1. This is a very old rhyming riddle. See if you can answer 'How Many Were Going To Saint Ives?' by reading and thinking very carefully.
As I was going to Saint Ives,
I crossed the path of seven wives.
Every wife had seven sacks,
Every sack had seven cats,
Every cat had seven kittens,
Kittens, cats, sacks, wives,
How many were going to Saint Ives?
2. Another variation of the same riddle. See if you can answer 'How Many Were Going To Saint Ives?' by reading and thinking very carefully.
As I was going to Saint Ives,
I had with me seven wives.
Every wife had seven sacks,
Every sack had seven cats,
Every cat had seven kittens,
Kittens, cats, sacks, wives,
How many were going to Saint Ives?
3. Rearrange the following letters to give two different 11-letter words.
ACDEEINORST
4. Replace the asterisks by the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 99. 16 * 12 * 2 * 3 = 99
5. What do the following words have in common?
TO BACK OFF SQUARE SAIL
6. Complete these words by inserting the same three letters in each.
TE---ER S---ET EAR---E
7. What 5-letter word can you add to the beginning or end of the words below to make a familiar word or phrase?
