1. Which is the odd man out?
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2. How many triangles are there in this figure?
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3. How many squares are there in the given figure? How many rectangles? (excluding squares)
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4. Can you add one more triangle to make five triangles?
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5. Can you cut a hole in a piece of paper so that an elephant can pass through?
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Take a folded sheet of newspaper as shown and make alternate cuts as shown. Then cut along AB. This results in a long loop of paper. By making thinner cuts, the loop can be made larger.
6. Find the angle between the two dotted lines drawn on the surfaces of a cube.
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7. (The old Hindu Puzzle) Cut the cross into 5 pieces and rearrange them so as to form a square.
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Make cuts as indicated, move four smaller pieces-e.g. move ABC to EDC etc.
8. In the middle of the 19th century it was discovered that you can cut across into 4 pieces and rearrange them so as to form a square. Can you do that?
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Cut along the lines joining midpoints as shown and rearrange. A square results. Notice the Swastika sign (of good luck)
