Logic & Reasoning
Reason step by step: order clues, balance puzzles, true/false statements, number riddles and logic grids.
What your child learns
- Use one clue at a time and write down what you know
- Find a counter-example to show a statement is false
- Eliminate impossible options until one remains
Example
Ann is taller than Ben; Ben is taller than Cy, so Ann is tallest.
Practice questions
A taste of the questions in BloomTracks – the app makes fresh ones every time and adjusts the level as your child answers.
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Question 1 · Level 1
Suki is older than Theo. Theo is older than Pia. Who is the oldest?
- Theo
- Suki
- Pia
Show the answer
Answer: Suki
In order: Suki > Theo > Pia. So Suki.
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Question 2 · Level 3
True or false? Any number multiplied by 0 is 0.
- true
- false
Show the answer
Answer: true
True. Zero groups of anything is nothing.
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Question 3 · Level 5
Dev, Cleo, Hana, Raj each own a different pet: fish, rabbit, dog, cat.
• Cleo does not own the fish.
• Dev does not own the rabbit.
• Dev does not own the cat.
• Hana does not own the fish.
• Cleo does not own the rabbit.
• Raj does not own the dog.
• Hana does not own the cat.
• Raj does not own the cat.
• Raj does not own the fish.
Which pet does Hana own?- cat
- dog
- rabbit
- fish
Show the answer
Answer: dog
Dev: fish, Cleo: cat, Hana: dog, Raj: rabbit. So dog.
Try it at home
Play 'I'm thinking of a number' with yes/no clues.
Key takeaway
Crossing out what's impossible is often the fastest way to the answer.
Practise logic & reasoning with Bloomie
Bloomie reads every question aloud, listens to spoken answers and adapts the difficulty one question at a time.