Haunted Places Logic Problem | Worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s solve this Haunted Places Logic Problem step by step using the clues and the grid.

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Step 1: Understand the Grid

We have:
- Rows: 6 haunted places — Cemetery, Ghost Town, Prison, Cave, Ghost, Noise, Voice, Bats
*(Wait — that’s 8 rows, but only 6 places? Let’s check...)*

Actually, looking closely, the rows are the haunted places, and the columns are the days (Monday–Sunday). But there are 7 days and 8 rows? That doesn’t match.

Wait — re-examining:

The row labels are:
1. Cemetery
2. Ghost Town
3. Prison
4. Cave
5. Ghost
6. Noise
7. Voice
8. Bats

That’s 8 rows. But we only have 6 friends visiting 6 different places? No — actually, the problem says: “They visit each place on a different day.” And there are 7 days listed: Monday to Sunday.

But clue #5 says: “The group of friends heard the noise after they saw the ghost.” So “Ghost” and “Noise” are *experiences*, not places? Hmm.

Let’s read the problem again:

> “Use the table to help you solve the logic problem. Each square represents a possible answer. Follow the rows and columns to find the correct combination. Draw a dot in a square for a correct answer. Draw an 'x' in a square that isn't the answer.”

And the row headers are:
- Cemetery
- Ghost Town
- Prison
- Cave
- Ghost
- Noise
- Voice
- Bats

This is confusing. But looking at the clues:

Clue 1: “The group of friends went to the old ghost town after they visited the cave.” → So Cave and Ghost Town are places.

Clue 2: “The ghost sighting was not in the old ghost town, nor was it in the cave.” → So ghost sighting is an experience, not a place.

Ah! So the first 4 rows (Cemetery, Ghost Town, Prison, Cave) are places.

The last 4 rows (Ghost, Noise, Voice, Bats) are experiences that happened at those places.

So we’re matching:
- Each place to one day (Monday–Sunday)
- Each experience to one place (and thus also to one day)

But there are 4 places and 4 experiences — that makes sense.

Wait — but there are 7 days? And 4 places? That doesn’t add up.

Wait — rereading the first sentence:

> “Mariah and her friends want to visit some haunted places: a cemetery, abandoned prison, cave and old ghost town. They visit each place on a different day: Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.”

Ah! There it is!

✔ Only 4 places: Cemetery, Prison, Cave, Ghost Town
✔ Only 4 days: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday
✔ The other days (Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday) are not used.

And the experiences: Ghost, Noise, Voice, Bats — each happened at one of those places on one of those days.

So the grid should be interpreted as:

- Rows 1–4: Places (Cemetery, Ghost Town, Prison, Cave) → assign to one of the 4 days.
- Rows 5–8: Experiences (Ghost, Noise, Voice, Bats) → each experience happened at one place (so same day as that place).

We need to assign:
- Each place → one day (Mon, Tue, Fri, Sun)
- Each experience → one place (so also one day)

Let’s list the clues again:

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Clues:

1. The group of friends went to the old ghost town after they visited the cave.
→ So: Cave < Ghost Town (in time order)

2. The ghost sighting was not in the old ghost town, nor was it in the cave.
→ Ghost experience ≠ Ghost Town, ≠ Cave → So Ghost must be at Cemetery or Prison.

3. On Monday they were scared by bats, but not in the abandoned prison.
→ Bats experience happened on Monday.
→ Bats ≠ Prison → So Bats happened at Cemetery, Ghost Town, or Cave — but on Monday.

4. The eerie voice was heard in the prison, which did not occur on a weekday.
→ Voice = Prison
→ Prison ≠ weekday → Weekdays are Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri → So Prison must be on Sunday (only non-weekday listed; Sat is not an option).

5. The group of friends heard the noise after they saw the ghost.
→ Noise occurred AFTER Ghost → so Ghost day < Noise day

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Step 2: Start with fixed clues

From Clue 4:
> Voice = Prison
> Prison = Sunday (since not weekday)

✔ So:
Prison → Sunday
Voice → Sunday (since Voice happened at Prison)

Now, from Clue 3:
> Bats = Monday
> Bats ≠ Prison → OK, since Prison is Sunday.

So Bats happened on Monday, at either Cemetery, Ghost Town, or Cave.

From Clue 1:
> Cave before Ghost Town → So Cave day < Ghost Town day

Available days: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sun
Sun is taken by Prison.

So remaining days: Mon, Tue, Fri

Possible pairs for (Cave, Ghost Town) where Cave < Ghost Town:
- Cave=Mon, Ghost Town=Tue
- Cave=Mon, Ghost Town=Fri
- Cave=Tue, Ghost Town=Fri

(Not Tue then Mon, etc.)

From Clue 2:
> Ghost ≠ Ghost Town, ≠ Cave → So Ghost must be at Cemetery or Prison.

But Prison is Sunday → and we already have Voice at Prison.

Can multiple experiences happen at the same place? Probably not — each place has one experience.

Looking back at the grid: each row is a separate entity. So likely, each place has one experience.

So if Prison has Voice, then Ghost cannot be at Prison.

Therefore, Ghost must be at Cemetery.

✔ So:
Ghost → Cemetery

From Clue 5:
> Noise after Ghost → So Noise day > Ghost day

Ghost is at Cemetery → so we need to assign Cemetery to a day such that Noise happens later.

Also, Bats is on Monday.

Let’s try assigning.

We have:

Places: Cemetery, Ghost Town, Prison, Cave
Days: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sun
Prison → Sun (fixed)

Bats → Monday (fixed)

So Monday is assigned to a place that has Bats experience.

So one of: Cemetery, Ghost Town, Cave → gets Monday and Bats.

But Ghost is at Cemetery → so if Cemetery is Monday, then Ghost is Monday.

Then Noise must be after Monday → so Noise could be Tue or Fri.

Also, Cave before Ghost Town.

Let’s try assigning:

Option A:

Assume Cemetery = Monday → then Ghost = Monday
Then Bats must also be Monday → but can one place have two experiences? Probably not.

The grid has separate rows for places and experiences — so likely, each place has exactly one experience.

So if Cemetery has Ghost, it cannot also have Bats.

Therefore, Cemetery cannot be Monday, because Monday has Bats.

So Monday must be either Ghost Town or Cave.

Try:

Monday → Cave (with Bats)
Then from Clue 1: Cave before Ghost Town → so Ghost Town must be Tue or Fri.

Also, Ghost is at Cemetery → so Cemetery must be one of Tue or Fri (since Sun is Prison).

Now, Clue 5: Noise after Ghost → so if Ghost is at Cemetery, and say Cemetery = Tue, then Noise must be Fri.

If Cemetery = Fri, then Noise would have to be after Fri → only Sun left, but Sun is Prison → already has Voice → conflict.

So Cemetery cannot be Fri.

Therefore, Cemetery = Tue → Ghost = Tue
Then Noise must be after Tue → so Noise = Fri

Now, assign:

- Prison = Sun (Voice)
- Cemetery = Tue (Ghost)
- Cave = Mon (Bats) ← from above assumption
- Then Ghost Town must be Fri (only day left)

Check Clue 1: Cave (Mon) before Ghost Town (Fri) → ✔

Clue 2: Ghost not in Ghost Town or Cave → Ghost is in Cemetery → ✔

Clue 3: Bats on Monday, not in Prison → Bats at Cave on Monday → ✔

Clue 4: Voice in Prison on Sunday → ✔

Clue 5: Noise after Ghost → Ghost on Tue, Noise on Fri → ✔

Now, what experience is at Ghost Town? Only one left: Noise? No — Noise is assigned to Fri, which is Ghost Town.

Wait — we have:

- Cemetery (Tue): Ghost
- Cave (Mon): Bats
- Prison (Sun): Voice
- Ghost Town (Fri): ??? → must be Noise

Yes! Because experiences: Ghost, Noise, Voice, Bats — all assigned.

So:

- Ghost Town → Fri → Noise

Perfect.

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Final Assignments:

| Place | Day | Experience |
|--------------|---------|------------|
| Cave | Monday | Bats |
| Cemetery | Tuesday | Ghost |
| Ghost Town | Friday | Noise |
| Prison | Sunday | Voice |

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Now, fill the grid:

The grid has rows:

1. Cemetery → Tuesday → dot in Tuesday column
2. Ghost Town → Friday → dot in Friday
3. Prison → Sunday → dot in Sunday
4. Cave → Monday → dot in Monday
5. Ghost → at Cemetery → so Tuesday → dot in Tuesday
6. Noise → at Ghost Town → Friday → dot in Friday
7. Voice → at Prison → Sunday → dot in Sunday
8. Bats → at Cave → Monday → dot in Monday

All other squares get "x".

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Answer Summary:

- Cemetery: Tuesday, Ghost
- Ghost Town: Friday, Noise
- Prison: Sunday, Voice
- Cave: Monday, Bats

This satisfies all 5 clues.

✔ Solved!

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Visual Grid Solution (text version):

```
Monday Tuesday Friday Sunday
Cemetery x • x x
Ghost Town x x • x
Prison x x x •
Cave • x x x
Ghost x • x x
Noise x x • x
Voice x x x •
Bats • x x x
```

(Dots = correct; X = incorrect)

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