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What are Rebus Puzzles?
They are essentially little pictures, often made with
letters and words, which cryptically represent a word,
phrase, or saying. Below are two examples:
The Answer is
‘FAT CHANCE’
( ‘Fat letters’ ! )
The Answer is
‘SIDE SHOW’
( The word ‘SHOW’ is at the side! )
Go to Next Slide to start solving Rebus Puzzles
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Rebus Puzzles Set A
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answers
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Rebus Puzzles Set A
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
Answers
Made in China Get Up and Go Too Funny for Words
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Rebus Puzzles Set B
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answers
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Rebus Puzzles Set B
# 1 # 2 # 3
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.
Clue
Clue
Clue
Answers
Bigger and Better Sit Down and shut Up The Wrong end of the
Stick
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Deductivethinking puzzle 1
See Next Slide for the
Answer
THINK
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Deductivethinking puzzle 1
Answer
THINK
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Deductivethinking puzzle 2
See Next Slide for the
Answer
THINK
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Deductivethinking puzzle 2
Answer
THINK
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Deductivethinking puzzle 3
See Next Slide for the
Answer
THINK
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Deductivethinking puzzle 3
Answer
THINK
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‘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
for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words )
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers
after
writing
down
all
your
9
guesses
# 1 # 2 # 3
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‘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
for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words )
Answers
# 1 Insect # 2 Cooler # 3 Volume
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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.)
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers
after
writing
down
all
your
12
guesses
# 1 # 2
# 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.)
Answers
# 1 # 2
# 3 # 4
Contest
Connect
Invader
Conceal
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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.)
# 1 # 2
# 3 # 4
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answers
after
writing
down
all
your
12
guesses
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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.)
# 1 # 2
# 3 # 4
Answers
Highrise
Security
Transfer
Language
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Lateral Thinking Q 1
See Next Slide for the Answer
Clue
Ho Ho Saik is an excellent restaurant
with a very good reputation. However,
one day, all the people who took their
lunch at the restaurant became sick.
There was nothing wrong with any of the
food or drinks served at the restaurant.
The air in the atmosphere was fine and
the people
were normal and healthy.
Can you suggest what happened?
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Lateral Thinking Q 1
Answer
Clue
Ho Ho Saik is an excellent restaurant
with a very good reputation. However,
one day, all the people who took their
lunch at the restaurant became sick.
There was nothing wrong with any of the
food or drinks served at the restaurant.
The air in the atmosphere was fine and
the people
were normal and healthy.
Can you suggest what happened?
The restaurant is in a big ship cruising on
the ocean. One day, after lunch, the ocean
waters became rough and the people on
board became seasick.
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See Next Slide for the Answer
Lateral Thinking Q 2
Clue
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice all
live in the same house. Bob and Carol
go out to a movie, and when they
return, Alice is lying dead on the floor
in a puddle of water and glass. It is
obvious that Ted killed her
but Ted is not prosecuted
or severely punished.
Give a logical explanation.
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Answer
Lateral Thinking Q 2
Clue
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice all
live in the same house. Bob and Carol
go out to a movie, and when they
return, Alice is lying dead on the floor
in a puddle of water and glass. It is
obvious that Ted killed her
but Ted is not prosecuted
or severely punished.
Give a logical explanation.
Alice is a goldfish;
Ted is a cat
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Lateral Thinking Q 3
Clue
See Next Slide
for the Answer
An employee told the manager of a factory not to take the plane to
Moscow. He said that he had dreamt a few times at night that there would
be a crash in the plane the manager was supposed to take the following
week. The day following the employee’s advice, the manager fired him
from his job. He replaced him with another worker.
There was a change in the manager’s schedule and he did not go to
Moscow. The following week, there was news that a plane
heading for Moscow had crashed.
Why did the manager fire the ‘psychic’ employee?
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Lateral Thinking Q 3
Clue
Answer
An employee told the manager of a factory not to take the plane to
Moscow. He said that he had dreamt a few times at night that there would
be a crash in the plane the manager was supposed to take the following
week. The day following the employee’s advice, the manager fired him
from his job. He replaced him with another worker.
There was a change in the manager’s schedule and he did not go to
Moscow. The following week, there was news that a plane
heading for Moscow had crashed.
Why did the manager fire the ‘psychic’ employee?
The sacked employee was a night
watchman. The manager fired him for
sleeping in his job. Otherwise how
could he dream?
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See Next Slide for the Answer
Brain teasers
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
1
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Answer Chicago
Brain teasers
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
1
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See Next Slide for the Answer
Brain teasers
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You are in a
place called
Wally’s World
and there is only
one law. There is
a mirror, but no
reflection. There
is pizza with
cheese, but not
sausage. There
is pepper, but no
salt. There is a
door, yet no
entrance or exit.
What is the law?
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Answer
Brain teasers
2
You are in a
place called
Wally’s World
and there is only
one law. There is
a mirror, but no
reflection. There
is pizza with
cheese, but not
sausage. There
is pepper, but no
salt. There is a
door, yet no
entrance or exit.
What is the law?
“Each word in Wally’s World must contain double letters.”
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Brain Teaser 3
Brain teasers
Within 10 seconds, can you spot the mistake in the
picture image shown above?
See Next Slide for the Answer
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Brain Teaser 3
Brain teasers
Within 10 seconds, can you spot the mistake in the picture image shown above?
Answer There is an extra “the”
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See Next Slide for the Answer
Brain teasers Brain Teaser 4
Other than a
Sleeping
Man,
can you
spot a
Sleeping
Woman in
the picture?
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Answer
Brain teasers Brain Teaser 4
Other than a
Sleeping Man,
can you spot a
Sleeping
Woman in the
picture?
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See Next Slide
for the
Answer
How many
animals
can you
see in 1
minute?
Name Them
Brain teasers Brain Teaser 5
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Answer
How many
animals can you
see in 1 minute?
Name Them
Brain teasers Brain Teaser 5
There are 6
Animals: Dog, Bat,
Bear, Cat ,
Monkey and
Squirrel
(The squirrel is
behind the cat on
its tail. )
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Math Puzzle 1
See Next Slide for the Answers
Which numbers should replace the question marks?
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Math Puzzle 1
Answer
Which numbers should
replace the question
marks?
Answer: 563412.
All the other ticket numbers are combinations of
the numbers 12, 34, and 56, and 563412 is the
last possible combination of these numbers.
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Math Puzzle 2
Enter numbers
in each row
and column to
arrive at the
end totals.
Only numbers
1 through 9 are
used, and each
only once.
See Next Slide for the Answers
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Math Puzzle 2
Enter numbers in each
row and column to
arrive at the end
totals. Only numbers 1
through 9 are used,
and each only once.
Answers
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See Next Slide for the Answers
Math Puzzle 3
The winner
has run the
distance in 15
seconds, the
second in 21
seconds, etc.
How many
seconds will
it take the
sixth athlete
to cross the
line?
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Answer
Math Puzzle 3
The winner has
run the distance
in 15 seconds,
the second in
21 seconds, etc.
How many
seconds will it
take the sixth
athlete to cross
the line?
Answer: 39 seconds. This is the formula:
15 + (1 + 5) = 21; 21 + (2 + 1) = 24; 24 + (2 + 4)
= 30; 30 + (3 + 0) = 33; 33 + (3 + 3) = 39.
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What’s The Punch Line?
The punch line of a joke is the part, or line at the end that makes the
joke funny enough to bring a smile or laughter.
In the following Creative Exercise # 1- # 3, you have to
suggest a creative punch line for each of the humorous
pieces. A suggested punch line is given.
Of course there are so many possibilities.
Think creatively.
See Next Slide for an Example.
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My Reflection
When non-beneficial social media
things ‘overload’ the mind,
there will come a time you will
suffer states of the depressive
kind.
I click ‘Like’. You know I can convey this
message effectively - No One likes it!
Suggested Punch Line
Suggest a
Punch Line
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My Reflection
Are our students lacking in
manners and courtesy today?
Schools and parents need to
pay more attention to this.
Punch Line # 1
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
A teacher who was lecturing, noticed
that one of the students, Ai Khoon,
was sleeping at the back of the class.
The teacher shouted at the student
sitting beside Ai Khoon, “Muthu,
wake ur friend up!”
Muthu yelled back,
“Teacher, u put Ai Khoon to sleep, so
u wake him up!”
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My Reflection
Are our students lacking in
manners and courtesy today?
Schools and parents need to
pay more attention to this.
Punch Line # 1
Suggest a
Punch Line.
A suggested
Punch Line.
A teacher who was lecturing, noticed
that one of the students, Ai Khoon,
was sleeping at the back of the class.
The teacher shouted at the student
sitting beside Ai Khoon, “Muthu,
wake ur friend up!”
Muthu yelled back,
“Teacher, u put Ai Khoon to sleep, so
u wake him up!”
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My Reflection
Beware of your mannerisms, your
speech and unbecoming bodily
behavior lest people who know you
label you with embarrassing
nicknames.
Punch Line # 2
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
Ah Kau, a 20-year-old guy, is very
restless in his ways. He finds it
extremely difficult to keep still. One
day Ah Kau asks his girlfriend, “Lek
Nooi, do you know the difference
between a ‘Kiss’, a ‘Car’ and a
‘Monkey’?
Lek Nooi without hesitation replied,
“ A kiss is so dear, a car is too dear
and a monkey is you dear!”
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My Reflection
Beware of your mannerisms, your
speech and unbecoming bodily
behavior lest people who know you
label you with embarrassing
nicknames.
Punch Line # 2
Suggest a
Punch Line.
A suggested
Punch Line.
Ah Kau, a 20-year-old guy, is very
restless in his ways. He finds it
extremely difficult to keep still. One
day Ah Kau asks his girlfriend, “Lek
Nooi, do you know the difference
between a ‘Kiss’, a ‘Car’ and a
‘Monkey’?
Lek Nooi without hesitation replied,
“ A kiss is so dear, a car is too dear
and a monkey is you dear!”
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My Reflection
Are we seeing a decline in
the morals of the young?
Virtues such as honesty,
integrity and helpfulness are
harder to find today.
Punch Line # 3
Suggest a
Punch Line.
See Next
Slide for a
suggested
Punch Line.
Teacher : Tommy, why are you late
for school?
Tommy : On my way to school, I
came upon a lady who lost a one
hundred dollar note.
Teacher : Oh I suppose you were
helping her look for it?
Tommy :
No Teacher, I was standing on it.
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My Reflection
Are we seeing a decline in
the morals of the young?
Virtues such as honesty,
integrity and helpfulness are
harder to find today.
Punch Line # 3
Suggest a
Punch Line.
A suggested
Punch Line.
Teacher : Tommy, why are you late
for school?
Tommy : On my way to school, I
came upon a lady who lost a one
hundred dollar note.
Teacher : Oh I suppose you were
helping her look for it?
Tommy :
No Teacher, I was standing on it.
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Puzzle With Matchsticks 1
See Next Slide for the Answer
Move one single matchstick to make
the mathematical equation correct.
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Puzzle With Matchsticks 1
Answer
Move one single
matchstick to make
the mathematical
equation correct. 9 - 7 = 2
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Puzzle With Matchsticks 2
See Next Slide for the Answer
Refer to the Diagram
on the left.
Can you move
3 matchsticks to
get 11 squares?
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Puzzle With Matchsticks 2
Answer
Can you move
3 matchsticks to get
11 squares?
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Puzzle With Matchsticks 3
See Next Slide for the Answer
Refer to the Diagram
shown.
Can you move 6
Matchsticks to
get 6 Equal
Diamonds?
54
Puzzle With Matchsticks 3
Answer
Refer to the Diagram shown.
Can you move 6 Matchsticks to
get 6 Equal Diamonds?
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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power
Can you find 6
Hidden Words
in the Picture
in less than 2
minutes?
See Next Slide if
you need to know
what the 6 Hidden
Words are
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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power
Can you find 6
Hidden Words in
the Picture in less
than 2 minutes?
The 6 Hidden
Words are
1 Boots
2 Chill
3 Mittens
4 Snow
5 Frost
6 Ice
See Next Slide
for the Answers
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Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power
Can you find 6
Hidden Words in
the Picture in less
than 2 minutes?
The 6 Hidden
Words are
1 Boots
2 Chill
3 Mittens
4 Snow
5 Frost
6 Ice
The Answers
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# 1
Riddles for Creative Thinking
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answer
A mile from end to end, yet as
close to as a friend. A precious
commodity, freely given. Seen on
the dead and on the living. Found
on the rich, poor, short and tall,
but shared among children most
of all. What is it?
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# 1
Riddles for Creative Thinking
Clue
Answer
SMILE
A mile from end to end, yet as
close to as a friend. A precious
commodity, freely given. Seen on
the dead and on the living. Found
on the rich, poor, short and tall,
but shared among children most
of all. What is it?
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#
2
Clue
See Next Slide for the Answer
I have an end
but no beginning,
a home but no family,
a space without room.
I never speak but there is
no word I cannot make.
What am I?
Riddles for Creative Thinking
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#
2
Clue
Answer A Keyboard
I have an end
but no beginning,
a home but no family,
a space without room.
I never speak but there is
no word I cannot make.
What am I?
Riddles for Creative Thinking
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# 3
See Next Slide for the
Answer
Clue
Toss me out
of the window,
You'll find a grieving wife,
Pull me back but through
the door, and
Watch someone give life!
What am I?
Riddles for Creative Thinking
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# 3
Answer The Letter “n” ( widow; donor)
Clue
Toss me out
of the window,
You'll find a grieving wife,
Pull me back but through
the door, and
Watch someone give life!
What am I?
Riddles for Creative Thinking
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# 4
Clue
See Next Slide
for the Answer
What force and strength
cannot get through,
I, with a gentle touch,
can do.
And many in the street
would stand,
were I not a friend at hand.
See Next
Slide for the
Answer
Riddles for Creative Thinking
65
# 4
Clue
See Next Slide
for the Answer
What force and strength
cannot get through,
I, with a gentle touch,
can do.
And many in the street
would stand,
were I not a friend at hand.
Answer
A Key
Riddles for Creative Thinking
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# 5
See Next
Slide for the
Answer
Clue
This thing all things devours,
Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers.
Gnaws iron bites steel,
Grinds hard stones to meal,
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.
Riddles for Creative Thinking
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# 5
Answer
TIME
Clue
This thing all things devours,
Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers.
Gnaws iron bites steel,
Grinds hard stones to meal,
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down.
Riddles for Creative Thinking
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Mental and Visual Skills 1
How many Differences can you find between
the two pictures (showing a car park) in 2 minutes?
See Next Slide for the Answers
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Mental and Visual Skills 1 Answers ( There are 10 Differences)
How many Differences can you find between
the two pictures (showing a car park) in 2 minutes?
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Mental and Visual
Skills 2
See Next Slide for
the Answers
Can you spot the 6
Differences
between the two
panels in less than
two minutes?
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Mental and Visual
Skills 2
Answers
Can you spot the 6
Differences between the
two panels in less than
two minutes?
1 Gill
2 Anchor
3 Starfish
4 Clam Eyes
5 Tooth
6 Octopus Spot
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Vision Puzzle
See
Next
Slide
for
the
Answer
Can
you
find
the
Hidden
Chick
within
1
Minute?
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Vision Puzzle
Answer
The
Hidden
Chick
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EYE Power Test
What is the
Hidden Letter of
the Alphabet in
the Picture?
See Next Slide if
you need to
know what the
Hidden Letter Is
75
EYE Power Test
What is the
Hidden Letter of
the Alphabet in
the Picture?
The Hidden
Letter Is
“A”
See Next Slide for the
Answer
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EYE Power Test
The Hidden Letter Is
“A”
Answer
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With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
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  • 1. 1
  • 2. 2 What are Rebus Puzzles? They are essentially little pictures, often made with letters and words, which cryptically represent a word, phrase, or saying. Below are two examples: The Answer is ‘FAT CHANCE’ ( ‘Fat letters’ ! ) The Answer is ‘SIDE SHOW’ ( The word ‘SHOW’ is at the side! ) Go to Next Slide to start solving Rebus Puzzles
  • 3. 3 Rebus Puzzles Set A # 1 # 2 # 3 For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go. Clue Clue Clue See Next Slide for the Answers
  • 4. 4 Rebus Puzzles Set A # 1 # 2 # 3 For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go. Clue Clue Clue Answers Made in China Get Up and Go Too Funny for Words
  • 5. 5 Rebus Puzzles Set B # 1 # 2 # 3 For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go. Clue Clue Clue See Next Slide for the Answers
  • 6. 6 Rebus Puzzles Set B # 1 # 2 # 3 For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go. Clue Clue Clue Answers Bigger and Better Sit Down and shut Up The Wrong end of the Stick
  • 7. 7 Deductivethinking puzzle 1 See Next Slide for the Answer THINK
  • 9. 9 Deductivethinking puzzle 2 See Next Slide for the Answer THINK
  • 11. 11 Deductivethinking puzzle 3 See Next Slide for the Answer THINK
  • 13. 13 ‘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 for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words ) See Next Slide for the Answers after writing down all your 9 guesses # 1 # 2 # 3
  • 14. 14 ‘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 for each before looking at the answers.) ( 6-Letter Words ) Answers # 1 Insect # 2 Cooler # 3 Volume
  • 15. 15 ‘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.) See Next Slide for the Answers after writing down all your 12 guesses # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4
  • 16. 16 ‘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.) Answers # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 Contest Connect Invader Conceal
  • 17. 17 ‘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.) # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 See Next Slide for the Answers after writing down all your 12 guesses
  • 18. 18 ‘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.) # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 Answers Highrise Security Transfer Language
  • 19. 19 Lateral Thinking Q 1 See Next Slide for the Answer Clue Ho Ho Saik is an excellent restaurant with a very good reputation. However, one day, all the people who took their lunch at the restaurant became sick. There was nothing wrong with any of the food or drinks served at the restaurant. The air in the atmosphere was fine and the people were normal and healthy. Can you suggest what happened?
  • 20. 20 Lateral Thinking Q 1 Answer Clue Ho Ho Saik is an excellent restaurant with a very good reputation. However, one day, all the people who took their lunch at the restaurant became sick. There was nothing wrong with any of the food or drinks served at the restaurant. The air in the atmosphere was fine and the people were normal and healthy. Can you suggest what happened? The restaurant is in a big ship cruising on the ocean. One day, after lunch, the ocean waters became rough and the people on board became seasick.
  • 21. 21 See Next Slide for the Answer Lateral Thinking Q 2 Clue Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice all live in the same house. Bob and Carol go out to a movie, and when they return, Alice is lying dead on the floor in a puddle of water and glass. It is obvious that Ted killed her but Ted is not prosecuted or severely punished. Give a logical explanation.
  • 22. 22 Answer Lateral Thinking Q 2 Clue Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice all live in the same house. Bob and Carol go out to a movie, and when they return, Alice is lying dead on the floor in a puddle of water and glass. It is obvious that Ted killed her but Ted is not prosecuted or severely punished. Give a logical explanation. Alice is a goldfish; Ted is a cat
  • 23. 23 Lateral Thinking Q 3 Clue See Next Slide for the Answer An employee told the manager of a factory not to take the plane to Moscow. He said that he had dreamt a few times at night that there would be a crash in the plane the manager was supposed to take the following week. The day following the employee’s advice, the manager fired him from his job. He replaced him with another worker. There was a change in the manager’s schedule and he did not go to Moscow. The following week, there was news that a plane heading for Moscow had crashed. Why did the manager fire the ‘psychic’ employee?
  • 24. 24 Lateral Thinking Q 3 Clue Answer An employee told the manager of a factory not to take the plane to Moscow. He said that he had dreamt a few times at night that there would be a crash in the plane the manager was supposed to take the following week. The day following the employee’s advice, the manager fired him from his job. He replaced him with another worker. There was a change in the manager’s schedule and he did not go to Moscow. The following week, there was news that a plane heading for Moscow had crashed. Why did the manager fire the ‘psychic’ employee? The sacked employee was a night watchman. The manager fired him for sleeping in his job. Otherwise how could he dream?
  • 25. 25 See Next Slide for the Answer Brain teasers What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat? 1
  • 26. 26 Answer Chicago Brain teasers What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat? 1
  • 27. 27 See Next Slide for the Answer Brain teasers 2 You are in a place called Wally’s World and there is only one law. There is a mirror, but no reflection. There is pizza with cheese, but not sausage. There is pepper, but no salt. There is a door, yet no entrance or exit. What is the law?
  • 28. 28 Answer Brain teasers 2 You are in a place called Wally’s World and there is only one law. There is a mirror, but no reflection. There is pizza with cheese, but not sausage. There is pepper, but no salt. There is a door, yet no entrance or exit. What is the law? “Each word in Wally’s World must contain double letters.”
  • 29. 29 Brain Teaser 3 Brain teasers Within 10 seconds, can you spot the mistake in the picture image shown above? See Next Slide for the Answer
  • 30. 30 Brain Teaser 3 Brain teasers Within 10 seconds, can you spot the mistake in the picture image shown above? Answer There is an extra “the”
  • 31. 31 See Next Slide for the Answer Brain teasers Brain Teaser 4 Other than a Sleeping Man, can you spot a Sleeping Woman in the picture?
  • 32. 32 Answer Brain teasers Brain Teaser 4 Other than a Sleeping Man, can you spot a Sleeping Woman in the picture?
  • 33. 33 See Next Slide for the Answer How many animals can you see in 1 minute? Name Them Brain teasers Brain Teaser 5
  • 34. 34 Answer How many animals can you see in 1 minute? Name Them Brain teasers Brain Teaser 5 There are 6 Animals: Dog, Bat, Bear, Cat , Monkey and Squirrel (The squirrel is behind the cat on its tail. )
  • 35. 35 Math Puzzle 1 See Next Slide for the Answers Which numbers should replace the question marks?
  • 36. 36 Math Puzzle 1 Answer Which numbers should replace the question marks? Answer: 563412. All the other ticket numbers are combinations of the numbers 12, 34, and 56, and 563412 is the last possible combination of these numbers.
  • 37. 37 Math Puzzle 2 Enter numbers in each row and column to arrive at the end totals. Only numbers 1 through 9 are used, and each only once. See Next Slide for the Answers
  • 38. 38 Math Puzzle 2 Enter numbers in each row and column to arrive at the end totals. Only numbers 1 through 9 are used, and each only once. Answers
  • 39. 39 See Next Slide for the Answers Math Puzzle 3 The winner has run the distance in 15 seconds, the second in 21 seconds, etc. How many seconds will it take the sixth athlete to cross the line?
  • 40. 40 Answer Math Puzzle 3 The winner has run the distance in 15 seconds, the second in 21 seconds, etc. How many seconds will it take the sixth athlete to cross the line? Answer: 39 seconds. This is the formula: 15 + (1 + 5) = 21; 21 + (2 + 1) = 24; 24 + (2 + 4) = 30; 30 + (3 + 0) = 33; 33 + (3 + 3) = 39.
  • 41. 41 What’s The Punch Line? The punch line of a joke is the part, or line at the end that makes the joke funny enough to bring a smile or laughter. In the following Creative Exercise # 1- # 3, you have to suggest a creative punch line for each of the humorous pieces. A suggested punch line is given. Of course there are so many possibilities. Think creatively. See Next Slide for an Example.
  • 42. 42 My Reflection When non-beneficial social media things ‘overload’ the mind, there will come a time you will suffer states of the depressive kind. I click ‘Like’. You know I can convey this message effectively - No One likes it! Suggested Punch Line Suggest a Punch Line
  • 43. 43 My Reflection Are our students lacking in manners and courtesy today? Schools and parents need to pay more attention to this. Punch Line # 1 Suggest a Punch Line. See Next Slide for a suggested Punch Line. A teacher who was lecturing, noticed that one of the students, Ai Khoon, was sleeping at the back of the class. The teacher shouted at the student sitting beside Ai Khoon, “Muthu, wake ur friend up!” Muthu yelled back, “Teacher, u put Ai Khoon to sleep, so u wake him up!”
  • 44. 44 My Reflection Are our students lacking in manners and courtesy today? Schools and parents need to pay more attention to this. Punch Line # 1 Suggest a Punch Line. A suggested Punch Line. A teacher who was lecturing, noticed that one of the students, Ai Khoon, was sleeping at the back of the class. The teacher shouted at the student sitting beside Ai Khoon, “Muthu, wake ur friend up!” Muthu yelled back, “Teacher, u put Ai Khoon to sleep, so u wake him up!”
  • 45. 45 My Reflection Beware of your mannerisms, your speech and unbecoming bodily behavior lest people who know you label you with embarrassing nicknames. Punch Line # 2 Suggest a Punch Line. See Next Slide for a suggested Punch Line. Ah Kau, a 20-year-old guy, is very restless in his ways. He finds it extremely difficult to keep still. One day Ah Kau asks his girlfriend, “Lek Nooi, do you know the difference between a ‘Kiss’, a ‘Car’ and a ‘Monkey’? Lek Nooi without hesitation replied, “ A kiss is so dear, a car is too dear and a monkey is you dear!”
  • 46. 46 My Reflection Beware of your mannerisms, your speech and unbecoming bodily behavior lest people who know you label you with embarrassing nicknames. Punch Line # 2 Suggest a Punch Line. A suggested Punch Line. Ah Kau, a 20-year-old guy, is very restless in his ways. He finds it extremely difficult to keep still. One day Ah Kau asks his girlfriend, “Lek Nooi, do you know the difference between a ‘Kiss’, a ‘Car’ and a ‘Monkey’? Lek Nooi without hesitation replied, “ A kiss is so dear, a car is too dear and a monkey is you dear!”
  • 47. 47 My Reflection Are we seeing a decline in the morals of the young? Virtues such as honesty, integrity and helpfulness are harder to find today. Punch Line # 3 Suggest a Punch Line. See Next Slide for a suggested Punch Line. Teacher : Tommy, why are you late for school? Tommy : On my way to school, I came upon a lady who lost a one hundred dollar note. Teacher : Oh I suppose you were helping her look for it? Tommy : No Teacher, I was standing on it.
  • 48. 48 My Reflection Are we seeing a decline in the morals of the young? Virtues such as honesty, integrity and helpfulness are harder to find today. Punch Line # 3 Suggest a Punch Line. A suggested Punch Line. Teacher : Tommy, why are you late for school? Tommy : On my way to school, I came upon a lady who lost a one hundred dollar note. Teacher : Oh I suppose you were helping her look for it? Tommy : No Teacher, I was standing on it.
  • 49. 49 Puzzle With Matchsticks 1 See Next Slide for the Answer Move one single matchstick to make the mathematical equation correct.
  • 50. 50 Puzzle With Matchsticks 1 Answer Move one single matchstick to make the mathematical equation correct. 9 - 7 = 2
  • 51. 51 Puzzle With Matchsticks 2 See Next Slide for the Answer Refer to the Diagram on the left. Can you move 3 matchsticks to get 11 squares?
  • 52. 52 Puzzle With Matchsticks 2 Answer Can you move 3 matchsticks to get 11 squares?
  • 53. 53 Puzzle With Matchsticks 3 See Next Slide for the Answer Refer to the Diagram shown. Can you move 6 Matchsticks to get 6 Equal Diamonds?
  • 54. 54 Puzzle With Matchsticks 3 Answer Refer to the Diagram shown. Can you move 6 Matchsticks to get 6 Equal Diamonds?
  • 55. 55 Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power Can you find 6 Hidden Words in the Picture in less than 2 minutes? See Next Slide if you need to know what the 6 Hidden Words are
  • 56. 56 Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power Can you find 6 Hidden Words in the Picture in less than 2 minutes? The 6 Hidden Words are 1 Boots 2 Chill 3 Mittens 4 Snow 5 Frost 6 Ice See Next Slide for the Answers
  • 57. 57 Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power Can you find 6 Hidden Words in the Picture in less than 2 minutes? The 6 Hidden Words are 1 Boots 2 Chill 3 Mittens 4 Snow 5 Frost 6 Ice The Answers
  • 58. 58 # 1 Riddles for Creative Thinking Clue See Next Slide for the Answer A mile from end to end, yet as close to as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short and tall, but shared among children most of all. What is it?
  • 59. 59 # 1 Riddles for Creative Thinking Clue Answer SMILE A mile from end to end, yet as close to as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short and tall, but shared among children most of all. What is it?
  • 60. 60 # 2 Clue See Next Slide for the Answer I have an end but no beginning, a home but no family, a space without room. I never speak but there is no word I cannot make. What am I? Riddles for Creative Thinking
  • 61. 61 # 2 Clue Answer A Keyboard I have an end but no beginning, a home but no family, a space without room. I never speak but there is no word I cannot make. What am I? Riddles for Creative Thinking
  • 62. 62 # 3 See Next Slide for the Answer Clue Toss me out of the window, You'll find a grieving wife, Pull me back but through the door, and Watch someone give life! What am I? Riddles for Creative Thinking
  • 63. 63 # 3 Answer The Letter “n” ( widow; donor) Clue Toss me out of the window, You'll find a grieving wife, Pull me back but through the door, and Watch someone give life! What am I? Riddles for Creative Thinking
  • 64. 64 # 4 Clue See Next Slide for the Answer What force and strength cannot get through, I, with a gentle touch, can do. And many in the street would stand, were I not a friend at hand. See Next Slide for the Answer Riddles for Creative Thinking
  • 65. 65 # 4 Clue See Next Slide for the Answer What force and strength cannot get through, I, with a gentle touch, can do. And many in the street would stand, were I not a friend at hand. Answer A Key Riddles for Creative Thinking
  • 66. 66 # 5 See Next Slide for the Answer Clue This thing all things devours, Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers. Gnaws iron bites steel, Grinds hard stones to meal, Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. Riddles for Creative Thinking
  • 67. 67 # 5 Answer TIME Clue This thing all things devours, Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers. Gnaws iron bites steel, Grinds hard stones to meal, Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. Riddles for Creative Thinking
  • 68. 68 Mental and Visual Skills 1 How many Differences can you find between the two pictures (showing a car park) in 2 minutes? See Next Slide for the Answers
  • 69. 69 Mental and Visual Skills 1 Answers ( There are 10 Differences) How many Differences can you find between the two pictures (showing a car park) in 2 minutes?
  • 70. 70 Mental and Visual Skills 2 See Next Slide for the Answers Can you spot the 6 Differences between the two panels in less than two minutes?
  • 71. 71 Mental and Visual Skills 2 Answers Can you spot the 6 Differences between the two panels in less than two minutes? 1 Gill 2 Anchor 3 Starfish 4 Clam Eyes 5 Tooth 6 Octopus Spot
  • 74. 74 EYE Power Test What is the Hidden Letter of the Alphabet in the Picture? See Next Slide if you need to know what the Hidden Letter Is
  • 75. 75 EYE Power Test What is the Hidden Letter of the Alphabet in the Picture? The Hidden Letter Is “A” See Next Slide for the Answer
  • 76. 76 EYE Power Test The Hidden Letter Is “A” Answer
  • 77. 77 With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin The End