Brain Challenges for You

October 2021

Lots of Working Memory practice for you this month.

Missing Elements

Can you work out the missing numbers?

Hint: Look for a pattern …..


 

Solve these Riddles.

1. You use it between your head and your toes; the more it works, the thinner it grows.

What am I?

2. For some I seem to go fast; For others, I am slow.
To most people, I’m an obsession; Relying on me is a well-practiced lesson.

What am I?
 

How to get to the other side?

Three sturdy trampers come to a deep river and there seems to be no way to cross.

Two young boys agree to help but the canoe can hold only two boys or one man..

Can you work out how the three trampers can reach the other side?


Add a Letter

For each group of three words, add the same single letter to make three NEW words: e.g. WORD = WORLD

AIRY, CUTE, SINGLE
RABBI, TOE, FILES
TILE, DEER, COMES
PUNCH, GIN, PLATE
EVER, RILES, BELIE
PEAL, ANGELS, LOGE


Word Tangle puzzle

Use all one hundred letters to reveal the words.

You may move vertically, horizontally, forwards and backwards but never scramble the words.Letters may be used only once. One word has been outlined to get you started.

Can you discover the mystery category?

Printable version – click  Tangle Word

 

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Do you have some watercolour paints handy??

Click on the image to see what to do.
 
 
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Do you need to check your answers? Click here.

 

 
 
 

Need more practice?

Healthy Memory Workout is an eBook full of puzzles to challenge your brain

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Want to improve your puzzling?

Puzzle Secrets is a companion eBook with hints and strategies for solving puzzles.

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