Puzzles... Teaching vocabulary related to food, argumentation and reasoning

Puzzles.

Aim : Teaching vocabulary related to food, argumentation
and reasoning

Time: 30 minutes


Procedure : There are eleven related facts listed below for this logic puzzle.
After reading them, help the waitress who is serving the table to
figure out the answer to the following question:

Who ordered the cola, cheeseburger with pickles , and frensh fries ?

The teacher first reads the puzzle and explains any difficult
vocabulary items. He then sets the class to work, walks around and
helps.

The Puzzle:

1. Six friends went to a hamburger drive-in and decided to eat inside the
restaurant.
2.The friends sat in a booth, three people on each side of the table.
3.They ordered six different meals.
4. Jack sat next to Jill.
5. Jill sat opposite the boy who sat next to Betty.
6.Archie ordered cola, a plain hamburger and French fries and sat across from
Jane.
7.The boy who had the vanilla milk shake and two hot dogs sat across from
Betty.
8.The girl who ordered the diet cola, fish sandwich, and onion rings sat between
Archie and Reggie.
9. Reggie didn’t order a diet cola, grilled chicken sandwich, and French fries or a
cola and taco salad.
10.The girl who ordered the diet cola, grilled chicken sandwich, and French fries
sat across from Archie.
11.The girl who sat next to Jack had a cola and taco salad.
Who had the cola, cheeseburger with pickles, and French fries ?

Follow up: Students may present their own puzzles