It’s Time to Exercise the Mind.

You can make it a Treasure Mine.

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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 The Answer is

‘FAT CHANCE’ ‘SIDE SHOW’
( ‘Fat letters’ ! ) ( The word ‘SHOW’ is at the side! )

Go to Next Slide to start solving Rebus Puzzles

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 Rebus Puzzles Set A
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.

#1 #2 #3
Clue

Clue

Clue
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 Rebus Puzzles Set A
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.

#1 #2 #3
Clue

Clue

Clue
Decide Spaceship Multiple Choice

Answers 4
 Rebus Puzzles Set B
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.

#1 #2 #3
Clue

Clue

Clue
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 Rebus Puzzles Set B
For each of the Puzzles, make 3 tries before checking all the answers at 1 go.

#1 #2 #3
Clue

Clue

Clue
Floor Model No One Knows Thunderstorm

Answers 6
 Deductive thinking puzzle 1

THINK
HARD

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Answer 7
 Deductive thinking puzzle 1

THINK
HARD

Answer

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 Deductive thinking puzzle 2

THINKK

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 Deductive thinking puzzle 2

THINKK

Answer

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 Deductive thinking puzzle 3

THINK

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Answer
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Deductive thinking puzzle 3

THINK

Answer

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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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 ‘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 Mixing # 2 Signal # 3 Dining 14
 ‘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

Protest

Visitor

Answers
#4

Request
Texture

#3

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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.)

Detonate
#1 #2

Cylinder

Answers
Generous
Diagnose

#3 #4

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 Lateral Thinking Q 1

A man is found hanging Clue

in a locked room with no

furniture and there is a
puddle of water under
his feet. Explain.

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 Lateral Thinking Q 1

A man is found hanging Clue

in a locked room with no

furniture and there is a
puddle of water under
his feet. Explain.

Answer He stood on a block of

ice to hang himself!
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 Lateral Thinking Q 2

A man is lying, dead, Clue

face down in the desert
wearing a backpack.
Can you suggest an
explanation?

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 Lateral Thinking Q 2

A man is lying, dead, Clue

face down in the desert
wearing a backpack.
Can you suggest an
explanation?

Answer He jumped out of an

airplane, but his parachute
failed to open!
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 Lateral Thinking Q 3

A woman comes home with a bag of groceries, gets the mail,

and walks into the house. On the way to the kitchen, she goes
through the living room and looks at her husband,
who had blown his brains out.
She then continues to the kitchen, puts away the groceries,
and makes dinner.
Can you explain?

Clue

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Lateral Thinking Q 3

A woman comes home with a bag of groceries, gets the mail,

and walks into the house. On the way to the kitchen, she goes
through the living room and looks at her husband,
who had blown his brains out.
She then continues to the kitchen, puts away the groceries,
and makes dinner.
Can you explain?

Clue

The husband killed himself sometime

ago; it’s his ashes in an urn on the
Answer
mantelpiece that the wife looks at.
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 Mind Teasers 1

Can you find the

Mistake in the Picture
within 1 minute?

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 Mind Teasers 1 Answer

Can you find the Mistake in the Picture

within 1 minute?
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Mind Teasers 2

Can you spot 2

mistakes in
the picture
within
1 minute?

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Mind Teasers 2

Answer

Can you spot 2

mistakes in
the picture
within
1 minute?
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 Mind Teasers 3

Which of the 3 pictures is the See Next

odd one out. Give your Slide for the
reason.
Answer
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 Mind Teasers 3

Answer

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 Mind Teasers 4

Can you Find the

Mistake in the Picture
within 1 Minute?

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Answer 31
 Mind Teasers 4
Answer

Can you Find the

Mistake in the Picture
within 1 Minute?

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 Mind Teasers 5

Which of
the three
men is
the
boss?
Give
your
reason.

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 Mind Teasers 5
Answer

Which of the three

men is the boss?
Give your reason.

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 Math Puzzle 1

This teaser must be done

IN YOUR HEAD and NOT using paper and a pen.
Try it!
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000.
Now add 30. And another 1000.
Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10.
What is the total?

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 Math Puzzle 1

This teaser must be done

IN YOUR HEAD and NOT using paper and a pen.
Try it!
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000.
Now add 30. And another 1000.
Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10.
What is the total?

Answer
4100

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 Math Puzzle 2

Using standard mathematical

symbols, e.g. +, -, x,
etc., rearrange (4) fives to
equal the numbers one to ten.
For example, 5/5 + 5 - 5 = 1,
5/5 + 5/5 = 2, etc.

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Math Puzzle 2
Using standard mathematical symbols, e.g.
+, -, x,
etc., rearrange (4) fives to equal the numbers
one to ten. For example, 5/5 + 5 - 5 = 1, 5/5 +
5/5 = 2, etc.

Answers
1 =Answer
(5 / 5) x (5 / 5), 2 = (5 / 5) + (5 / 5), 3 = (5 + 5 + 5) / 5,
4 = ((5 x 5) - 5) / 5
5 = ((5 - 5) / 5 ) + 5, 6 = ((5 x 5) + 5) / 5,
7 = 5 + ((5 + 5) / 5),
8 = (5 - (5 / 5)) x .5 9 = 5 + 5 - (5 / 5)
10 = 5 + 5 x (5 / 5)
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 Math Puzzle 3

Caris, Tina and Stephen each won a prize

at the Christmas party. Caris gave her
chocolate to Tina in exchange for her
water pistol. Caris then changed with
Stephen for the book. Then Tina and
Stephen swapped prizes. Who has which
present?

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Math Puzzle 3

Caris, Tina and Stephen each won a prize

at the Christmas party. Caris gave her
chocolate to Tina in exchange for her
water pistol. Caris then changed with
Stephen for the book. Then Tina and
Stephen swapped prizes. Who has which
present?

Stephen now has the chocolate. Tina now has

Answer the water pistol. Caris now has the book.
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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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 Suggest a
Punch Line

I click ‘Like’. You know I can convey this

Suggested Punch Line
message effectively - No One likes it!

My Reflection
One who uses the
social media foolishly
will for certain impair
his health mentally.

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 Punch Line # 1

I gave my husband Suggest a

two bits of ‘wise’ advice.
When he asked me how he Punch Line.
could lose weight, I said, “Eat
only what you don’t like.” See Next
When he wanted to know how Slide for a
he could ensure that he’d suggested
never forget my birthday, I
told him, “Try forgetting once Punch Line.
and you will see!”

My Reflection

Conceit and a big Ego oftentimes

cause a person to use wrong
speech like insulting, humiliating,
being sarcastic, uttering harsh or
threatening words.
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 Punch Line # 1

I gave my husband
two bits of ‘wise’ advice.
When he asked me how he
could lose weight, I said, “Eat A suggested
only what you don’t like.” Punch Line.
When he wanted to know how
he could ensure that he’d
never forget my birthday, I
told him, “Try forgetting once
and you will see!”

My Reflection

Conceit and a big Ego oftentimes

cause a person to use wrong
speech like insulting, humiliating,
being sarcastic, uttering harsh or
threatening words.
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 Punch Line # 2
Some sales people can be very rude
or sarcastic in answering a Suggest a
customer’s questions. The other day Punch Line.
when I asked the bookstore assistant
where the See Next
“Self-Help” books were located, he
gave me an unfriendly look and said, Slide for a
“If I told you, it would defeat suggested
the whole purpose.”
Punch Line.

My Reflection

To have good relationship with

others, one must always practice
Right Speech:
No Lying; No Slandering or malicious
speech, No using rough words that hurt
others and no gossip.

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 Punch Line # 2
Some sales people can be very rude
or sarcastic in answering a
customer’s questions. The other day
when I asked the bookstore assistant
where the
“Self-Help” books were located, he
gave me an unfriendly look and said,
“If I told you, it would defeat
the whole purpose.”
A suggested
Punch Line.
My Reflection

To have good relationship with

others, one must always practice
Right Speech:
No Lying; No Slandering or malicious
speech, No using rough words that hurt
others and no gossip.

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 Punch Line # 3
My husband’s absent-mindedness really
causes embarrassment. The other day, the
principal of my son’s school phoned me and Suggest a
questioned me about my son’s absence Punch Line.
from school for 5 days. He received a letter See Next
from my husband that read: ‘Dear Principal,
Slide for a
Please excuse my son for not
going to school for 5 days –
suggested
January 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33.’ Punch Line.

My Reflection

When one’s mindfulness is very

poor, he can do foolish or
unwholesome things in terms of
his speech and actions. It’s
important to train the mind in
mindfulness.
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 Punch Line # 3
My husband’s absent-mindedness really
causes embarrassment. The other day, the
principal of my son’s school phoned me and Suggest a
questioned me about my son’s absence Punch Line.
from school for 5 days. He received a letter See Next
from my husband that read: ‘Dear Principal,
Slide for a
Please excuse my son for not
going to school for 5 days –
suggested
January 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33.’ Punch Line.

A suggested Punch Line.

My Reflection

When one’s mindfulness is very

poor, he can do foolish or
unwholesome things in terms of
his speech and actions. It’s
important to train the mind in
mindfulness.
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 Puzzle With Matchsticks 1

The Diagram shows a fish

swimming from
left to right.
By moving only 3
matches, can you make
the fish turn around, that
is, facing to the left?
No
overlapping is allowed.

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Puzzle With Matchsticks 1

The Diagram shows a fish

swimming from
left to right.
By moving only 3
matches, can you make
the fish turn around, that
is, facing to the left?
Answer
No
overlapping is allowed.

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 Puzzle With Matchsticks 2

Move 4 matchsticks
to create 5 triangles.
The triangles may
differ in size.

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Puzzle With Matchsticks 2

the Answer

Move 4 matchsticks
to create 5 triangles.
The triangles may
There are 4 small
differ in size. triangles and one big
triangle.

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 Puzzle With Matchsticks 3

Move only 1
matchstick in each
equation to correct
all the 3 equations
in 30 Seconds

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Puzzle With Matchsticks 3

The Answers

Move only 1 matchstick in each

equation to correct all the 3
equations in 30 Seconds

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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 Doe
2 Fun
3 Cello
4 Boom
5 Home
6 May

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See Next Slide for the Answers
Picture Puzzle - Test Your Eye Power Answers
DOE - The word
'Doe' is written on the
basket in the picture.
FUN - The word 'fun'
is written on the balls
in the picture.
3. CELLO - The word
'Cello’ is written near
the boy at the bottom
of the picture
BOOM - The word
'Boom’ is written on
the green shirt of the
kid in the picture
HOME - The word
‘Home’ is written on
the stairs in the
picture
MAY - The word
‘May’ is written on the
wall in the picture

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 Creative Thinking Riddles

#1

Clue

See Next Slide for the Answer

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 Creative Thinking Riddles

#1

Clue

Answer
Kiwi 59
 Creative Thinking Riddles

# Clue
People buy me to
2 eat, but never eat
me.
What am I?

See Next
Slide for the
Answer
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 Creative Thinking Riddles

# Clue
People buy me to
2 eat, but never eat
me.
What am I?

Answer Plate

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 Creative Thinking Riddles

#3
Clue
Reaching stiffly for the
sky, I bare my fingers
when its cold.
In warmth I wear an
emerald glove and in
between I dress in gold.

See Next Slide for the

Answer
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 Creative Thinking Riddles

#3
Clue
Reaching stiffly for the
sky, I bare my fingers
when its cold.
In warmth I wear an
emerald glove and in
between I dress in gold.

Answer Tree
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 Creative Thinking Riddles

We are a group of three. One of

#4 us is sitting down, and will never
get up. The second eats as much
as is given to him, but yet is
always hungry. The third in our
group goes away
and never returns. What are we?

Clue See Next Slide

for the Answer
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 Creative Thinking Riddles

We are a group of three. One of

#4 us is sitting down, and will never
get up. The second eats as much
as is given to him, but yet is
always hungry. The third in our
group goes away
and never returns. What are we?

Answer
Clue
Stove, Fire, Smoke
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 Creative Thinking Riddles

I cannot be other than what I am,

#5 Until the man who made me dies,
Power and glory will fall to me
finally,
Only when he last closes his eyes.

See Next
Clue Slide for the
Answer
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 Creative Thinking Riddles

I cannot be other than what I am,

#5 Until the man who made me dies,
Power and glory will fall to me
finally,
Only when he last closes his eyes.

Answer

Clue Prince

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 Mental and Visual Skills 1
How many Differences can you find between the
two pictures in 1 minute?

See Next Slide for the Answers

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 Mental and Visual Skills 1
How many Differences can you find between the
two pictures in 1 minute?

Answers There are 8 Differences

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 Mental and Visual Skills 2

Can you spot the 6 Differences between the two

panels in less than two minutes?

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 Mental and Visual Skills 2

Can you spot the 6 Differences between the two

panels in less than two minutes?

Answers 1 Table leg 2 Nail 3 Tooth 4 String 5 Bat 6 Hat

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 72

See Next Slide for the

Answer
Workout For The Eyes 1
Workout For The Eyes 1
Answer

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 74

See Next Slide for the

Answer
Workout For The Eyes 2
Workout For The Eyes 2
Answer

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 Solving mental puzzles is beneficial most certainly.
May we be diligent in training the mind regularly.

With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
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The End