Mind Benders is a best selling series which develops logic, reading comprehension, and mental organisational skills. Children have to read a short story and analyse the clues in order to solve the problem.

They're harder than they look! Try this one from the C1 level (approx. 13+yrs).

Stevens, Taylor, Uhlman and Wagner live in a row and they formed a car pool. Each of them lives alone. From the clues below, find each person's first and last names, colour of house, position of house and kind of car.
Stevens and Ivan are always ready early, while Taylor is always right on time and Joy is always a minute or two late.
The man who lives in the second house does not have a cer
The owner of the Oldsmobile has her care washed every week, but the owner of the Ford, who lives in the fourth house, thinks this is a waste of money.
The yellow house is next to the pink house
Harry and Karen do not live next to each other
The green house is not next to either the white or yellow house
The owner of the Chevrolet lives in the pink house
Uhlman lives two doors away from the green house
Taylor does not live in the first house
Joy lives next door to Ivan

Answer: Harry Taylor lives in the fourth green house and drives a Ford. Ivan Uhlam lives in the second yellow house and doesn't drive. Joy Wagner lives in the third pin hyouse and drives a Chevrolet. Karen Stevens lives in the first white house and drives and Oldsmobile.

Suitability: Home or school

Also available: A1 (ages 8-10) A2 (ages 8-10), B1 (ages 13+)