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Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
A 12 year old was reading the same paper over and over and he was not enjoying it. He understood it completely and he was not being punished. What was he doing it for?
Hint
It was a school assignment.Answer
He was reading a poem, because he had a homework assignment to memorize the poem.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Since when is reading a poem over and over in order to memorize it NOT punishment?
i agree completely. that was me a week ago. come on people i want some feedback this is my first teaser.
ok i supose well not bad nor very good but not let me get to ur head dont give up and keep on trying hard and ull make good teasers! like me!
First, nice start! . . . watching for more.
Good....ALMOST but not quite got me.....
Remembering having to memorize lines to a school play, or a speech in speech class and the Gettysburg Address, this one was pretty esy for me. Guess I didn't think of it as a poem being memorizing but also had to emorize music for marching band or solos. Nice job tho for your first try.
You got me, I was really confused!!
i thought it was a book because you technically read the same page twice (front and back) and then i thought it was for his book report but yours was good
good for a first teaser, i thought that he was proof reading a paper though...
i knew it was a school assign. b4 i read the hint. that wasnt very good though, bcause it didnt have to b reading a poem, it could have been studying 4 a big test or something
Apr 17, 2006
ummmm...
i completely agree with kashby. i thought it was a test too.
i completely agree with kashby. i thought it was a test too.
Gawsh, I HATED doing that in 4th grade. Eeeee.
4th grade. 6th they are over 200 words long.
When I see reading the paper I think "newspaper" so it baffled me a bit. I thought maybe he was an editor of the school newspaper or something. ;)
im sorry, but enjoying homework?
which reminds me... ive got to do some????
which reminds me... ive got to do some????
*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the way students do most of their learning over here in the PRC, they memorize, recite, then forget; over and over for twelve years. Good teaser.
nice one!
wow this one is stupid! oh wait...i wrote it still stupid
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