Word Deductions
wheel
garden
handles
push
wheelbarrow
Tree
switch saw circuit volts outlet seats current shower watts whistle wire asphalt
Electrical words:
switch, circuit, volts, outlet, current, watts, wire
Not belong: saw, seats, shower, whistle, asphalt
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
Story 1
Story 1
climb
rungs
extension
height
ladder
T K I E
Kite
wallpaper iron gold brass tape steel tin copper aluminum plastic rubber silver
Metals:
iron, gold, brass, steel, tin, copper, aluminum, silver
Does not belong:
wallpaper, tape, plastic, rubber
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
Story 2
Story 2
shingles
slope
gutters
ridge
roof
L N P A E
Plane
razor, tin snips, level, tape measure, plane, helmet, jigsaw, hacksaw, box cutter, wiper, shears
Things that cut:
razor, tin snips, plane, jigsaw, hacksaw, box cutter, shears
does not belong: level, tape measure, helmet, wiper
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
Story 3
Story 3
hang
strips
pattern
seams
wallpaper
A I N M U O N T
Mountain
shorts exhaust engine windshield suspension spiral web bed dark windows hail roof
Parts of a truck:
exhaust, engine, windshield, suspension, bed, windows, roof
does not belong: shorts, spiral, web, dark, hail
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29.
Story 4
Story 4
tool
beveled edge
shaves wood
planer
A D S E R K B O T A
Skateboard
zipper inch brick meter yard ton ranch foot pound phone mile ounce
Measurements:
inch, meter, yard, ton, foot, pound, mile, ounce
does not belong: zipper, brick, phone, ranch
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath
Story 5
Story 5