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Brain Teaser 1
Can You
Find Which
Butterfly
Will Reach
the Flower
First?
See Next
Slide for
The
Answer

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Brain Teaser 1
Can You
Find Which
Butterfly
Will Reach
the Flower
First?
Answer

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Brain Teaser 2

See Next Slide for the Answer

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Which Three Letters of The Alphabet

are the most scary?
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Brain Teaser 2

Which Three Letters of The Alphabet

are the most scary?

Answer ICU 5
 Brain Teaser 3

Which of the
Glasses
#1-#7
will fill up
first?

See Next
Slide for
the
Answer
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 Brain Teaser 3

Which of the
Glasses
#1-#7
will fill up
first?

Glass # 5
If you thought it is 6, it’s wrong. Look at the pipes connected
Answer to beakers. The lower pipe connected with the first beaker is
closed — the water won’t go through it. So now eliminating
options with closed pipes, it’s the beaker number 5 that’ll fill
up first.
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 Mystery object puzzle 1
Identify the Mystery Objects # 1 - #3. Each is a close-up shot
of a part of the object.
For each mystery object, you can make 3 intelligent guesses
before checking the answers at the slide that follows.

#1 #2 #3 #4
# 1 # 2 # 3

See Next Slide for the Answers

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 Mystery object puzzle 1 - Answers

# 1 # 2 # 3
# 1 Strawberry # 2 Butterfly # 3 Common Shrew

#1 #2 #3 #4

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 Mystery object puzzle 2
Identify the Mystery Objects # 4 - #6. Each is a close-up shot
of a part of the object.
For each mystery object, you can make 3 intelligent guesses
before checking the answers at the slide that follows.

# 4 # 5 # 6

See Next Slide for the Answers

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 Mystery object puzzle 2 - answers

# 4 # 5 # 6
# 4 Pheasant # 5 Head of Caterpillar # 6 Toadstool

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 Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1

William was the

least intelligent and
laziest boy in a
class of 30 students
who took an
examination. Yet
when the results
were announced,
Clue William’s name
See Next Slide for was at the top of
the Answer the list. How come?

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 Lateral Thinking Puzzle 1

William was the least

intelligent and laziest boy
in a class of 30 students
who took an examination.
Yet when the results were
announced, William’s name
was at the top of the list.
How come?

Answer

Clue
Answer: William’s name
was William Abbot and the
results were given in
alphabetical order.
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 Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2

A man had his throat

attacked by a woman
with an electric shaving
razor, yet he suffered no
serious injurious. How
come?
Clue

See Next Slide for the

Answer

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 Lateral Thinking Puzzle 2
A man had his throat
attacked by a woman
with an electric shaving
razor, yet he suffered no
serious injurious. How
come?

Clue Answer

The woman forgot to plug in

the electric shaver.

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 Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3

A high-speed police
car chases a much
slower vehicle in
which criminals are
escaping. But the
police fail to catch
them. Why?

Clue
See Next Slide for the
Answer

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 Lateral Thinking Puzzle 3

A high-speed police car

chases a much slower
vehicle in which
criminals are escaping.
But the police fail to
catch them. Why?

Clue

Answer

The getaway vehicle was a double-decker bus that went

under a low bridge. The top deck of the bus was cut off
and fell onto the pursuing police car.
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 Observation power

See
Next
Slide
for the
Answer

Can you find the Hidden Face of the Giant

within a Minute? 18
 Observation power
Can you find
the Hidden
Face of the
Giant within
a Minute?

Tilt the Picture anticlockwise

Answer by 90 Degrees
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 ‘4 Pics 1 Word’ Puzzles

See Next Slide for the Answers after writing

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)

down all your 9 guesses

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 )

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#1 #2 #3
 ‘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

Answers
for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words )

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# 1 Office # 2 Breeze # 3 Cooler
 ‘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.)

#1 #2

See Next Slide for the Answers

after writing down all your 12
guesses
#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.)

#1 #2

Feather

Glacier

Answers
#3 #4
Disease

Extinct
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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.)

See Next Slide for the Answers

#1 #2

after writing down all your 12

guesses
#3 #4

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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.)

Backpack

Seashore
#1 #2

Answers
#3 #4
Sculptor

Surprise
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 Deductive Thinking 1

Observe and
Think

Clue
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 Deductive Thinking 1

Observe and
Think
Slylock knows that only female
mosquitoes suck blood. Mike Mosquito
Clue Answer looks scary but, being a male, he only
sucks nectar from flowers or juices
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from ripe fruit.
 Deductive Thinking 2

Observe and
Think

Clue
See Next Slide for the Answer
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 Deductive Thinking 2

Observe and
Think

No. Slylock is making the suspects laugh so

Answer he can see into their mouths . Whoever ate
Clue the pie would probably have blue stains on
their teeth and tongue. 29
 Deductive Thinking 3

Observe and
Think

Clue See Next Slide for the

Answer 30
 Deductive Thinking 3

Observe and
Think

The thief left a glass of ice

Clue Answer water on the table . Slylock
observed that the ice had
not yet melted. 31
 Math Puzzle 1

Can you find the value of the

missing number?

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Math Puzzle 1

Can you find the value of the

missing number?

The Answer is 42. Horizontal rows

Answer are in Arithmetic Progression.
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 Math Puzzle 2

In this Math Puzzle,

equation variables
are replaced with
animals. Can you
find the value of
each animal and
then solve the last
equation?

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Math Puzzle 2

In this Math Puzzle,

equation variables
are replaced with
animals. Can you
find the value of
each animal and
then solve the last
equation?

Dog = 17kg
Cat = 7kg
Answer Rabbit = 3Kg
Last equation sum is 27kg
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 Math Puzzle 3

How many
triangles are
there in the
picture
shown?

See Next Slide for the Answer 36

 Math Puzzle 3

How many
triangles are
there in the
picture
shown?

Answer 27
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 LIFE Lessons from SMS Humor
Each of the SMS Jokes is followed by a LIFE Lesson at the end. The LIFE Lesson
has been scrambled in both letters and words. Your task is to unscramble the
letters and then the words to reveal the LIFE Lesson. An Example is given below.

LIFE Lesson | dlfnmiu | adn | asoaoiscnet | ndki | eb |

Unscrambling the words: mindful and compassionate kind be
Rearranging the words, get the LIFE Lesson:
be mindful, kind and compassionate

SMS JOKE 1
Teacher : What do u wish to do in the future?
Ahmad : I want to be a pilot.
Ismail : I want to be a lawyer.
Anita : I want to be a mother.
Ah Heng : I want to help Anita in her wish.

LIFE Lesson dan | ruyo | caiotn | uoelsmweohn | peeshc | htsohtgu | eciadrtea

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 LIFE Lessons from SMS Humor

SMS JOKE 1
Teacher : What do u wish to do in the future?
Ahmad : I want to be a pilot.
Ismail : I want to be a lawyer.
Anita : I want to be a mother.
Ah Heng : I want to help Anita in her wish.
LIFE Lesson dan | ruyo | caiotn | uoelsmweohn | peeshc | htsohtgu | eciadrtea

Answer eradicate your unwholesome thoughts, speech and action

SMS JOKE 2
One day a man found a lamp in a cave. He rubbed it vigorously and a genie shot out.
“I’ll grant u your most desired wish,” the genie said.
The man thought for a moment and then said, “I want a special job that no man has ever
succeeded at or attempted to do,”
“Poof!” the genie exclaimed, and the man found himself turned into a housewife.
LIFE Lesson etxecp | ouy | pnepha | ni | aym | htwa | or | hswi | ifle | fro | ton

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See Next Slide for the Answer and SMS JOKE 3
 LIFE Lessons from SMS Humor
SMS JOKE 2
One day a man found a lamp in a cave. He rubbed it vigorously and a genie shot out.
“I’ll grant u your most desired wish,” the genie said.
The man thought for a moment and then said, “I want a special job that no man has
ever succeeded at or attempted to do,”
“Poof!” the genie exclaimed, and the man found himself turned into a housewife.
LIFE Lesson etxecp | ouy | pnepha | ni | aym | htwa | or | hswi | ifle | fro | ton

Answer
what you expect or wish for in life may not happen

SMS JOKE 3
Ganesh : Can people predict the future with cards?
Ah Soon : My mother can.
Ganesh : Really?
Ah Soon : Yes, she only has to take a look at my report card and she can
predict what will happen when my father gets home.

LIFE Lesson ufuert | eno | ni | ircdpet | eht | htwi | etnrytcai | anc | tlyraie | on |

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See Next Slide for the Answer and SMS JOKE 4
 SMS JOKE 3
Ganesh : Can people predict the future with cards?
Ah Soon : My mother can.
Ganesh : Really?
Ah Soon : Yes, she only has to take a look at my report card and she can
predict what will happen when my father gets home.

LIFE Lesson ufuert | eno | ni | ircdpet | eht | htwi | etnrytcai | anc | tlyraie | on |

in reality no one can predict the future with certainty

Answer
SMS JOKE 4
Maureen had trouble with the thought of turning 40. She was over sensitive
to any signs of advancing age.
One day she found a prominent strand of gray hair near her forehead, She
pointed to her forehead and asked her husband, “Have u seen this?”
“What is it?” the husband asked. “The wrinkles?”
LIFE Lesson eagngi | rea | ssseickn | tehda | dna | thrib | fro | ataunrl | eessporsc |
lla

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See Next Slide for the Answer
 LIFE Lessons from SMS Humor
SMS JOKE 4
Maureen had trouble with the thought of turning 40. She was over sensitive
to any signs of advancing age.
One day she found a prominent strand of gray hair near her forehead. She
pointed to her forehead and asked her husband, “Have u seen this?”
“What is it?” the husband asked. “The wrinkles?”

LIFE Lesson eagngi | rea | ssseickn | tehda | dna | thrib | fro | ataunrl | eessporsc |
lla

Answer
birth ageing sickness and death are natural processes for all

I hope the 4 Humor Pieces and Unscrambling tasks have

1 brought you some cheer and benefit.
2 given you a mental workout!
3 imparted some LIFE Lessons. 42
 Matchstick Puzzle 1

ADD 3 matchsticks to make the equation true.

The following rules apply:
- No number is greater than 9
- Negative numbers are not allowed
- You may not change the equal (=) sign

See Next Slide for the Answer

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Matchstick Puzzle 1

ADD 3 matchsticks to make the

equation true.
The following rules apply:
- No number is greater than 9
- Negative numbers are not
allowed
- You may not change the equal (=)
sign

Answer

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 Matchstick Puzzle 2

There are 5 squares

in the layout shown, 4
small and 1 big.
Move 2 matchsticks
to create 3 squares of
3 different sizes.

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Matchstick Puzzle 2

There are 5 squares in the layout

shown, 4 small and 1 big.
Move 2 matchsticks to create 3
squares of 3 different sizes.

Answer

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 Matchstick Puzzle 3

A rugby player missed a

kick to goal by kicking
the ball to the right of the
Ball posts and also lower
than the crossbar.
MOVE only 2
matchsticks to make the
ball go through the posts
and over the crossbar.
You may not move the
ball.

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Matchstick Puzzle 3

A rugby player missed a kick to goal

Ball by kicking the ball to the right of the
posts and also lower than the
crossbar.
MOVE only 2 matchsticks to make the
ball go through the posts and over
the crossbar. You may not move the
ball.

Answer Tilt your head to the

right to see the
solution.

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 Picture
Puzzle

Can you
find 7
Hidden
Words in
the
Picture in
less than
3
minutes?

See Next Slide if you need to know what

the 7 Hidden Words are 49
 Picture
Puzzle
The 7 Hidden
Words in the
Picture are
Wet
Swim
Slide
Float
Water
Pool
Split

See Next Slide for the Answers

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Answers Picture
Puzzle
The 7 Hidden
Words in the
Picture are

Wet
Swim
Slide
Float
Water
Pool
Split

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 6
I don't have lungs or a chest, but I need air; Creative Riddle 1
I am not alive, but I grow;
I don't have a mouth.
I'm allergic to water.
What am I ? See Next Slide for
the Answer

Clue

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 Creative Riddle 1 6
I don't have lungs or a chest, but I need air;
I am not alive, but I grow;
I don't have a mouth.
I'm allergic to water.
What am I ? Answer
A Fire

Clue

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 4
Creative Riddle
What am I?
2
Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
See Next Slide for
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
the Answer
All in mail, never clinking.
-J.R.R. Tolkien

Clue

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 4
Creative Riddle
What am I?
2
Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Answer
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail, never clinking.
-J.R.R. Tolkien
A Fish

Clue

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 Creative Riddle2
At the back of every Igloo,
And the middle of the Moon, 3
Always running around in
Loops you’ll find me,
If you look inside the Room.
What am I?

Clue

See Next Slide for

the Answer
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 Creative Riddle2
At the back of every Igloo,
And the middle of the Moon, 3
Always running around in
Loops you’ll find me,
If you look inside the Room.
What am I?

Answer
Clue
The letters ‘oo’

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 12
Creative Riddle
One tooth to bite,
he's the forests foe.
4
One tooth to fight,
as all Norse know.
What am I?

Clue

See Next Slide for

the Answer

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 12
Creative Riddle
One tooth to bite,
he's the forests foe.
4
One tooth to fight,
as all Norse know.
What am I?

Answer
Clue
An Axe

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 15
Creative Riddle
All about, but cannot be seen,
Can be captured, cannot be held 5
No throat, but can be heard.
What am I?

Clue

See Next Slide for

the Answer

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 15
Creative Riddle
All about, but cannot be seen,
Can be captured, cannot be held 5
No throat, but can be heard.
What am I?

Clue

Answer Wind

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 Mental and Visual Skills 1

See Next Slide for the Answers

There are seven differences between these two pictures.
Can you spot them within 2 minutes? 62
 Mental and Visual Skills 1

Answers
There are seven differences between these two pictures.
Can you spot them within 2 minutes? 63
 Mental and Visual Skills 2

See Next Slide for the Answers

There are nine differences in these two sushi images.
How many can you spot in a minute? 64
 Mental and Visual Skills 2

Answers
There are nine differences in these two sushi images.
How many can you spot in a minute? 65
 With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin

The End 66