English Activity Lateral Thinking Puzzles

EnglishActivityLATERALTHINKINGPUZZLESLATERALTHINKINGPUZZLES•Iwilltellyouastorythatdoesnotmakesense.•YouhavetoaskmeYESorNOquestionstofigureoutwhathappenedinthestory.LATERALTHINKINGPUZZLES•Youwillbeinteamsof3-4people.•Eachgroupwilltaketurnsaskingquestions.•Thegroupthatguessestherightanswerattheendgets3pointsandcanpickthenextLATERALTHINKINGPUZZLE.LATERALTHINKINGPUZZLES1.TheElevator2.TheLockedCar3.TheSpeech4.TheThreeSwitches5.TheMagician’sAssistant6.TurnOuttheLights7.NotTwins8.AttheMovies9.TryingtoSleep10.DeadDrunk11.Broken12.TheDyingWomanTheElevator•Amanlivesinaapartmentbuildingonthe30thfloor.Everydayhewakesup,eatsbreakfast,getsdressed,andtakestheelevatordowntothefirstfloorandgoestowork.Afterhehasworkedallday,hecomesbacktotheapartmentbuilding,getsintheelevatorandtakestheelevatortothe15thfloor.Hethenwalksupthestairstothe30thfloor.Hedoesthiseveryday,exceptondaysthatitisraining.Onthedayswhenitrains,hetakestheelevatoruptothe30thfloor.Whywouldthemandothis?TheLockedCar•Amanwhoisfarfromhomelockshiskeysinhiscar.After30minutes,apolicemanarrivesandhelpsthemangethiskeysoutofhiscar.Whenthepolicemanleaves,themantakeshiskeysandputsthembackintohiscarandlocksthedoor.Whywouldthemandothis?TheSpeech•Thisisatruestory.•APresidentwritesalongspeech.Thespeechsavedthepresident’slifebeforehegavethespeech.Howisthispossible?The3Switches•Therearethreeswitchesoutsideaclosedroom.Therearethreelampsinsidetheroom.Youcanturnthelightsonasmuchasyouwantwhilethedoorisclosed,butthenyoumustentertheroomwiththelightsoffanddeterminewhichswitchisconnectedtowhichlamp.Howcanyoudothis?TheMagician’sAssistant•Amagicianandhisassistantpracticeknifethrowing.Theypracticeeverydayandthemagicianalwaysdoeseverythingperfect.Themagicianthrowsknivesaroundhisassistantwhoisstandingagainstawall.•Onenight,withmanypeoplewatching,themagicianthrowsaknifeandhitshisassistantintheface,killingher.Themagiciandoesnotgetintotroubleforkillinghisassistant.Howisthispossible?TurnouttheLights•Amangoeshome,turnsoutthelight,andgoestobed.Hewakesupthenextmorning,readsthenewspaper,andkillshimself.Whywouldhedothis?NotTwins•Twochildrenborninthesamehospital,inthesamehour,day,andyear,havethesamemotherandfather,butarenottwins.Howisthispossible?AttheMovies•BobandCarolandTedandAliceallliveinthesamehouse.BobandCarolgoouttoamovie,andwhentheyreturn,Aliceislyingdeadonthefloorinapuddleofwaterandglass.ItisobviousthatTedkilledher,buthedoesnotgetintotrouble.WhydoesTednotgetintroubleforkillingAlice?TryingtoSleep•Amanislyinginbed.Hemakesaphonecall,saysnothing,andthenfallsasleep.Why?DeadDrunk•Twomengotoabar.Theybothorderthesamedrink.Oneofthemendrinkshisdrinkveryfastandleaves;theothermansipshisdrinkslowly,thendies.Whathappened?Broken•Amangetsintoanelevator.Whentheelevatorstops,heknowshiswifeisdead.Howdoesthemanknowthis?TheDyingWoman•Amanissittinginachairinhishouseandwatchesasawomandies.Themandoesnothingtosaveher.Whywouldhedothis?