Kids’ puzzle book

Can you fi nd the 10 differences between the two pictures?

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Spot the difference

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3 24 12 2 17 2

5 11 2 16 16 1 15 4 22 18 16 5

24 20 21 4 3 16

26 17 11 4 2 6 24 2 11 18 24 13

13 13 3 2 2

19 2 25 23 10 2 1 20 4 24 25 8

12 4 7 25 11 25

S7

P12

A2

R11

K9 13 4 16 8 2 1 7

11 3 13 15 18

12 4 3 2 3 4 17 7 16 17

C20 9

14 15 3 3 2

O4

10 17 2 25 3 19 17 11 11 4

R11 7

8 17 7 11 1

K9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

P12 13

14 15 16

E17 18 19 20 21

X22 23 24 25 26

Each picture is a clue to a well-known saying, object or name. Can you work them out?

Here is a crossword with a difference, all the letters of the alphabet are represented by a number.

Two words have been given as clues so you know that all boxes numbered 12 have a P in them, all boxes numbered 17 have an E in them, and so on. Use the code cracker grid below to keep track of each letter and their coded number.

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Crosscode

Brain ticklers

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a

d

c

e

b

f

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Brain ticklers

Match the pair

Only two of these pictures are exactly the same, can you fi nd which ones match?

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Each of the pictures below represents a phrase, title or saying. Can you fi gure them out?

Pundit

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While it is summer in Alaska it is winter in Antarctica. During the summer months in Northern Alaska the sun never sets and

Antarctica is always dark. The situation reverses when it is summer in Antarctica.

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know?

Colour in

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Enter the numbers 1 to 9 in each row, column

and 3x3 square. In each combination there should

be only one of each number.

Don’t worry, there’s no maths involved!

Humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. Plants breathe in carbon

dioxide and use it for photosynthesis.

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Sudoku

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know?

Winnie the Pooh

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Pic Puzzle

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Enter the numbers 1 to 4 in each row, column and 2x2 square, in

each combination there should be only one of each number.

Don’t worry, there’s no maths involved!

Use the numbers from the list to fi ll in the grid, but use each number only once.

3 Digits146152185231297321418541731892895916

4 Digits173918922163221628163951424051145123

624185469748

5 Digits135741601617028173261826320317213982252527562400284108646606758398101485844890189598798057

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Numberfi ll

Mini Sudoku

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1. What are the fi rst names of the two famous Duff sisters?2. What do you call a female Fox? 3. The animated TV series, Go Diego Go!, is a spin-off of which TV series?.4. Alaska is a state belonging to which country?5. Which musician played the role of Curtis Powell in the movie, The Rocker? 6. Who won the gold medal in the Men’s Pole Vault at the 2009 World Athletics Championships?7. Which game begins by shaking a covered tray of sixteen cubic dice, each with a different letter printed on

each side?8. What kind of atom is made up of one proton and one electron?9. In the Transformers series, who is the evil leader of the Decepticons?10. Which one of the seven dwarves wears glasses?

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Maze

1. What are the fi rst names of the two famous Duff sisters?

Super Quiz

Can you help Jeremy fi nd his way to the piggy bank?

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Proturans are a group of minute insects ranging from 0.5mm to 2mm long.

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Join the dots

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H P B A N A N A S M X I R X T

E E H C Y L G I E P D H K H I

L A M U L B E R R Y H S P M U

L R D F H V D U A A U L T K R

K Y W N T C N A Q P D H I A F

B Y B A I E V H T F E N I M D

N O L E M R N K C E R S A S E

E L U L S O A I J A I W S M V

C I N C Y Z K M R N E U W A R

I V C C N X Y U A A R P N N E

P E E G N A R O M T T Q O G S

S W A P A P R G I Q H C M O E

L X P F R P E C A N U B E L R

L C I U G L H G N A U A L N P

A G Z L Z E C N I U Q T T H T

Allspice

Apple

Banana

Cherry

Citrus

Date

Fig

Granny smith

Grape

Kumquat

Lemon

Lime

Lychee

Mandarin

Mango

Melon

Mulberry

Nectarine

Nut

Olive

Orange

Papaw

Peach

Pear

Pecan

Preserved fruit

Prune

Quince

Raisin

Tamarind

AllspiceApple

BananaCherryCitrusDateFig

Granny smithGrape

Kumquat

LemonLime

LycheeMandarinMangoMelon

MulberryNectarine

NutOlive

OrangePapawPeachPearPecan

Preserved fruitPruneQuinceRaisin

Tamarind

These food-related words are hidden in the grid. Can you fi nd them all?

The words can run forwards, backwards and diagonally but always in a straight line.

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Word Find

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Pic Puzzle

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Alphabet SoupCount the notes

Ask Shagg

Winnie the Pooh

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B B

B I R D

D D R I

I R D B

I B I R D

R D B D R

D R I B I

R B I B

I

B

M U

D M

Enter the word DRUM in each row, column and 2x2 square, in each combination there

should be only one of each letter.

The word ‘bird’ can be found in this grid 6 times. Can you fi nd them all?

The words can run forwards, backwards and diagonally but always in a straight

line.

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Mini sudoku

Hidden Words

Spot the differences

Can you fi nd the 10 differences between the two pictures?

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Fluffy is very hungry!

Help him reach the fi sh so he can eat.

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Maze

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ACROSS1 .. 2448 ÷ 34 .. 3870 ÷ 97 .. 978 ÷ 6

10 .. 168 + 60212 .. 753 - 8214 .. 9 × 815 .. 702 ÷ 2

17 .. 10 × 818 .. 966 - 4320 .. 4590 ÷ 923 .. 6030 ÷ 925 .. 489 × 227 .. 4002 ÷ 629 .. 9 × 430 .. 1662 ÷ 232 .. 33 ÷ 333 .. 1646 ÷ 234 .. 2142 ÷ 9

DOWN2 .. 55 × 23 .. 33 × 25 .. 3294 ÷ 96 .. 499 + 278

8 .. 72 + 3139 .. 305 × 211 .. 2916 ÷ 413 .. 195 × 415 .. 59 - 2616 .. 1256 ÷ 819 .. 36 × 821 .. 530 ÷ 522 .. 2344 ÷ 823 .. 637 - 2424 .. 170 + 60126 .. 2304 ÷ 328 .. 3090 ÷ 530 .. 249 ÷ 331 .. 3 × 4

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33 34

This is a different type of Number puzzle. First you need to work out the sums, and then write the solution into the grid.

Try to do as many as you can without a calculator.

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Maths Quiz

Copy and Colour

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9 16

S17 20 26 19 16 26 21 23 13 11

16

C26 6 14 8 5 13

24 5

R6 11 13 18 17 18 13 6 10 13

24

U16 3 24 24 1

23 5

B12 8 6 5 20 8 6 14 13 17

14 14 8 5 23 17

18 8 6 24 19 8 17 20 15 8 16

24 13 13 20 16 24

8 10 13 6 4 19 13 23 2 14 18 24

7 13 5 5 17 13

13 22 5 26 20

A5

R6

T20

I14

S17

T20

S17

6 23 8 4 13 16 20

8 12 17 13 6 10 13 6

P1

E13

N18

S17

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

B12 13

14

Y15 16 17

N18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

1. In 2007, who released her fi rst solo album, Headstrong?2. What do you call a baby Lion?3. What is the nick-name of Faustina Agolley, from music television show, Video Hits?4. Which Ocean separates Australia from Africa?5. What is the name of the third movie in the Ice Age movie series?6. The 2004 Olympic Games were held in which city?7. Which animal boardgame ends when all of the marbles have been “eaten”?8. What was the site of James Cook’s fi rst landing of HMS Endeavour on the continent of Australia?9. Who is Sulley’s best friend in the movie, Monsters, Inc.?10. In which popular children’s book series would you fi nd a monkey and “the man with the yellow hat”?

Here is a crossword with a difference, all the letters of the alphabet are represented by a number.

Three words have been given as clues so you know that all boxes numbered 12 have a B in them, all boxes numbered 15 have a Y in them, and so on. Use the code cracker grid below to keep track of each letter and their coded number.

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Crosscode

1. In 2007, who released her fi rst solo album, Headstrong?

3. What is the nick-name of Faustina Agolley, from music television show, Video Hits?

Super Quiz

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Cows give approximately 200 000 glasses of milk during their lives.

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Join the Dots

Did you

know?

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4 letter wordsEverKidsMareShoe

5 letter wordsDrama

Irish

NicerVoice

6 letter wordsArmourCasualEstateRussia

7 letter words

AmericaExcitesLeadersMeeting

8 letter wordsIcecreamKilogramLanguage

Register12 letter wordsConsequencesGrandparentsHeadquartersRepresenting

The words listed below all fi t into the grid, you have three samples to get you started.

Good luck!

The only metal that stays in liquid form at room temperature is mercury. Commonly found

in older style thermometers.

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Word Fill

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know?

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G U P S H E E P D O G X R P N

S Q G O D H C T A W U E S S A

R E T R I E V E R E X E P Q I

E L G A E B N R Q O T A I Y T

B M C A N I N E B T N D T E A

L I X C O L L I E I I C Z K M

O E H T P D O R E N D S E W L

O H C O O P K L G F W E H H A

D N U O H F L O W H S I R I D

H E P O I N T E R H P U P P Y

O L I D E E R H O U N D Y P T

U B B O S T O N T E R R I E R

N G R E A T D A N E F Z C T A

D S I G R O C D O B E R M A N

S T B E R N A R D H U S K Y Z

Beagle

Blenheim

Bloodhound

Boston terrier

Boxer

Canine

Collie

Corgi

Dalmatian

Deerhound

Dingo

Doberman

Great Dane

Husky

Irish wolfhound

Keeshond

Pointer

Pooch

Poodle

Pug

Puppy

Retriever

Setter

Sheepdog

Spaniel

Spitz

St. Bernard

Watchdog

Whippet

BeagleBlenheim

BloodhoundBoston terrier

BoxerCanineCollieCorgi

DalmatianDeerhound

DingoDoberman

Great DaneHusky

Irish wolfhoundKeeshondPointerPoochPoodle

Pug

PuppyRetriever

SetterSheepdog

SpanielSpitz

St. BernardWatchdogWhippet

These dog words are hidden in the grid. Can you fi nd them all?The words can run forwards, backwards and diagonally but always in a

straight line.

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Word Find

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ACROSS1 .. 389 - 944 .. 417 × 27 .. 522 - 15

10 .. 13 × 912 .. 4590 ÷ 914 .. 25 - 915 .. 919 - 68

17 .. 35 × 218 .. 936 ÷ 320 .. 509 + 27323 .. 95 + 48025 .. 2136 ÷ 327 .. 517 + 26929 .. 21 - 730 .. 317 × 332 .. 13 - 333 .. 1806 ÷ 234 .. 1450 ÷ 5

DOWN2 .. 1034 - 773 .. 250 ÷ 55 .. 1220 ÷ 46 .. 839 - 28

8 .. 118 + 6279 .. 3500 ÷ 711 .. 978 ÷ 613 .. 1204 ÷ 715 .. 41 × 216 .. 250 - 7319 .. 91 × 221 .. 3428 ÷ 422 .. 959 - 8823 .. 75 + 49024 .. 136 + 2426 .. 114 + 3528 .. 405 × 230 .. 465 ÷ 531 .. 3 × 4

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33 34

Can you fi nd the matching pair of shoes?

A B

C D E

F G H

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Maths Quiz

This is a different type of Number puzzle. First you need to work out the sums, and then write the solution into the grid.

Try to do as many as you can without a calculator.

Match the pair

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1

2

3

4

5

6

2

3

45

6

1

A Bout room

bath offeye burnlift time

bob lookbed browsun cat

Can you match the words from column A with the words from column B to

make 7 compound words?

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Clue Words

This word puzzle has pictures for clues.

Write the names of the sports in the grid and the yellow squares will give the name of another sport.

Combo words

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Page 1Spot the difference 1. tail feather, 2. mouse ear, 3. stripes on pants, 4. nose echidna, 5. ball, 6. tail, 7. fi nger, 8. eyes on beetle, 9. fl y, 10. arms on echidna.

Page 2Crosscode

T U P A E A

G R A N N Y B O X I N G

U C J O T N

Z E R O A Q U A R I U M

M M T A A

H A L F W A Y C O U L D

P O S L R L

S P A R K M O N D A Y S

R T M B I

P O T A T O E S N E C K

V B T T A O

W E A L T H E R R O R S

D E S R Y K

Y1

A2

T3

O4

G5

Q6

S7

D8

K9

W10

R11

P12

M13

V14

B15

N16

E17

I18

H19

C20

J21

X22

F23

U24

L25

Z26

Brain Ticklers 1. happy birthday, 2. long weekend, 3. holy cow, 4. white ants.

Page 3Match the pair e & c

Pundit 1. earwig, 2 battering ram.

Brain Ticklers a. the paint brush. It’s most used by a painter, the other tools are most used by a carpenter, b. 255, it’s an odd number and the other numbers are all even, c. the dolphin. It’s a mammal, the others are all fi sh.

Page 5Sudoku

Page 7Numberfi ll Please note: Other combinations are also possible

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NUMBER FILL The numbers required for this puzzle are listed in length order

Use them only once to fit the interlocking numbers into the puzzle

Different correct answers are possible in some combinations Solution has one set of answers

3 Digits 146 152 185 231 297 321 418 541 731 892 895 916

4 Digits 1739 1892 2163 2216 2816 3951 4240 5114 5123 6241 8546 9748

5 Digits 13574 16016 17028 17326 18263 20317 21398 22525 27562 40028 41086 46606 75839 81014 85844 89018 95987 98057

SOLUTION

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Grid 1

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2 7 3 1 1

1 8 9 2 8 5 8 4 45 4 1 1 8 5 9 1 61 6 0 1 6 4 1 0 8 61 1 7 3 2 6 1 04 2 4 0 1 2 8 1 6

9 2 0 3 1 7 59 7 4 8 9 5 1 2 35 0 1 8 2 6 3 99 8 0 5 7 2 2 5 2 58 9 2 3 2 1 7 3 17 5 8 3 9 6 2 4 1

Mini Sudoku

Page 8Super Quiz 1. Haylie and Hilary 2. A vixen 3. Dora the Explorer 4. United States of America 5. Teddy Geiger 6. Steve Hooker 7. Boggle 8. Hydrogen atom 9. Megatron 10. Doc

Page 10Word FindH P B A N A N A S M X I R X T

E E H C Y L G I E P D H K H I

L A M U L B E R R Y H S P M U

L R D F H V D U A A U L T K R

K Y W N T C N A Q P D H I A F

B Y B A I E V H T F E N I M D

N O L E M R N K C E R S A S E

E L U L S O A I J A I W S M V

C I N C Y Z K M R N E U W A R

I V C C N X Y U A A R P N N E

P E E G N A R O M T T Q O G S

S W A P A P R G I Q H C M O E

L X P F R P E C A N U B E L R

L C I U G L H G N A U A L N P

A G Z L Z E C N I U Q T T H T

Page 11Pic PuzzlePineapple, muchroom, slop, no ham.

Page 12Count the notes 20Alphabet Soup Possible solutions: Car part - axle, dash, engine, gears, jack, overdrive, piston, radiator, spark plugs, tyre. Gem - amethyst, diamond, emerald, garnet, jade, opal, pearl, ruby, sapphire, topaz.

Page 13Hidden words

B B

B I R D

D D R I

I R D B

I B I R D

R D B D R

D R I B I

R B I B

I

B

Spot the DifferencesSinger’s hand, singer’s earring missing, singer’s beard missing, singer’s tattoo half missing, studs on singer’s pants, guitar’s turning knobs missing, guitarist’s hand moved on guitar neck, buttons on guitar moved, singer’s belt changed, singer’s bangle missing.

Mini sudokuR D M U

M U R D

U R D M

D M U R

Page 15Maths Quiz

8 1 6 4 3 07 1 6 3 6 67 7 0 8 6 7 17 2 3 5 1 8 0

9 2 3 5 1 02 8 6 7 0 79 7 8 1 6 6 73 6 8 3 1 1 1

8 2 3 2 3 8

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33 34

Maths quiz DOWN 2 .. 55 × 2 3 .. 33 × 2 5 .. 3294 ÷ 9 6 .. 499 + 278 8 .. 72 + 313 9 .. 305 × 2 11 .. 2916 ÷ 4 13 .. 195 × 4 15 .. 59 - 26 16 .. 1256 ÷ 8 19 .. 36 × 8 21 .. 530 ÷ 5 22 .. 2344 ÷ 8 23 .. 637 - 24 24 .. 170 + 601 26 .. 2304 ÷ 3 28 .. 3090 ÷ 5 30 .. 249 ÷ 3 31 .. 3 × 4

ACROSS 1 .. 2448 ÷ 3 4 .. 3870 ÷ 9 7 .. 978 ÷ 6 10 .. 168 + 602 12 .. 753 - 82 14 .. 9 × 8 15 .. 702 ÷ 2 17 .. 10 × 8 18 .. 966 - 43

20 .. 4590 ÷ 9 23 .. 6030 ÷ 9 25 .. 489 × 2 27 .. 4002 ÷ 6 29 .. 9 × 4 30 .. 1662 ÷ 2 32 .. 33 ÷ 3 33 .. 1646 ÷ 2 34 .. 2142 ÷ 9

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© Ken Egan - mq1009 Page 16CrosscodeJ U S T C H U C K L E D

U C R I O A E

G A R D E N S N E R V E

G U F G G P

L A B O R A T O R I E S

I I O A L S

N O R G H O S T Y O U

G E E T U G

O V E R W H E L M I N G

Z E A A S E

E X A C T A R T I S T S

R L O W E U T

O B S E R V E R P E N S

P1

M2

F3

W4

A5

R6

Z7

O8

J9

V10

D11

B12

E13

I14

Y15

U16

S17

N18

H19

T20

K21

X22

L23

G24 25

C26

Super Quiz1. Ashley Tisdale 2. A cub 3. Fuzzy 4. Indian Ocean 5. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 6. Athens 7. Hungry Hungry Hippos 8. Botany Bay 9. Michael “Mike” Wazowski 10. Curious George

Page 18Word Fill

Page 19Word FindG U P S H E E P D O G X R P N

S Q G O D H C T A W U E S S A

R E T R I E V E R E X E P Q I

E L G A E B N R Q O T A I Y T

B M C A N I N E B T N D T E A

L I X C O L L I E I I C Z K M

O E H T P D O R E N D S E W L

O H C O O P K L G F W E H H A

D N U O H F L O W H S I R I D

H E P O I N T E R H P U P P Y

O L I D E E R H O U N D Y P T

U B B O S T O N T E R R I E R

N G R E A T D A N E F Z C T A

D S I G R O C D O B E R M A N

S T B E R N A R D H U S K Y Z

Page 20Maths Quiz

2 9 5 8 3 48 5 0 7 0 51 1 7 4 5 1 01 6 8 5 1 7 0

3 1 2 7 8 28 8 5 7 5 17 1 2 6 7 8 61 4 9 5 1 1 0

9 0 3 2 9 0

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33 34

Maths quiz DOWN 2 .. 1034 - 77 3 .. 250 ÷ 5 5 .. 1220 ÷ 4 6 .. 839 - 28 8 .. 118 + 627 9 .. 3500 ÷ 7 11 .. 978 ÷ 6 13 .. 1204 ÷ 7 15 .. 41 × 2 16 .. 250 - 73 19 .. 91 × 2 21 .. 3428 ÷ 4 22 .. 959 - 88 23 .. 75 + 490 24 .. 136 + 24 26 .. 114 + 35 28 .. 405 × 2 30 .. 465 ÷ 5 31 .. 3 × 4

ACROSS 1 .. 389 - 94 4 .. 417 × 2 7 .. 522 - 15 10 .. 13 × 9 12 .. 4590 ÷ 9 14 .. 25 - 9 15 .. 919 - 68 17 .. 35 × 2 18 .. 936 ÷ 3

20 .. 509 + 273 23 .. 95 + 480 25 .. 2136 ÷ 3 27 .. 517 + 269 29 .. 21 - 7 30 .. 317 × 3 32 .. 13 - 3 33 .. 1806 ÷ 2 34 .. 1450 ÷ 5

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© Ken Egan - mq1010 Match the pairF & G

Page 21Clue words1 B A S E B A L L

2 V O L L E Y B A L L

3 C R I C K E T

4 H O C K E Y

5 T E N N I S

6 S U R F I N G

Combo WordsOutlook, bathroom, eyebrow, lift-off, bobcat, bedtime, sunburn.

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Solutions

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