Mystery of the Hidden Crocodile

The mummies travel from their underground city and set sail to London. While
onboard their ship, their cheeky baby crocodile hides in one of the boxes.
Can you solve the clues to find out which box the crocodile is hiding in?

There are six boxes. Each one is different and has a

special feature:
• Box 1 is painted black.
• Box 2 has stickers on the outside. Work out each clue and then tick off
the box the crocodile can’t be in.
• Box 3 is made of wood.
• Box 4 has holes in the side. Box 1 Box 4
• Box 5 is on top of another box. Box 2 Box 5
• Box 6 has red velvet padding inside.
Box 3 Box 6

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Real Word Hunt

Start
Follow the path of real words. This will
tell you a box the crocodile can’t be in.
the crob lebby pline
box does plok mab
quol not have any
jowd brib thig holes

Write down the words you landed on:

It is not box number

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Crack the Hieroglyphs Code

Match each hieroglyph to its letter to make a sentence.
This will tell you another box that the crocodile is not in.

a b c d e f g

h i j k l m n

o p q r s t u

v w x y z ch

It is not box number

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Jewel Patterns
Find the next three numbers in each pattern.

1 4

32 34 36 22 24 26

2 5
20 25 30
90 80 70

3
Which pattern ends in the number 42? The
75 70 65 number of this pattern is the number of a box
the crocodile can’t be in.

It is not box number

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True or False
Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false. If you have more true statements, the number of
the box is an even number. If you have more false statements, the number of the box is an odd number.

Statement True False

The number 17 is in the 2× table.

If 2 + 8 = 10, then 10 − 2 = 8.

The number 11 is an even number.

8 + 11 = 18

A square has three sides.

The number 44 is not in the 5× table.

It is not box number

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Dastardly Digraphs
Read the clues and write the answers. Each answer will have either ‘ch’ or ‘th’ in it. If more answers use ‘ch’,
the box is on top of another box. If more answers use ‘th’, the box is not on top of another box.

In this subject, you learn This is a lovely place to come in the summer. You feel this when
about numbers and shapes. You can play in the sand and paddle in the sea. you need a drink.

If you get dirty, You sit on this at You clean these with a This part of your face
you might pour one of school to work at a table. brush and they are white. sits below your lips.
these to get clean. Sometimes you lose them!

Number of answers using ‘ch’ = Number of answers using ‘th’ =

It is not box number The crocodile is in box number

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Real Word Hunt
Start
Follow the path of real words. This will
tell you a box the crocodile can’t be in.
the crob lebby pline
box does plok mab
quol not have any
jowd brib thig holes

Write down the words you landed on:

the box does not have any holes

It is not box number 4

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Crack the Hieroglyphs Code

Match each hieroglyph to its letter to make a sentence.
This will tell you another box that the crocodile is not in.

t h e b o x

a b c d e f g

i s n o t r e d
h i j k l m n

i n s i d e
o p q r s t u

v w x y z ch

It is not box number 6

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Jewel Patterns
Find the next three numbers in each pattern.

1 4

32 34 36 38 40 42 22 24 26 28 30 32

2 5
20 25 30 35 40 45
90 80 70 60 50 40

3
Which pattern ends in the number 42? The
75 70 65 60 55 50 number of this pattern is the number of a box
the crocodile can’t be in.

It is not box number 1

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True or False
Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false. If you have more true statements, the number of the
box is an even number. If you have more false statements, the number of the box is an odd number.

Statement True False

The number 17 is in the 2× table.

If 2 + 8 = 10, then 10 − 2 = 8.

The number 11 is an even number.

8 + 11 = 18

A square has three sides.

The number 44 is not in the 5× table.

It is not box number 2

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Dastardly Digraphs
Read the clues and write the answers. Each answer will have either ‘ch’ or ‘th’ in it. If more answers use ‘ch’,
the box is on top of another box. If more answers use ‘th’, the box is not on top of another box.

In this subject, you learn This is a lovely place to come in the summer. You feel this when
about numbers and shapes. You can play in the sand and paddle in the sea. you need a drink.

math beach thirsty

If you get dirty, You sit on this at You clean these with a This part of your face
you might pour one of school to work at a table. brush and they are white. sits below your lips.
these to get clean. Sometimes you lose them!

bath chair teeth chin

Number of answers using ‘ch’ = 3 Number of answers using ‘th’ = 4

It is not box number 5 The crocodile is in box number 3

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