Twenty Questions Game for Kids: 16 Cut-out Mystery Suspect Cards
Two players take turns hiding a card and guessing it with yes-or-no questions, turning down cards that are ruled out. Children discover that a great question cuts the cards in half, and that 16 cards can always be solved in four questions or fewer.
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- Topic:
- Twenty questions and binary search
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- Page 15 of 24 in Critical Thinking Worksheets for Ages 7-8: Puzzle Detectives Logic Puzzle Pack.
How to use this worksheet
Cut out the 16 cards. Player 1 secretly writes a card number. Player 2 asks yes or no questions and turns cards down. Record the number of questions and swap. Finish with the detective challenge.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Play twenty questions on a car trip: animal, vegetable or toy.
- 2Try it with 32 cards and predict how many questions you need.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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