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The martrix below the butterfly  is for B puzzles and the matrix under  it is for A puzzles. You can print them out or draw them on notebook paper.  ENJOY!!!
        The answers to these puzzles are on the last page.
 
         1B.  Favorite Foods  
               by  Jackie  Y. 
         (add 3 boxes to B
        matrix for desserts)
 
     Which food does each of the four children like for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert? The choices for breakfast are:cereal, bacon, eggs, and toast. The choices for lunch are: hot dog, sandwich, pizza, and hamburger. The choices for dinner are: steak, dumplings, turkey, and soup. The choices for dessert are: ice cream, cookies, cake, and popsicles.
 
1. Ryan likes cookies.
2. Ryan's breakfast has a lot of sugar.
3. You have to cook Nadia's favorite breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
4. George gets "brain freeze" from his favorite dessert.
5. Priscilla's lunch comes with a bun.
6. Ryan's favorite dinner has 5 more letters than Priscilla's.
7. Nadia's favorite lunch starts with an h and has sesame seeds.
8. George's favorite dinner has the same number of letters as his favorite lunch. 
9. Nadia's favorite dessert is served on a stick.
10. George likes meat for breakfast and dinner.
11. Priscilla's breakfast comes from a farm.
 
        2B.  Adoption 
        by Ysa Roxi B.
 (Don't use the last 3 boxes of the B matrix)
 
      Katy's dog, Isabelle, gave birth to four pups - two boys - Paw and Spot, and two girls - Paddy and Sadie. Each pup has a different color collar - red, blue, yellow, and green.
 
1. Joey adopted one of the pups.
2. A boy is being adopted by Jean.
3. Both girls adopted pups with primary color collars.
4. Judy got a boy puppy.
5. Paw and Paddy are very happy with their primary color collars.
6. Joel announced that he will house train Sadie in a week!
7.  Paw is not being adopted by Judy.
8. The colors of Sadie's and Paddy's collars combine to make purple.
 
6B. Sports, Colors, and Fruit  By Ryan B.
 
     The sports are cricket, soccer, baseball, and basketball. The colors are red, orange, pink, and blue. The fruits are pears, peaches, plums, and apricots. Good Luck!
 
1. Paul likes cricket.
2. Selena likes pink.
3. Paul likes apricots.
4. Paul likes the color that is darker than pink.
5. Ryan likes a sport where you use your hands.
6. Will likes a purple fruit.
7. Selena likes a sport that uses a black and white ball.
8. Ryan likes an orange fruit.
9. Ryan likes a color that makes purple.
10. Will likes a sport with a net. 
 
8B. Color, Show, and Sport Choices
     by Glenda L.
 
     Help Glenda, David, Betty, and Joseph find their favorite TV shows, colors, and sports. The TV shows are: Scooby Doo, Superman, Fairly Odd Parents, and Batman. The colors are: red, orange, blue, and pink. The sports are: football, baseball, softball, and soccer.
 
1. They are all brothers and sisters.
2. David once got hit by a baseball during a game.
3. Glenda loves softball.
4. Betty's favorite color is not orange.
5. Betty plans to be the first woman in the NFL.
6. Glenda lives with Joseph and the other two live together.
7. Glenda invited the boy who likes Scooby Doo, blue, and baseball to her house.
8. She also invited the girl who likes red and Batman.
9. Joseph likes pink. He does not watch Fairly Odd Parents.
 
10B.  Three Course Meal   by  Amani  F.
 
        Magenta is taking three friends to dinner for a three course meal. They have to choose one appetizer, entree, and dessert. The appetizers are caesar salad, baked potato, chili, and fries. The entrees are ziti, burger, chicken nuggets, and pizza. The desserts are a sundae, brownie, chocolate chip cookie, and a strawberry daiquiri.   
 
1. Sarah and the other 'S" girl chose appetizers starting with 'C".
2. The girl who likes sand so much it is in her name, ordered a main course that rhymes with amnesia. 
3. Sarah likes any appetizer with an 'A'.
4. The girl who has the synonym for 'crown' for her name loves any meal that has something to do with noodles.
5. The girl who likes ziti hates anything fried.
6. The girl who hates fried things also hates chocolate.  
7. Sarah's lucky letters are A, B, S, and T. She will only eat a meal or dessert that starts with one of those letters.
8. Sandy hates baked stuff.

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1A.  Video Games  by Sam E.
 
     Sam, Saif, Krishna, Bob, Billy,
Ben, Brandon, Tiara, Sarah, and
Kiyomi like video game systems.
They like PSP, Ipod, PS1, PS2,
Gameboy, Sega, Gamecube, DS,
and PDVD.
 
1. Tiara likes to watch her favor-
    ite movie.
2. Kiyomi loves to listen to music.
3. Krishna has a new system from
   Nintendo.
4. Ben and Brandon like small disks.
5. Billy likes handheld games.
6. Sarah likes old games.
7. Saif likes Halo.
8. Sam likes things made by Sony.
9. Ben's has more letters 
    than Brandon's.  
 
2A.  Dog Characteristics 
      By Sarah Burns
 
Can you match the dogs with
their jobs or characteristics?
The dog breeds are: pug, cocker
poodle, greyhound, labrador, red
setter, German shepherd, spaniel,
retriever, sheep dog, and
labadoodle. The characteristics
are: small, tall, police dog, red,
herds sheep, poodle-spaniel,
poodle-lab, friendly big, and
long eared.
 
1. The greyhound is not small.
2. The retriever will lick anyone.
3. The labadoodle is a mix.
4. The cockerpoodle is a mix.
5. The cockerpoodle is part
    cocker spaniel.
6. The pug usually has blond fur.
7. The greyhound is good for
    racing because of its size.
8. The pug is small.
9. The spaniel isn't very big.
10. The German shepherd is
     smaller than the labrador.
11. The German shepherd has
     upright ears. 
 
9B.  Who Is Wearing What?
        by Chioma E.
 
     The choices for shorts are
leather, denim, wool, and cotton.
The choices for socks are white,
green, blue, and yellow. The
choices for shoes are leather,
Nike, Air Force 1, and Converse.
 
1. Mac hates denim. He thinks
    jeans are uncomfortable.
2. The person who likes Nike
    has green socks.
3. Lily's closet has 16 Air Foce 1
   shoes!
4. Oscar's favorite color is blue.
5. Mac likes cotton but it is not
    his favorite fabric for shorts.
6. Steve hates Nike.
7. Lily likes white socks.
8. The person who likes wool
    has leather shoes.
9. The person who has yellow
     socks likes Converse.
    

3B.  Favorites By Nadia. P. - L.
     There are 3 categories -
colors, animals, and sports.
The colors are: red, purple,
blue, and yellow. The animals
are: bear, cat, lion, and
penguin. The activities are:
soccer, ballet, gymnastics,
and baseball.
 
1. Justin and Lily like
members of the cat family.
2. Robert likes blue.
3. One of the girls likes
penguins.
4. Justin hates the color
yellow.
6. Justin hate hitting balls.
7. Samantha doesn't like
the colors in a fire.
8. Lily likes ballet.
9. Justin likes wild things.
10. Robert likes a sport
that uses a ball.
 
4B.  Preferences
   By Randolph H.
 
The categories are: ages,
colors, and TV shows. The
ages are 100, 5, 10, and
25. The colors are orange,
red, yellow, and green. The
TV shows are Barney, Tele-
tubbies, Yu-ga-o, and Power
Rangers.
 
1. Bob and Zora are the
oldest.
2. Dick is the youngest.
3. Diddy likes light colors.
4. Zora likes a card game
show.
5. Diddy is younger than
Bob.
6. Dick likes a fighting show.
7. Bob likes red.
8. Bob hate Yu-ga-o.
9. Zora is younger than
Bob.
10. Diddy likes to watch
colorful things.
 
 
5B. Students' Likes  by Russell  W.
 
     The categories are: sports,
food, and games.
 
1. Russell likes football or
baseball and Brandon likes
volleyball.
2. David likes blackjack.
3. Russell hates Pie in the Sky.
4. Kory likes soccer and
either fries or nuggets.
5. David hates volleyball.
6. Brandon likes gum or
vegetables.
7. David likes vegetables
or fries.
8. Kory likes either Monopoly
or Pie in the Sky.
9. David hates football.
10. Brandon hates Pie in the Sky.
 
7B.  Animals Rule!  by William H.
 
     Can you match the four
animals with their owners, house
colors and dances? The owners
are Bobby, Dick. Zorro, and John.
The house colors are orange,
green, purple, and red. The
dances are tap, boogie, cha cha,
and robot. The animals will only
dance for their owners and some
of the large animals live outside
their homes.
 
1. The animal most closely
    related to humans does the
    robot.
2. The arctic animal has a
    purple house.
3. The monkey isn't owned by
    Zorro.
4. The rhino does the cha cha.
5. The polar bear is owned by
    Dick.
6. The siamese fighting fish
    does the boogie.
7. The monkey dances for Bobby.
8. The rhino lives outside the
    orange house.
9. A four footed animal does the
    tap dancing.
10. The house of the siamese
     fighting fish is the same color
     as him.
11. The rhino isn't owned by
     Zorro.
 
10B.  Sports Teams, Toys, and Colors
        by William S.
 
       Please help Casey, Katy, Oliver, and Belle find their favorite sport teams, toys, and colors. Sports team choices are Red Sox, Yankees, Orioles, and Mets. The colors are red, white, blue, and gold. The toys are a ball, bone, squeezy toy, and rope.
 
1. The person who likes the Yankees likes blue and the Red Sox fan likes red.
2. The person who likes the Orioles does not have a name beginning with O and doesn't like toys that start with the same letter as her name.
3. Oliver and Casey both like toys that start with B, but the name of Oliver's toy would come before Casey's in the dictionary.
4. Casey likes blue and the person who has two of the same letters in her hame as Casey's likes red.
5. Belle loves the color of stars on the US flag but hates toys that make noise.