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Brain Teasers Worksheet (Grade 6)

Free printable brain teasers worksheet for Grade 6. Students solve short reasoning puzzles with tricky wording, sharpening careful thinking.

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Critical Thinking · Grade 6

Brain Teasers

Read each puzzle carefully and write your answer. Look out for tricky wording.

  1. 1.
    What is the next number: 2, 4, 6, 8? How many numbers will it take to reach 20 counting by twos from 2?
  2. 2.
    If a red house is made of red bricks and a blue house of blue bricks, what is a greenhouse made of?
  3. 3.
    If today is Wednesday, what day will it be in 7 days?
  4. 4.
    If there are 4 apples and you take away 3, how many do you have?
  5. 5.
    A clock shows 3 o'clock. How many degrees are between the hands? (Each hour is 30 degrees.)
  6. 6.
    A bag has 3 red and 2 blue marbles. If you pick 3 marbles without looking, what is the most red you could get?
  7. 7.
    A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many sheep are left?
  8. 8.
    I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
  9. 9.
    You have a 3-minute timer and a 5-minute timer. Which one would you start to time exactly 3 minutes?
  10. 10.
    Two people are walking. One walks 3 km north, then 4 km east. How far are they from the start in a straight line?
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