Of course, parents do not always want to trouble a precious child and come up with the most complicated puzzles for him. Nevertheless, such questions, the answer to which you need to reflect on, are useful and necessary for children and adults, regardless of age.
Why make a child difficult puzzles
Moms and dads may wonder whether it is worth misleading the child and include difficult tasks in the program. Nevertheless, having studied the information about how productive the most complicated puzzles are for children of different ages, parents will immediately change their former opinion. Riddles on logic and with a catch are needed for the following reasons:
- The child in the process of thinking about the answer includes fantasy and logical thinking in full swing. In search of the correct answer in the head, in boys and girls, and even in adults, convolutions develop.
- Reflecting on the solution to the most complicated riddles, boys and girls develop the ability to find ways out of difficult situations.
- Assiduity in children is also being actively developed.
- Complex riddles are interesting, because after finding the right answer to such a task, the child will feel like a real hero. And this is very important for self-confidence.
- Thanks to complex riddles, parents will give their child the opportunity to easily and easily find answers to easier questions.
These are just some of the factors that indicate that children need difficult questions that need answers. This will help to fully develop and be literate.
What riddles should be
It is clear that complex riddles are somewhat different from simple logical questions. It is necessary to think over a program of a developmental lesson with such tasks in advance, so that the process goes smoothly and without hitch. The most difficult puzzles should be:
- With a catch.
- Ambiguous.
- Those, the answer to which is worth a lot of thought.
- Complex riddles must be matched to the age of the child. This will help boys and girls find answers by level of knowledge. It follows that kids should not make very complicated puzzles, for the smallest it is better to pick up questions with a catch. For older children, you can choose questions such as for adults.
It is worth considering the above factors, choosing logical questions for your child.
Logic puzzles for the smallest
For preschool children, the following puzzles can be taken into account:
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Three apples grew on a birch, and five pears on a poplar, how many fruits are there on these trees?
(None, fruits grow on birch and poplar)
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How can I find a black cat in a dark room?
(To turn on the light)
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What will be a red scarf with white embroidery, if it is lowered into the Black Sea?
(Wet)
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What can not be eaten for lunch?
(Breakfast and dinner)
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What will happen next year with a dog that is five years old?
(She will be six years old)
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Whose hair won't get wet in the pouring rain?
(Bald man)
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What is more correct to say: do not see the white yolk or do not see the white yolk?
(No way, the yolk is not white)
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A duck standing on one paw weighs three kilograms, how much will the same duck weigh if it stands on two paws.
(3 kilograms)
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Two eggs are boiled for 4 minutes, how many ten eggs will be boiled?
(4 minutes)
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A cat is resting near the bench. And the tail, and the eyes, and the mustache are all like a cat’s, but it’s not a cat. Who is resting near the bench?
(Cat)
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Guess what will disappear if you eat a bagel?
(Hunger)
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How can I light a match when you are under water?
(You can if you are in a submarine)
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30 candles were lit in the hall. Entering the room, the man paid off 15 of them. How many candles are left in the hall?
(30 candles left, extinguished candles still in the room)
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The house has an uneven roof. One side is omitted more, the other less. The rooster sat on the top of the roof and laid an egg, in which direction will it roll?
(Doesn’t roll anywhere, the cock does not bear eggs)
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What tree does the fox hide under during the rain?
(Under the wet)
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In which fields does not a single plant grow?
(In the hats)
Such complex logic puzzles for the smallest will cause a whirlpool of emotions and interest. The most important thing is to give the child hints so that he can find the right answer.
Challenging riddles for students
School children can find questions even more difficult. Very difficult puzzles for students can be as follows:
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You're in a running competition. When you surpassed the one who ran last, what did you become?
(This cannot be, because the last runner cannot be surpassed, because he is the last and there cannot be anyone else behind him)
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Three car owners had Alyosha's brother. But Alyosha did not have a single brother, how is this possible?
(Perhaps if Alyosha had sisters)
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What will you become if you surpassed the second runner in turn?
(Many will answer first, but this is wrong, because having surpassed the second runner, the person will become the second)
Such complex puzzles with a catch will certainly appeal to students. After thinking about the answer, it will be easy to voice it.
Adult riddles with a trick
Sometimes adults are like children. Therefore, they will also like very complex puzzles. People older than school age can be asked the following logical questions:
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A five-passenger tram rides. At the first stop, two passengers got off, four stopped. At the next stop, no one got out; ten passengers entered. At another station five passengers entered, one exited. On the next - seven came out, eight people came in. When there was another stop, five came out and no one came in. How many stops did the tram have?
(The answer in this riddle is not so important. The bottom line is that all participants are likely to count the number of passengers and it is unlikely that anyone will decide to count the stops)
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The doorbell is ringing. You know that your relatives are behind her. In your fridge are champagne, cold water and juice. What will you discover first?
(Door, because guests must first be allowed into the apartment)
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A healthy person who does not get sick, does not have a disability and who has everything in order with his feet, is taken out of the hospital in his arms. Who is it?
(Newborn baby)
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You went into the room. It contains five cats, four dogs, three parrots, two guinea pigs and a giraffe. How many feet does the room have on the floor?
(There are two legs on the floor. Animals have paws, only humans have legs)
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Three prisoners, not knowing about each other, planned to escape from prison. The prison was surrounded by a river. When the first prisoner escaped, a shark attacked him and ate him. So the first of those fleeing perished. When the second prisoner attempted a disaster, the sentries noticed him and dragged him by the hair into the prison territory, where he was shot. The third prisoner escaped normally, and no one else saw him. What is wrong with this story?
(There are no sharks in the river, they couldn’t drag the prisoner by the hair, because they shave them baldly)
Such riddles will appeal to adult participants in the event.
How to motivate a child to participate in a developmental lesson
It is clear that children need motivation in order for participation in the game to be gambling and desirable. It is enough to simply promise the child some present and, of course, hand it at the end of the game.