing with all the pics. (3 Guesses for each pic before next Slide.)
Answers
# 1 # 2
# 3 # 4
Protest
Visitor
Texture
Request

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles 8-Letter Words
For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a
connection or bearing with all the pics. (3 Guesses for each pic before next Slide.)
# 1 # 2
# 3 # 4
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers
after
writing
down
all
your
12
guesses

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‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles 8-Letter Words
For each of the ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles, deduce the word that has a
connection or bearing with all the pics. (3 Guesses for each pic before next Slide.)
# 1 # 2
# 3 # 4
Answers
Cylinder
Detonate
Diagnose
Generous

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Lateral Thinking Q 1
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Clue
A man is found hanging
in a locked room with no
furniture and there is a
puddle of water under
his feet. Explain.

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Lateral Thinking Q 1
Answer
Clue
A man is found hanging
in a locked room with no
furniture and there is a
puddle of water under
his feet. Explain.
He stood on a block of
ice to hang himself!

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Lateral Thinking Q 2
Clue
A man is lying, dead,
face down in the desert
wearing a backpack.
Can you suggest an
explanation?

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Answer
Lateral Thinking Q 2
Clue
A man is lying, dead,
face down in the desert
wearing a backpack.
Can you suggest an
explanation?
He jumped out of an
airplane, but his parachute
failed to open!

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Lateral Thinking Q 3
Clue
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A woman comes home with a bag of groceries, gets the mail, and
walks into the house. On the way to the kitchen, she goes
through the living room and looks at her husband,
who had blown his brains out.
She then continues to the kitchen, puts away the groceries,
and makes dinner.
Can you explain?

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The husband killed himself sometime
ago; it’s his ashes in an urn on the
mantelpiece that the wife looks at.
Lateral Thinking Q 3
Clue
Answer
A woman comes home with a bag of groceries, gets the mail, and
walks into the house. On the way to the kitchen, she goes
through the living room and looks at her husband,
who had blown his brains out.
She then continues to the kitchen, puts away the groceries,
and makes dinner.
Can you explain?

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Mind Teasers
Can you find the
Mistake in the Picture
within 1 minute?

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Answer
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Mind Teasers
Can you find the Mistake in the Picture
within 1 minute?

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Can you spot 2
mistakes in
the picture
within
1 minute?
Mind Teasers
See Next Slide for the Answer

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Can you spot 2
mistakes in
the picture
within
1 minute?
Mind Teasers
Answer

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See Next
Slide for the
Answer
Which of the 3 pictures is the
odd one out. Give your
reason.
Mind Teasers 3

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Answer
Mind Teasers 3

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Can you Find the Mistake in
the Picture within 1 Minute?
See Next Slide for the
Answer
Mind Teasers 4

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Can you Find the Mistake in
the Picture within 1 Minute?
Answer
Mind Teasers 4

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See Next Slide for the Answer
Mind Teasers 5
Which of
the three
men is
the
boss?
Give
your
reason.

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Answer
Mind Teasers 5
Which of the three
men is the boss?
Give your reason.

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Math Puzzle 1
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This teaser must be done
IN YOUR HEAD and NOT using paper and a pen.
Try it!
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000.
Now add 30. And another 1000.
Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10.
What is the total?

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Math Puzzle 1
Answer
This teaser must be done
IN YOUR HEAD and NOT using paper and a pen.
Try it!
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000.
Now add 30. And another 1000.
Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10.
What is the total?
4100

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Math Puzzle 2
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Using standard mathematical
symbols, e.g. +, -, x,
etc., rearrange (4) fives to
equal the numbers one to ten.
For example, 5/5 + 5 - 5 = 1,
5/5 + 5/5 = 2, etc.

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Math Puzzle 2
Answer
Using standard mathematical symbols, e.g.
+, -, x,
etc., rearrange (4) fives to equal the numbers
one to ten. For example, 5/5 + 5 - 5 = 1, 5/5 +
5/5 = 2, etc.
1 = (5 / 5) x (5 / 5), 2 = (5 / 5) + (5 / 5), 3 = (5 + 5 + 5) / 5,
4 = ((5 x 5) - 5) / 5
5 = ((5 - 5) / 5 ) + 5, 6 = ((5 x 5) + 5) / 5,
7 = 5 + ((5 + 5) / 5),
8 = (5 - (5 / 5)) x .5 9 = 5 + 5 - (5 / 5)
10 = 5 + 5 x (5 / 5)
Answers

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Math Puzzle 3
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Caris, Tina and Stephen each won a prize
at the Christmas party. Caris gave her
chocolate to Tina in exchange for her
water pistol. Caris then changed with
Stephen for the book. Then Tina and
Stephen swapped prizes. Who has which
present?

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Math Puzzle 3
Answer
Caris, Tina and Stephen each won a prize
at the Christmas party. Caris gave her
chocolate to Tina in exchange for her
water pistol. Caris then changed with
Stephen for the book. Then Tina and
Stephen swapped prizes. Who has which
present?
Stephen now has the chocolate. Tina now has
the water pistol. Caris now has the book.

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What’s The Punch Line?
The punch line of a joke is the part, or line at the end that makes the
joke funny enough to bring a smile or laughter.
In the following Creative Exercise # 1- # 3, you have to
suggest a creative punch line for each of the humorous
pieces. A suggested punch line is given.
Of course there are so many possibilities.
Think creatively.
See Next Slide for an Example.

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My Reflection
One who uses the
social media foolishly
will for certain impair
his health mentally.
I click ‘Like’. You know I can convey this
message effectively - No One likes it!
Suggested Punch Line
Suggest a
Punch Line

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My Reflection
Conceit and a big Ego oftentimes
cause a person to use wrong
speech like insulting, humiliating,
being sarcastic, uttering harsh or
threatening words.
Punch Line # 1
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
I gave my husband
two bits of ‘wise’ advice.
When he asked me how he
could lose weight, I said, “Eat
only what you don’t like.”
When he wanted to know how
he could ensure that he’d
never forget my birthday, I
told him, “Try forgetting once
and you will see!”

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My Reflection
Conceit and a big Ego oftentimes
cause a person to use wrong
speech like insulting, humiliating,
being sarcastic, uttering harsh or
threatening words.
Punch Line # 1
A suggested
Punch Line.
I gave my husband
two bits of ‘wise’ advice.
When he asked me how he
could lose weight, I said, “Eat
only what you don’t like.”
When he wanted to know how
he could ensure that he’d
never forget my birthday, I
told him, “Try forgetting once
and you will see!”

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My Reflection
To have good relationship with
others, one must always practice
Right Speech:
No Lying; No Slandering or malicious
speech, No using rough words that hurt
others and no gossip.
Punch Line # 2
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
Some sales people can be very rude
or sarcastic in answering a
customer’s questions. The other day
when I asked the bookstore assistant
where the
“Self-Help” books were located, he
gave me an unfriendly look and said,
“If I told you, it would defeat
the whole purpose.”

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My Reflection
To have good relationship with
others, one must always practice
Right Speech:
No Lying; No Slandering or malicious
speech, No using rough words that hurt
others and no gossip.
Punch Line # 2
A suggested
Punch Line.
Some sales people can be very rude
or sarcastic in answering a
customer’s questions. The other day
when I asked the bookstore assistant
where the
“Self-Help” books were located, he
gave me an unfriendly look and said,
“If I told you, it would defeat
the whole purpose.”

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My Reflection
When one’s mindfulness is very
poor, he can do foolish or
unwholesome things in terms of
his speech and actions. It’s
important to train the mind in
mindfulness.
Punch Line # 3
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
My husband’s absent-mindedness really
causes embarrassment. The other day, the
principal of my son’s school phoned me and
questioned me about my son’s absence
from school for 5 days. He received a letter
from my husband that read: ‘Dear Principal,
Please excuse my son for not
going to school for 5 days –
January 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33.’

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My Reflection
When one’s mindfulness is very
poor, he can do foolish or
unwholesome things in terms of
his speech and actions. It’s
important to train the mind in
mindfulness.
Punch Line # 3
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
My husband’s absent-mindedness really
causes embarrassment. The other day, the
principal of my son’s school phoned me and
questioned me about my son’s absence
from school for 5 days. He received a letter
from my husband that read: ‘Dear Principal,
Please excuse my son for not
going to school for 5 days –
January 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33.’
A suggested Punch Line.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 1
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The Diagram shows a fish
swimming from
left to right.
By moving only 3
matches, can you make
the fish turn around, that
is, facing to the left?
No
overlapping is allowed.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 1
Answer
The Diagram shows a fish
swimming from
left to right.
By moving only 3
matches, can you make
the fish turn around, that
is, facing to the left?
No
overlapping is allowed.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 2
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Move 4 matchsticks
to create 5 triangles.
The triangles may
differ in size.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 2
the Answer
Move 4 matchsticks
to create 5 triangles.
The triangles may
differ in size.
There are 4 small
triangles and one big
triangle.

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 3
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Move only 1
matchstick in each
equation to correct
all the 3 equations
in 30 Seconds

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Puzzle With Matchsticks 3
The Answers
Move only 1 matchstick in each
equation to correct all the 3
equations in 30 Seconds

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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power
Can you find 6
Hidden Words
in the Picture
in less than 2
minutes?
See Next Slide
if you need to
know what the
6 Hidden
Words are

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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power
Can you find 6
Hidden Words
in the Picture
in less than 2
minutes?
The 6 Hidden
Words are
1 Doe
2 Fun
3 Cello
4 Boom
5 Home
6 May
See Next Slide for the Answers

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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power Answers
DOE - The word
'Doe' is written on the
basket in the picture.
FUN - The word 'fun'
is written on the balls
in the picture.
3. CELLO - The word
'Cello’ is written near
the boy at the bottom
of the picture
BOOM - The word
'Boom’ is written on
the green shirt of the
kid in the picture
HOME - The word
‘Home’ is written on
the stairs in the
picture
MAY - The word
‘May’ is written on the
wall in the picture

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# 1
Creative Thinking Riddles
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answer

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# 1
Creative Thinking Riddles
Clue
Answer
Kiwi

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#
2
Clue
See Next
Slide for the
Answer
People buy me to
eat, but never eat
me.
What am I?
Creative Thinking Riddles

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#
2
Clue
Answer Plate
People buy me to
eat, but never eat
me.
What am I?
Creative Thinking Riddles

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# 3
See Next Slide for the
Answer
Clue
Reaching stiffly for the
sky, I bare my fingers
when its cold.
In warmth I wear an
emerald glove and in
between I dress in gold.
Creative Thinking Riddles

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# 3
Answer Tree
Clue
Reaching stiffly for the
sky, I bare my fingers
when its cold.
In warmth I wear an
emerald glove and in
between I dress in gold.
Creative Thinking Riddles

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# 4
Clue See Next Slide
for the Answer
We are a group of three. One of
us is sitting down, and will never
get up. The second eats as much
as is given to him, but yet is
always hungry. The third in our
group goes away
and never returns. What are we?
Creative Thinking Riddles

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# 4
Clue
We are a group of three. One of
us is sitting down, and will never
get up. The second eats as much
as is given to him, but yet is
always hungry. The third in our
group goes away
and never returns. What are we?
Creative Thinking Riddles
Answer
Stove, Fire, Smoke

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# 5
See Next
Slide for the
Answer
Clue
I cannot be other than what I am,
Until the man who made me dies,
Power and glory will fall to me
finally,
Only when he last closes his eyes.
Creative Thinking Riddles

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# 5
Answer
Prince
Clue
I cannot be other than what I am,
Until the man who made me dies,
Power and glory will fall to me
finally,
Only when he last closes his eyes.
Creative Thinking Riddles

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Mental and Visual Skills 1
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers
How many Differences can you find between the
two pictures in 1 minute?

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Mental and Visual Skills 1
Answers
There
are
8
Differences
How many Differences can you find between the
two pictures in 1 minute?

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Mental and Visual Skills 2
See Next Slide for the Answers
Can you spot the 6 Differences between the two
panels in less than two minutes?

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Mental and Visual Skills 2
Answers 1 Table leg 2 Nail 3 Tooth 4 String 5 Bat 6 Hat
Can you spot the 6 Differences between the two
panels in less than two minutes?

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Workout For The Eyes 1
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answer

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Workout For The Eyes 1
Answer

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See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answer
Workout For The Eyes 2

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Answer
Workout For The Eyes 2

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Solving mental puzzles is beneficial most certainly.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
The End