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It has been proven that specific training in logical thinking processes can make people “smarter.”
Logical thinking allows a child to reject quick answers, such as “I don’t know,” or “this is too difficult,” by empowering them to delve deeper into their thinking processes and understand better the methods used to arrive at a solution and even the solution itself.
In the examples below, your child should pick the object that does not fit in the groups below and explain why they think it does not belong there:
1.
airplane
helicopter
train
micro light plane
2.
pepper shaker
knife
fork
spoon
3.
man
colt
filly
boy
4.
milk
coffee
tea
strawberries
5.
newspaper
book
magazine
radio
6.
rose
carnation
lavender
pine tree
7.
dog
horse
spider
cat
8.
lion
cow
sheep
pig
9.
red
blue
green
yellow
10.
rectangle
square
parallelogram
triangle
11.
swimming
canoeing
tennis
scuba diving
12.
apple
orange
banana
pumpkin
13.
summer
winter
autumn
rain
14.
eight
six
seven
four
15.
Germany
Asia
North America
Africa
16.
dress
sock
shirt
watch
17.
English
French
Spanish
United States
18.
opera
musical
show jumping
ballet
19.
horse
goat
camel
donkey
20.
90º
right angle
270º – 180º
270º – 90º
Answers
1. train – all the others refer to air transportation
2. pepper shaker – all the others are eating utensils
3. filly – all the others are male
4. strawberries – all the others are liquids
5. radio – all the others are printed media
6. pine tree – all the others are flowers
7. spider – all the others have four legs
8. lion – all the others are farm animals
9. green – all the others are primary colours
10. triangle – all the others have four corners
11. tennis – all the others are water sports
12. pumpkin – all the others are fruit
13. rain – all the others are seasons
14. seven – all the others are multiples of 2
15. Germany – all the others are continents
16. watch – all the others are items of clothing
17. United States – all the others are languages
18. show jumping – all the others are theatre productions
19. goat – all the others are animals that one can ride
20. 270º – 90º – all the others are 90º-angles
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