Spring Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Gr 1 & 2 Math Enrichment ... - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We have 4 children: Carmen, Michael, Lisa, and Thomas.
They each brought one item to the picnic: watermelon, cookies, sandwiches, or apples.
Each child brought a different item — no repeats.

Clues:

Clue 1: Neither of the girls brought fruit.
→ Girls are Carmen and Lisa (from the pictures).
→ So Carmen and Lisa did NOT bring fruit.
→ What counts as fruit? Watermelon and apples are fruits.
→ So Carmen and Lisa did NOT bring watermelon or apples.
→ That means they must have brought either cookies or sandwiches.

Clue 2: Carmen brought something sweet.
→ From the options: cookies are sweet. Sandwiches, watermelon, apples — not typically “sweet” in this context (watermelon is sweet but it’s fruit, which Carmen can’t have per Clue 1).
→ So Carmen must have brought cookies.

Now we know:
- Carmen → cookies

Since Carmen is a girl, and she didn’t bring fruit (Clue 1), and now we know she brought cookies (Clue 2), that fits.

Now, Lisa is also a girl → so she cannot bring fruit → so she cannot bring watermelon or apples.
The only items left for her are sandwiches (since cookies are taken by Carmen).
So Lisa → sandwiches

Now we have:
- Carmen → cookies
- Lisa → sandwiches

Left: Michael and Thomas
Left items: watermelon and apples

Clue 3: Michael brought something that grows on trees.
→ Apples grow on trees. Watermelon grows on vines on the ground.
→ So Michael → apples

Then Thomas must get the last item: watermelon

Let’s check all clues again:

✔ Clue 1: Girls (Carmen, Lisa) didn’t bring fruit → Carmen got cookies, Lisa got sandwiches → both non-fruit → OK
✔ Clue 2: Carmen brought something sweet → cookies are sweet → OK
✔ Clue 3: Michael brought something that grows on trees → apples grow on trees → OK
✔ All items assigned once: cookies, sandwiches, apples, watermelon → yes
✔ All children have one item → yes

Final assignments:

- Carmen → cookies
- Michael → apples
- Lisa → sandwiches
- Thomas → watermelon

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Final Answer:
Carmen: cookies
Michael: apples
Lisa: sandwiches
Thomas: watermelon