Answer the following questions and check your answers against the correct answers at the bottom of the page:


1. A farmer has fifteen sheep. All but eight die. How many sheep does the farmer have left?

2. Divide ten by 1/2 and add five.

3. Do the English have a 4th of July in England.

4. Take two oranges from three oranges. What do you have?

5 If your doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every eight hours, how long would they last?

6. Without using a ruler decide which line is the longest:







7. If  you drove a van with 6 people in it from Syndey to Adelaide, picked up four more at Balranald, continued and
 dropped three at Mildura and picked up two, and arrived in Adelaide four hours later, what is the driver's name?

8. Some months have 31 days. Some have 30. How may have 28?

9. It's dark and you have only one match. You also have: a) candle;  b) Some wood;  c) A lamp;  d) A cigarette.
    Which should you try to light first?







Editor's Answers:
(1) 15; (2) 25; (3) Yes; (4) Two oranges; (5) 16 hours after taking the first pill; (6) Line C; (7) Your name; (8) All; (9) The Match