Cognitive Exercises

Word Deductions

Word Scramble

Categorizing & Reasoning

Riddles

Recall

100

wheel

garden

handles

push

wheelbarrow

100

R E T E

Tree

100

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

100

What gets bigger when more is taken away?

A hole

100

Story 1

200

climb

rungs

extension

height

ladder

200

T K I E

Kite

200

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

200

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

Darkness

200

Story 2

300

shingles

slope

gutters

ridge

roof

300

L N P A E

Plane

300

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

300

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

A bank

300

Story 3

400

hang

strips

pattern

seams

wallpaper

400

A I N M U O N T

Mountain

400

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

400

A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?

He was born on February 29.

400

Story 4

500

tool

beveled edge

shaves wood

planer

500

A D S E R K B O T A

Skateboard

500

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

500

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?

Your breath

500

Story 5