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Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included

Soccer Drills Zebra Puzzle

Five boys are side by side waiting to start their soccer training session. Each one is wearing a pair of soccer cleats and a jersey, has a favorite player and plays at a specific position. Find out what color Elijah's soccer cleats are.

Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included
 
  • S. Cleats
  • Name
  • Position
  • Jersey
  • Player
  • Age
Boy #1 #1
Boy #2 #2
Boy #3 #3
Boy #4 #4
Boy #5 #5
  • The oldest boy is somewhere to the right of the boy wearing the Blue soccer cleats.
  • The boy whose favorite player is Ronaldinho is next to the boy wearing the Purple soccer cleats.
  • At one of the ends is the number 21.
  • The Striker is somewhere to the right of the boy wearing the Green soccer cleats.
  • The 11-year-old boy is exactly to the left of the 10-year-old boy.
  • The youngest player is next to the Sweeper.
  • The number 8 is somewhere between the Fullback and the number 17, in that order.
  • Ronaldinho is the favorite player of the boy that is next to the Sweeper.
  • The boy wearing the Green soccer cleats is somewhere between the Neymar's fan and Mason, in that order.
  • The number 10 is next to the Winger.
  • Xavier is at the fifth place.
  • Elijah is exactly to the right of the number 5.
  • At one of the ends is the boy who likes Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • The boy wearing the Black soccer cleats is somewhere to the left of Mason.
  • Dominic is next to the Midfielder.
  • At the third place is the number 5.
  • The 11-year-old boy is exactly to the left of the Fullback.
  • The number 10 is next to the boy whose favorite player is Ibrahimović.
  • The 10-year-old boy is wearing the Orange soccer cleats.

How to play

  • Start by reading all the clues;
  • Find all the "basic" clues and mark them. The most basic clue is the one that states that something is in a determined house/position. Example:
    • The German lives in house three.
  • Sometimes you are going to need to deduce some information using two or more clues;
  • All the clues must be used;
  • The game ends when all the clues are correctly checked and everything is filled.

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Cognitive Benefits of Zebra Puzzles

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Zebra Puzzles in Education

Zebra puzzles are increasingly being incorporated into educational settings as a tool for teaching logic and reasoning skills. Teachers and educators find these puzzles to be useful in engaging students in active learning, as they require students to apply critical thinking to solve complex problems. The puzzles can be adapted to various difficulty levels, making them accessible for students of different ages and abilities. They can be used as stand-alone exercises or integrated into a broader curriculum focused on mathematics, logic, or computer science.

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