Noun phrases exercise You are here: Home / Nouns / Noun phrases exercise Noun phrases exercise September 23, 2014 - A noun phrase is a group of words that serves the same purpose as a noun. A noun phrase can be the subject or object of a verb. It can also be the object of a preposition. Identify the noun clauses in the following sentences. 1. I hope to win the first prize. 2. I tried to solve the puzzle. 3. Did you enjoy reading this book? 4. The boy wants to go home. 5. Horses prefer living in dark stables. 6. The accused refused to answer the question. 7. The boy denied stealing the money. 8. To write such rubbish is disgraceful. 9. I dislike having to punish my kids. 10. I will hate to do such a thing. Answers 1. Noun phrase: to win the first prize; it acts as the object of the verb hope 2. Noun phrase: to solve the puzzle; it acts as the object of the verb tried 3. Noun phrase: reading this book; it acts as the object of the verb enjoy 4.

Noun phrase: to go home; it acts as the object of the verb wants 5. Noun phrase: living in dark stables; it acts as the object of the verb prefer 6. Noun phrase: to answer the question; it acts as the object of the verb refused 7. Noun phrase: stealing the money; it acts as the object of the verb denied 8. Noun phrase: to write such rubbish; it acts as the subject of the verb is. 9. Noun phrase: having to punish my kids; it acts as the object of the verb dislike. 10. Noun phrase: to do such a thing; it acts as the object of the verb hate. Please share this post if you like it, or comment below if you have questions. English Sentences with Audio Using the Word "Solve" I can't solve this problem. How did you solve the problem? No one could solve the puzzle. There are many problems to solve. She expected him to solve the problem. I found it difficult to solve the problem. I can't figure out how to solve the puzzle. I can't figure out how to solve this problem. She explained to him how to solve the puzzle.

I know how to solve the problem, but I've been asked not to tell you. How to Solve Logic Puzzles (with Pictures) - wikiHow Setting up a Grid 1 Use this method for logic problems that ask you to match multiple categories together. Typically, these have a description or a list of facts that describes a group of people, or houses, or other objects. The question usually has to do with matching two categories together, or listing the order a group is placed in. Many books and websites that contain collections of logic puzzles use this type of puzzle. Here's an example problem: Three friends named Anna, Brad, and Caroline agree to bring one dessert each to a birthday party. Each friend is wearing a different color shirt. Anna wears a blue shirt. The person who brought brownies couldn't find her red shirt today. Brad didn't bring any dessert at all, which made the person wearing a yellow shirt irritated. Which person brought the ice cream? The example question, like all logic puzzles of this type, asks you to match two categories together. You start out knowing the names of several people and the names of several desserts, but you don't know who brought which dessert.

Using the clues in the description, you need to figure out how to match each person to a dessert until you know who brought the ice cream. There's actually a third category, shirt color, which should help you get to your answer. Note: skip to Using a Grid if the puzzle already comes with a grid set up. Skip to Solving Other Logic Puzzles if your puzzle does not fit this description. 2 Read the puzzle carefully and make a list of basic information. Sometimes, the puzzle will already give you a list of names, colors, or whatever other basic information makes up the puzzle. Often, you'll have to read the puzzle carefully and make several lists yourself. Keep an eye out for the word "each": that often tells you which categories are important. For instance, "each person brought a different dessert" tells you that you need a list of people and a list of desserts. Write each list separately. When the puzzle mentions a name, add it to a list of names. When the puzzle mentions a color, add it to a separate list of colors. Each list should have the same number of items once you've finished. If a list is too short, reread the puzzle carefully for more items.

Some tricky puzzles will give you hints about what someone doesn't have, such as "Brad didn't make a dessert." In this case, you should add "none" to the list of desserts, which should make it the same length as the other lists. 3 On graph paper, make a list of every item you wrote down. Write a vertical column on the left hand side of the paper, with every item you wrote down on a list on a separate line. Keep each list together and separate them with a thick line. For instance, let's say you have three lists. Names: Anna, Brad, Caroline; Desserts: brownies, ice cream, none; and Color of Shirts: red; blue, yellow. Write a vertical list in this order: Anna; Brad; Caroline; (draw a thick line here); brownies; ice cream; none; (draw a thick line here); red; blue; yellow. 4 Write the lists again across the top. Write the lists again across the top of the page, in a horizontal line this time. Keep them in the same order, and separate lists with thick lines as before.

In our example, write Anna; Brad; Caroline; (thick line here); brownies; ice cream; none; (thick line here); red; blue; yellow across the top. Once you're more familiar with this system, you can get away with not writing every list in both places. We will be using this grid to match items in the vertical list (on the left) to items in the horizontal list (at the top), and sometimes you don't need to match every item. If you've never used this method before, stick with these instructions 5 Make a grid. Add pen or pencil lines to your graph paper so the grid is clear. Each word on the left should have a row to itself, and each word on the top should have a column to itself. Make the thick lines dividing lists extend all the way across the grid, keeping them much thicker and more noticeable than the other lines. 6 Cross out sections of the grid you don't need. The thick lines between lists should divide your grid into several sections (nine in our example). Each section is a comparison of one list on the left and one list on the top.

Follow these instructions to cross off sections you don't need, either using a large X or by scribbling over it. Be careful not to cross the thick lines into another section. If the list to the left of a section and the list above a section are the same, cross it out. You'll never need to compare the list "Anna, Brad, Caroline" to the list "Anna, Brad, Caroline" – you already know that Anna is Anna. Cross out duplicate sections. For instance, the section that compares "Anna, Brad, Caroline" on the left and "red, blue yellow" on the top is the same as the section that compares "red, blue, yellow" on the left and "Anna, Brad, Caroline" on the top. Cross off one of these duplicate sections so you only have one to pay attention to. It doesn't matter which you cross off. 7 Move on to the next part to solve your puzzle. Now that you have the grid set up, you can use it to solve your puzzle. The basic idea is to use the clues in the puzzle to rule out certain combinations by placing an "X" or other mark in the square of the grid that represents that combination. See the next part for more information.

Part 2 Using a Grid to Solve a Logic Puzzle 1 Reread the puzzle's introduction to learn what you need to know. Keep in mind what you're trying to solve for before you begin. If you forget what you're looking for, you could get carried away and keep solving additional parts of the puzzle after you've already found the solution. Occasionally, a puzzle cannot be fully solved, meaning you won't be able to fill the entire grid. You should still be able to answer the question it asks. 2 Use the grid to note down a straightforward clue. Start with one of the easiest clues, that gives you a simple fact matching two pieces of information together. For instance, "Anna is wearing a blue shirt." Find the row of your grid labeled "Anna", and follow it until you get to a square underneath the column labeled "blue". Make a circle in this square to show that Anna and the blue shirt are connected. If you can't find that square, search the other way around. For instance, find the row labeled "blue" and the column labeled "Anna", instead of the other way around.

Don't start with a clue that tells you something that doesn't apply, such as "Anna doesn't wear a red shirt." While that's a useful clue that should be marked with an "X", this method will assume you started with a clue that gives positive information. 3 Only in the immediate section, cross off the rest of that row and column. Your grid should be divided into sections by thick lines that separate the contents of one list (such as names) from another list (such as colors). Next to the square you just circled, use X marks to cross off the other squares in that row and column. Do not cross the border to another section. In our example, the section that has the clue you just circled compares the names of people to the colors of their shirts. The squares we're crossing off are the combinations we've ruled out, which include Brad or Caroline wearing a blue shirt, and Anna wearing a red or yellow shirt. (Typically, the introduction will tell you that each item can only be matched to one item in each other category.) 4 Fill out the remaining simple clues the same way.

If the puzzle gives you any more straightforward pieces of information that pair two items together, find the square that connects them and put a circle in it as described above. Cross off any other squares in the same row or column, but only within that section of your grid. If your puzzle gives you clues about what doesn't match, such as "Anna doesn't wear a red shirt", you should put an X in that column. However, since you haven't found a positive match, you should not cross out any other squares. 5 Whenever a section has only one square left in a row or column, circle it. Let's say you continue to fill out clues until you've learned (using X marks) that Brad is not wearing a blue or yellow shirt. If there is only one other square in that row and inside that section, that square is the only possibility left. In our example, you should circle the square that shows Brad is wearing a red shirt. Remember to cross off any other squares in that column or row. 6 Look for clues that contain hidden extra information. Some clues mention items in three or more categories.

For instance: "Brad didn't bring any dessert at all, which made the person wearing a yellow shirt irritated." There are actually two clues hidden inside this sentence: [1] Brad did not bring a dessert. Put a circle in the Brad-none square. The person wearing a yellow shirt is not Brad. Put an X in the Brad-yellow square. 7 Keep an eye out for subtle gender clues. Pronouns such as "he" or "she" are easily overlooked, but the puzzle maker may be giving you an additional clue. [2] Assume that typically male names belong to men, and that typically female names belong to women. If the clue says "The person who brought brownies couldn't find her red shirt today." then you know the person who brought brownies is female, and you should assume for the sake of a puzzle that they have a typical female name. If you're solving a puzzle from another country, look up the names to find out whether they are male or female. Puzzle books that are printed more than 20 years ago will sometimes contain names that were once female, but have now become male (or vice versa). 8 Look for the words "before" and "after".

Sometimes a puzzle involves days of the week, houses in a row, or some other list with a particular order. These will often have clues such as "The green house comes before the black house." This may seem useless if you don't know where the black house is, but there are actually two clues in this sentence by itself: The green house comes before another house, so it can't be the last one. The black house comes after another house, so it can't be the first one. 9 Carefully puzzle out clues involving time. The puzzle can get trickier if one of your lists is the amount of time someone takes. [3] For instance, perhaps you know that a group of people raced a mile and finished in 6, 8, 15, and 25 minutes. If you have a clue like "Marcus finished more than 5 minutes after the person ahead of him," you will have to consider each time and think about whether it makes sense. Here's how to work out this example: Marcus can't be the one who ran the mile in 6 minutes, no one was ahead of him. Cross out the Marcus-6 square.

Marcus can't be the one who ran in 8 minutes, because that time is less than 5 minutes behind the one before it. Cross out the Marcus-8 square. Either the 15 or 25 minute times would work for this clue. You'll have to wait until more squares are crossed off before you can figure out which time was Marcus's. 10 Once you've gone through all the clues, fill out more of your chart with the information you have. By now, you've probably discovered several pairings, and you can use each one to fill our more of your chart. Here's an example, going back to our original problem without anything involving time or numbers: Let's say you've discovered that Caroline wears a yellow shirt. Check the yellow shirt column or row for information in other sections. Let's say you notice on your chart that the person with a yellow shirt did not bring ice cream. Because you know that person is Caroline, you can also cross out the square that connects Caroline and ice cream. Check Caroline's row or column too and transfer information the same way to the yellow shirt column or row. 11 If you're stuck, reread all the clues carefully.

Many puzzle writers try to trick you, and there may be clues that you don't notice until you've read them several times. Sometimes, writing them out yourself on index cards and shifting the order can help you look at them in a different light. A friend who hasn't been working on the puzzle might see something you didn't notice. 12 Check your grid for gaps. Remember to check your grid every so often to make sure you filled out all the squares you can. If a section has a row or column with every square crossed off except one, put a circle in that empty square. Whenever a square has a circle in it, you can cross off every other square in that section that lines up in the same row or column. If a row or column within a section has every square crossed off, or more than one square with a circle in it, there was probably a mistake made along the way and you may need to start over. 13 If you're still stuck, copy the grid or switch to a different color and make a guess. Switch to a different color ink, or if you're solving a puzzle online, print it out and work on the copy. Make one guess by putting a circle or an X in an empty square.

[4] Be sure to write down this guess so you will remember it. Make a guess that will let you cross off or circle additional squares. This will usually lead to a chain reaction, and either solve the puzzle or end up with an inconsistency, such as "Brad wears a red shirt and Brad wears a blue shirt". If an inconsistency occurs, your guess must have been wrong. Go back to what the chart looked like before you made your guess, and make the opposite one. Always keep track of when you made your guess with a new copy or a different color ink so it's easy to reverse if the guess was wrong. 14 Check your answer with each clue. Once you've answered the question the puzzle posed, look at the clues and see if your chart makes sense with each one. It should only take a few minutes to check each answer and notice any mistakes. Unfortunately, if there is a mistake, you'll probably need to begin again, since it is difficult to backtrack with this kind of puzzle. Otherwise, congratulations! You've solved the puzzle. If you got the answer without filling out your entire chart, you may not be able to check every clue.

As long as your chart doesn't contradict the clues you can check, you are probably correct. Part 3 Answering Logical Reasoning Problems 1 Consider each word in the question for hidden easy answers. Many logic problems try to distract you or lead you down the wrong path. Don't follow the first train of thought that enters your head; look at each word and see if there's a simple answer that's easy to miss. [5] For example: "A cell phone has fallen down a one foot (30cm) hole. How do you retrieve it? You have a wheel of cheese, three chicken feathers, and a flute." The question is designed to get you thinking about how to use bizarre objects in a creative way, but consider each word and you'll notice the hole is shallow enough to reach down and pick up the cell phone. 2 Consider the question again before answering. Some questions will fool you by appearing too easy, when they're actually more complicated than they seem. You can avoid most of these trick questions by pausing and thinking the problem through before you make a snap decision. For instance, "A wind is blowing from the east, but you are facing the south side of a tree.

Which way are the leaves blowing?" If you don't stop to think, you might have heard "east wind" and automatically answer "east". However, the wind is blowing from the east, so the leaves are actually blowing west. 3 For multiple choice logical reasoning questions, consider each option in turn. Many logical reasoning test questions provide you with a list of statements and ask you what you can deduce from them, usually with multiple choice answers to choose from. [6] If the answer is not obvious to you, take the time to go through each option in turn and weight it against each statement. If one answer contradicts a statement, or you can't see how to deduce that answer from that given information, cross that answer off. For timed tests, if you cannot narrow it down to exactly one answer (or however many the instructions request), you may need to take a guess and move on. Make a note on your notepaper to go back to that question at the end if you have time. 4 Take practice tests if you are preparing for an exam. If you are preparing for the logical reasoning section of an exam, find a practice booklet or take practice tests online.

This is the best way to prepare, since you will become familiar with the exact type of logic problems they use. There are many practice tests available online for free for any major standardized school exam. If you can't find your exact exam, search for practice logic tests that match your education level. 5 If you're at a job interview, realize that they want to hear your reasoning. If you are asked a strange logic question or out-of-the-blue question at a job interview, the interviewer is not looking for the "right answer". He or she is giving you an opportunity to demonstrate your reasoning ability. [7] Explain every step of your logic, and feel free to give multiple answers or assume extra information as long as you make every detail clear to your interviewer. A complicated answer that takes into account several possibilities will look better than a short, correct answer that doesn't show any logical reasoning ability. If the question doesn't give you enough information, make an assumption or estimate and state it clearly.

For instance, say "Let's say the skyscraper is 100 stories tall and has 20 windows on each story" or "First, I'll assume everyone is following the speed limit, and then I'll consider what changes if some people are traveling faster." Community Q&A Puzzle | Define Puzzle at Dictionary.com puzzle noun 1. a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort. 2. something puzzling ; a puzzling question, matter, or person. 3. a puzzled or perplexed condition; bewilderment. 4. Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today? 5. verb (used with object), puzzled, puzzling. 6. to put (someone) at a loss; mystify; confuse; baffle: Her attitude puzzles me. to frustrate or confound, as the understanding; perplex: The problem puzzled him for weeks. 8. to exercise (oneself, one's brain, etc.) over some problem or matter. 9. Archaic. to make intricate or complicated. verb (used without object), puzzled, puzzling. 10. to be perplexed or confused. 11.

to ponder or study over some perplexing problem or matter. Verb phrases puzzle out, to solve by careful study or effort: I was unable to puzzle out the message. Origin of puzzle unpuzzle, verb (used with object), unpuzzled, unpuzzling. Synonyms See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com 2. Puzzle, riddle, enigma refer to something baffling or confusing that is to be solved. A puzzle is a question or problem, intricate enough to be perplexing to the mind; it is sometimes a contrivance made purposely perplexing to test one's ingenuity: a crossword puzzle; The reason for their behavior remains a puzzle. A riddle is an intentionally obscure statement or question, the meaning of or answer to which is to be arrived at only by guessing: the famous riddle of the Sphinx. Enigma, originally meaning riddle, now refers to some baffling problem with connotations of mysteriousness: He will always be an enigma to me. 6. confound.

Dictionary.com Unabridged How to Solve Code Puzzles | Puzzazz | The best way to solve puzzles in the digital world 2 billion km Braille After going blind in a childhood accident, Frenchman Louis Braille developed the first version of his writing system in 1824. Braille consists of variations of a 2x3 grid of dots, where the pattern of raised and unraised bumps determines the character or letter. By feeling each character with ones finger, it is possible to read messages tactilely instead of visually. The following images show the Braille representations for each letter of the alphabet. The first ten can also signify the 10 different numerals when used in conjunction with the the Braille character for 'number' (see the table below.) For example, 'number' followed by the Braille character for A will indicate a 1. Braille can be used to depict not only the 26 letters of the alphabet but also common letter combinations, frequently seen words, and punctuation. The table below lists all of the 64 unique configurations of a 2x3 grid.

To read this table, combine one of the 7 possible configurations on the far left column with one of the 7 possible configurations in the top row. Greek Alphabet The Greek alphabet is one the oldest forms of writing and has been in use since the 8th century BC. It originally derived from the 22 letters of the ancient Phoenician language, and over time has evolved into the modern day set of 24 letters and associated symbols. While certainly used as the primary communication method throughout Greece, the Greek alphabet has a much broader reach. The names and symbols appear in mathematics, physics, and various other sciences, as well as in names of fraternities and sororities. Name Lowercase Kitchen Conversions While the metric system allows for easy and quick conversions, the Imperial system unfortunately does not. It's fairly simple to switch between liters and milliliters but not too many people remember how to convert between ounces and gallons The table below shows the major imperial units and the odd relationships they share. abbr. 70 Morse Code Morse code was invented by Samuel Morse in the 1830s as a mode of communicating through telegraphy. It was used extensively with early radio communication and was crucial during World War II.

Each letter or number is represented by a unique sequence of dashes and dots where a dash is three times as long as a dot. When sending a message via telegraph, a short pause equal to the duration of a dot is inserted after each dot or dash for clarity. Complete words, on the other hand, are separated by a longer pause which is equal to the duration of three dots (the equivalent of one dash.) The first table shows the corresponding sequence for each letter and number in order. A Q Music Written music uses clefs to indicate the pitch of the notes on the staff. The two most common clefs are shown below: the Treble Clef (or G-clef), top, and the Bass Clef (or F-clef), bottom. If the clef symbol is shown in a different position on the staff, you can tell the pitch of the notes by the position of the symbol. With a Treble clef, the G4 note line passes through the curl of the clef; with a Bass clef, the F3 note line passes between the two dots of the clef. The piano keys below show all of the notes in one octave, the interval between a musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency.

There are 7 white keys which correspond to the notes A through G and 5 black keys which correspond to intermediate notes that are either lowered (flat) or raised (sharp) by a half step. Each of the notes is also labeled with its corresponding name on the solfège scale. Nautical Flags The colorful flags below are known as the international maritime signal flags. They correspond directly with the NATO alphabet and can be used to spell a message letter by letter. As well as representing an individual letter, each flag also has a specific standard meaning. For instance, the yellow and red flag for O also means "Man overboard." Pigpen Cipher The Pigpen cipher is one of the oldest codes but also one of the most well known. It dates back to the 18th century and is associated with groups such as the Rosicrucian brotherhood and the Freemasons. Originally used to conceal message and keep records secret, it is now a common device used in various puzzles and was even featured in Dan Brown's popular novel The Lost Symbol. The geometric grids produce a simple substitution method for the letters of the alphabet.

Note how the dots help eliminate ambiguities between the grids - for example, A and J use the same grid shape but can be distinguished from each other with the dot. Although there are many variations of the grids and letter placements, below you will find the most common version of the Pigpen cipher. Here is an example of how to decode a message using the Pigpen cipher. Match each image with the corresponding section in one of the grids and you will spell out the answer letter by letter. In this case, the answer is ANSWER. Semaphore Used primarily for maritime purposes, semaphore is a way of visually conveying messages from a distance. As you look through the semaphore notation for each letter, imagine a naval flagman standing on the deck of a distant ship using his arms to spell out a message letter by letter. You might consider using semaphore when a puzzle involves or makes references to time or clocks, as the clock hands mimic the flag positions. Really any sort of visual representation with angles (in multiples of 45 degrees) might be a good indication that you should use semaphore. The table below shows another way of displaying the various semaphore symbols.

Match up an angle in the leftmost column with an angle in the top row to form one of the 49 possible combinations. Note that not all combinations produce a valid symbol. Yet another way of interpreting semaphore symbols can be seen below. Each image depicts all letters that can be formed from a certain set of congruent angles. From left to right, they show the letters that can be formed with 45-, 90-, 180- and 135-degree angles. American Sign Language American Sign Language, or ASL, is a way of communicating using the hands and other parts of the body to express various letters, words or concepts. ASL is the primary mode of communication among deaf communities and is considered a natural language with its own syntax and grammar. Many words have a specific sign but it is sometimes necessary to spell out a word letter by letter. The images below depict each letter of the alphabet as well as the first 10 numbers. A Use puzzle in a sentence | puzzle sentence examples The pieces of the puzzle simply didn't fit together. Each still held the final pieces to the puzzle they left behind. You have all the keys to this puzzle, Jule replied.

He was a puzzle, a man with no memory beyond waking up in the morning. The answers fell into place, one after another like a child's wooden puzzle, and even absent the last lingering block, the finished the picture was finally clear. The boy pulled away with a scowl and tapped on the newspaper puzzle, indicating he wasn't finished. Donnie had paid no attention to their conversation but having tired of his puzzle, picked up the notebook of letters and numbers and began to study it, turning the binder page by page. Fred suggested that one of the letters might be in error so the group continued to look at the puzzle on the basis Cynthia had first suggested. I think she knows enough to help me put the final pieces of the puzzle together. The two detectives entered the office, and the clerk, a bored and balding retiree, looked up from a crossword puzzle and, recogniz­ing Hunter, frowned. They left the man to his puzzle and attitude and walked around the corner to room 22. Norfolk had all but ceased trying to locate the ex-World Wide employee, but Dean still considered him a missing piece in the puzzle and wanted to talk to the man.

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Just here, perhaps, I had better explain our use of the manual alphabet, which seems to puzzle people who do not know us. Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. These same questions that disturb and puzzle and confound us have in their turn occurred to all the wise men; not one has been omitted; and each has answered them, according to his ability, by his words and his life. He was a metaphysical puzzle to me. It is a truly grotesque vegetation, whose forms and color we see imitated in bronze, a sort of architectural foliage more ancient and typical than acanthus, chiccory, ivy, vine, or any vegetable leaves; destined perhaps, under some circumstances, to become a puzzle to future geologists. "He always was rather harsh; and now I should think he's getting very trying," said Prince Andrew, apparently speaking lightly of their father in order to puzzle or test his sister. Find the complete sentence | Smart-Kit Puzzles and Games Smart-Kit Puzzles and Games > Find the complete sentence Find the complete sentence Can you make your way to all the letters and back to the starting point without going through any letter spot more than once?

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Customers Also Bought Tips for solving puzzle caches - Geocaching NSW Incorporated - Promoting Geocaching in New South Wales Tips for solving puzzle caches Puzzle caches are a great alternative to traditional geocache. But for many geocachers, they are too difficult or require too much effort. This page has been written to give you some tips on how to solve those puzzle caches that might currently be beyond your reach. It covers what to look for when solving a puzzle cache, some of the clever techniques used to hide clues and how to confirm you're on the right track. This session was originally presented at the Geocaching NSW 2010 AGM event by founding president, Darren Osborne. 1. Look for patterns A puzzle cache will typically require you to solve all the digits in the coordinates (15 in total), the minutes (10) or the decimal minutes (6).

For example; AB CD.EFG HIJ KL.MNO - 15 digits S33 AB.CDE E151 FG.HIJ - 10 digits S33 26.ABC E151 04.DEF - 6 digits Solving a 15-digit puzzle is easiest as you can use the degrees part of the coordinates to confirm you're on the right track (see next tip). Puzzles that require 10 digits are typically the hardest. Armed with this knowledge, you should look at the puzzle to see if there are 6, 10 or 15 objects, items, words, phrases, lines, etc. in the cache description. This may be where the answer is hidden. 2. Study the 'fake' coordinates Since mid-2008, puzzle caches require the starting, or fake, coordinates to be within about 3.2 kilometres from the actual geocache. In southern Australia, this equates to roughly ±2' (minutes) east/west and ±1.7' north/south.

Typically this will also mean the degrees portion of GZ will be identical to the fake coordinates - unless it is close to a longitude/latitude line, which will narrow down your search for 10- and 15-digit puzzles. For example, if the fake coordinates are S33 24.509 E151 02.677 and you need to solve AB CD.EFG HIJ KL.MNO, you can reduce this to S33 2D.EFG E151 0L.MNO and that D is 3,4,5 or 6 and L is likely to be 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. If the puzzle uses repetition – such as AB BB.ACA – this will help you even further. Example: The geocache’s starting coordinates are S 33° 46.800 E 151° 01.000 The puzzle asks use to find the cache with the following: AA° BC.DEF GHG° FG.ACG We could quickly solve most of this as we know A=3, B=4, G=1, H=5 and F=0.

So now our puzzle have been reduced to this 33° 4C.DE0 151° 01.3C1 3. Substitutions There are many ways to convert numbers and text into something that looks unintelligible. Below are some examples. To crack the substitution code, look for repetitions and patterns (see tip). Examples: Actual coordinates:S 33° 46.975 E 151° 02.996 Morse Code 33121F E67414 4. Learn about ciphers Not all puzzles will solve as numbers. Some spell out the coordinates as words, such as 'south three three ...' or 'south thirty-three', or provide other clues – ‘next to the trig point’. Ciphers have been used to hide text for thousands of years. In fact the hints that are typically shown on geocache listing pages use the ROT 13 or Caesar shift-13 cipher. ROT5 is a simple numeric substitution cipher. Other substitution ciphers include: substitution, Keyed Caesar, and Pigpen or Masonic.

These are all "monoalphabetic" ciphers, meaning that each incidence of any particular letter or number in the original message always encodes to the same symbol in the encrypted message. ROT13 cipher Z Pigpen cipher The first step to solving these ciphers is to use a technique known as frequency analysis. This involves looking at which letters, or combinations of letters, appear most frequently. For example, the letter E is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet. If the letter J appears most often in the ciphered text, then you maybe able to assume that J represents E and the cipher could be a Caesar shift-5. Also look for common combinations that look like THE, THREE, and AND. Other patterns include The two Es in the word THREE TY on the end of TWENTY, THIRTY FORTY etc. SEVEN and SEVENTY repeats E in the 2nd and 4th positions NINETEEN repeats one character in the 1st, 3rd and 8th places and another in the 4th, 6th and 7th places.

COORDINATES is a relatively long 11 letter word that shows up surprisingly often in geocache ciphers and it has O repeated in the 2nd and 3rd positions so it can be easy to spot. Examples: UQWVJ VJKTVA VJTGG HQTVA UGXGP RQKPV VYQ PKPG QPG GCUV QPG JWPFTGF HKHVA QPG VYQ RQKPV PKPG UGXGP UGXGP 8-1 4-2 3-2 2-3 2-1 2-3 4-2 3-2 4-3 7-4 8-2 6-2 3-1 3-2 7-3 8-1 4-2 3-2 7-3 6-3 2-3 5-2 The topic of ciphers and codes fills volumes of textbooks; far more than we can even begin to outline here. But if you're interested in learning more, here are some related terms worth researching: Affine Also, at the end of this article is a list of useful websites. 5.

Other coordinate systems Some puzzles result in coordinates that are not in the commonly used 'degrees-decimal minutes' format. They may be decimal degrees (S33.5684 E151.1789), degrees minutes seconds (S33 24' 31'' E151 03' 12''), or other grid references (UTM55 12 1235). 6. Picture speaks a thousand words There is more to a picture than the picture itself. Some contain 'hidden' information known as EXIF data. Look at the file’s properties or use a photo editing program to look at the data included with the image to see if there is anything hidden. Changing various attributes such as brightness, contrast, alpha channel or colour depth may also reveal information. Try inverting images, or using filters such as ‘Local Equalization’ and ‘Find Edges’ if available. If you don’t have Photoshop, you may find these free software titles useful: Gimp (for Windows, Mac and Linux) Paint.Net (for Windows) at along with the BoltBait plugin pack that includes a steganography tool! SplashUp (online tool) at 7.

Go to the source Some puzzle geocaches have clues hidden in the HTML code of the page, also known as the source code. To look at the HTML code, right-click on the page and choose View source. It may be text that is commented out, made white or hidden using some other method. Because most of the code is generated by the cache listing website, you will only need to look in the section that contains the cache description. Example: <span id="ctl00_ContentBody_LongDescription">The 'City gates' caches sit close to large monuments declaring your entry (or exit) of the Australian Capital Territory. But not every border crossing has such an announcement. The border itself is even subtler. <!-- The cache is at S 35° 11.480 E 149° 00.474 --> This line is a comment that won't display on the listing. <p color=white>You won’t see this clue either: It will appear as a blank line. It’s up in the tree.</p> <p>To find the cache you must crack the puzzle.

But where is it?</p> <p>There are two ways of getting to this location, both short enjoyable walks - down on the border.<br /></p></span> 8. Confirm your answer Once you have what you think is the answer, copy and paste it into a mapping program such as OziExplorer, Mapsource or Google Maps (maps.google.com.au). This will give you a first look at whether you have the right answer. If the arrow points to a solitary tree, a gazebo, clump of rocks, fork in the road, etc., you can feel reasonably confident that you have the correct answer. If it lands in the middle of a busy intersection or out in the Pacific Ocean, you probably have more work to do. Some geocache listing pages include a coordinate checker for you to confirm your coordinates. Some have a ten-minute delay between ‘searches’ or limit the number of searches you can do in any ten minutes, so it’s recommended you try the map test first. 9. Brute force The final method is to search for the geocache without solving the puzzle - known as brute force. Look at a map of the area to identify any logical hiding places within a reasonable distance of the starting coordinates.

Read through the logs and closely examine any photos. Try searching the internet for the GC code and title for clues. If the description includes what looks like phrases or poetry, search for it on the web - it may provide clues to the author or some other pieces of information. Whatever technique you use, if you find the cache through this method DO NOT mention it in your log. Some puzzle cache owners may feel cheated and decide to delete your log. It may also encourage other future hiders to follow the same path. Remember, the purpose of the puzzle is for people to solve it, not cheat. 10. Ask for help When all else fails, email the cache owner (or a previous finder) and ask for a hint. Many are keen to see find logs appear in their email inbox, so they are willing to give you a clue or two. Like with brute force, if you ask a previous finder for help, it is best not to make mention of this in your log as it may upset the hider. Keep it as your ‘little secret’.

Creating your own If you decide to turn the tables on your fellow geocachers and create your own puzzle cache, there are a number of websites worth visiting, such as the Geocachers of the Bay Area website and the Puzzlehead Geocaching website. Other useful websites: Clue Examples | Make a Treasure Hunt There are many categories of clues: riddles, puzzles, joint, photos, educational, and themed. Riddles You can make simple riddles that disclose the location of the next clue. These riddles can be rhyming, or not. They can be easy or difficult. Here are some examples: I have a face but no nose, eyes or mouth. I have numbers on me. Refrigerator: look where there are magnets close to eggs and milk You must break me before you can taste me Find the place that is like the North Pole I am tall and for some reason I change my clothes with every season Birds love to use me as a home I’m stuck in one place and cannot roam Put some words into my mouth and they will go away. I will give you words as well, but not one will I say. I am soft and comfortable Not a bed, not a chair, what am I?

My colors are like a skunk But I do not affect the nose, just the ears. I can be loud, beautiful, quiet, or annoying depending on who is with me. “You make a better door than a” what? Create Your Own Riddle Clue To create a riddle, first think of the location or object where you will hide the next clue. For example “toaster”. Then start the riddle with something like “I have”, “I am”, “Look where”, “Find the”, “My”, “What is”, “What has”, etc. “I am” To make a rhyming riddle, think of a sentence about the object. Make sure the last word in the sentence rhymes well with other words (don’t make the last word be something like “orange”). “I am square and love heat” Then think of a few words that rhyme with that word. “seat, meat, eat” If you can’t think of any, you can change out that word with a synonym. For example, instead of saying “house” you could say “home”. They mean almost the same thing but rhyme with very different words. Next, choose one of the ryhming words to make the second sentence.

“I am square and love heat, I make bread more delicious to eat.” It may seem difficult to make two sentences that rhyme, but you can do it with a little practice. If the riddle seems is too easy or too hard, consider changing out some of the words to make it more obvious or more vague. harder: “I am metal and love heat, I make something delicious to eat.” You can also add extra sentences to make it easier – the more information the participants have, the easier it should be to figure out what it is. To make the rhyme sound better, consider making the number of syllables the same in both sentences. This is optional of course. “I am square and love heat, = 7 syllables I make bread more delicious to eat.” = 9 syllables to “I am small, square, and I adore heat, = 9 syllables I make bread more delicious to eat.” = 9 syllables Mystery Language Clue: Create a clue that is simply translated in a different language. If you know a foreign language you can do this yourself, if not you can use google translate. This type of clue is easy to adjust the difficulty.

for the easiest, begin the clue with “Translate me:” and use a language that is somewhat close to english, such as spanish, italian, or german. To add difficulty, try translating to a language such as arabic, and leave off the “Translate me” part. Imagine opening a slip of paper to find some strange characters: Κοιτάξτε κάτω από το κρεβάτι. (greek) They must ascertain the fact that it is a foreign language (a difficult task if they are unfamiliar with that language) Then they must figure out which language it is, and how to type it into google translate to be translated. (Hint: one way for them to accomplish this is to copy/paste a large paragraph of random english text into google translate, and click through the languages until the one with matching symbols is found. Then copy paste the same symbols as the clue holds, to create the message. Then translate the message. jigsaw puzzle: Take a regular jigsaw puzzle (preferable a brand new one, so that you can be sure all the pieces are there) and put it together.

Make sure you can flip it over once it is put together (you can use a couple of sheets of cardboard, one on bottom one on top, hold together and flip). On the back of the puzzle, you can either write the location of the next clue, or draw a map. The puzzle can be used either as a single clue, or gathered a few pieces at a time – you can include a ziplock bag of puzzle pieces with each riddle clue. You can use it as a “cumulative clue” by having it split up like this. (see “cumulative clues” below). Tip: the more pieces in the puzzle, the longer it will take & the more difficult it will be for your participants. A puzzle under 200 pieces is generally a good number. Word search: Create a word search that reveals the location of the next clue. This can be done several ways. Here is an example: Find all the words in the search. Use the red letters that are part of the found words to spell out the location of the next clue. Disregard red letters that are not part of the words you find.

Word scramble You can use this as part of a sentence: Look in the book in the library, it’s name is: O Tale fA Two Cities =A Tale Of Two Cities Common knowledge cryptogram puzzle: Write the clue down, for example “Look in the refrigerator” Use numbers to replace the letters, with the letter A corresponding to the number 1, B is 2, C is 3, and so forth. You can underline the numbers when they get to double digits to made the puzzle easier (so that they know it is 13 not 1 and 3) or if you don’t want to underline them, you can also just place them very close together to signify that they are one number. For an easier clue, put the key on the same page. For a difficult clue, leave off the key.

So, to make the example into a clue, “Look in the refrigerator” would read 12 15 15 11 9 14 20 8 5 18 5 6 18 9 7 5 18 1 20 15 18 and the key would be: 1=A 2=B 3=C 4=D 5=E 6=F 7=G 8=H 9=I 10=J 11=K 12=L 13=M 14=N 15=O 16=P 17=Q 18=R 19=S 20=T 21=U 22=V 23=W 24=X 25=Y 26=Z This is the “common knowledge” puzzle because many people have heard of or seen this type of number to letter association key. Random cryptogram puzzle: The same as the common knowledge puzzle, except the “key” is custom. You can use random (out of order) numbers, symbols, other letters, etc.

For example: 1=F 2=M 3=Z +=A @=B &=C A=U B=R C=P Soduku Find a soduku. Solve the soduku yourself first, so you know what numbers you have to work with. OR get a book of soduku puzzles and turn to the solutions area. You may also want to know what numbers you are looking for, so you may want to choose your clue location before choosing the soduku. Use a clue location that requires a number, for example: Look in the library, on shelf #_ (counting up from the bottom), book #_ (counting from left to right), page # _ _ _, line # _ (counting from bottom to top), word # _ _ . (the word could be something like “refrigerator” or “mailbox”. Simply the location of the next clue) You could also tape a small piece of paper into the book on that page, if it is hard to make the numbers line up with the word you want. To make the soduku into a clue: You can highlight the boxes or trace the boxes with a colored pencil for the numbers you will use.

try to use only boxes that the participant had to solve, rather than the ones that were already there. Joint Clue Combine any of the clues. For example: Use the soduku puzzle, but instead of the numbers in the solution corresponding to a number clue, have them correspond to a cryptogram puzzle. Photo Clues You can take a photo of the location or object that the participants must get to or find. For example, you could have a photo of the fish tank and the participants would go to the tank to find the next photo. For increased difficulty, you could have the photo be very close up, or of an obscure part of the tank (you could do a close up of the fish even). This can make it difficult to tell what the object is. For photos of locations, you could make it so the participant has to stand exactly where you stood when you took the photo in order to find the next clue.

You can also take “close up” photos at locations, just be sure to leave enough evidence that the participant will be able to decipher where you were (close up of a park bench, be sure the participant is familiar with the benches in the park or they may never guess it) Another fun thing to do with photos of locations, is to make a romantic treasure hunt with it. Take photos of places that mean something to both of you. You could both go along on the treasure hunt, and each photo could have something sweet written on the back of it about your memory of you two visiting the location together. You could even do this for around the house you don’t want to travel very far. Alternately, you could use this as a surprise for a second honeymoon or a long road trip. You could just hand your partner the next clue when you arrive at the destination if it is not possible to hide the clues at the destinations beforehand. Only do it that way if absolutely necessary. You see, if you go through the effort of preparing the clues and going around hiding them beforehand, it is very flattering for your partner as it shows your thoughtfulness (ie you score points!).

Cumulative Clues You can make clues that are cumulative to add another dimension to the hunt. A cumulative clue has several pieces to it. The pieces must be collected and then when they are all put together they create the solution. For example, you can have the clue say, “look on all forms of transportation that we own – collect all 4” and the participant(s) will have to go search the car, truck, bike, and boat. They will come up with 4 pieces of paper or whatever you’ve hidden there, and when they put them together they can read the instructions for finding the next clue. A map can be torn into pieces and used as a cumulative clue. Educational Clues You can make clues that are educational by requiring the participant(s) to learn or practice something in order to solve the riddle. For example, you might ask them “find the item that Louis Pasteur made safe to drink.” (answer: milk. you can tape the next clue to the bottom of the milk carton in the fridge) you can also make a short puzzle like this: What is the capital of alaska?

_ _ _ _ _ _ (Juneau) What is the answer to: (2426+5522) /956? _ _ _ _ _ (eight) What is the last word of the Gettysberg address? earth Who was the 16th president of the united states? Abraham Lincoln How many bones are there in the human body? 206 There are 3 types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and what? metamorphic You can make an entire treasure hunt with an educational theme. You can choose a variety of topics or just stick to one (if your child is struggling with mathematics, you can do a math theme. This is a fun way to help him or her practice). Themed Clues You can add a fun theme to your clues; a common example is a pirate theme. You can make the language in the clues sound like pirate speak (Aye aye, matie!) and the clue attributes could be skulls, crossbones, black pirate flags, etc. See the pirate treasure hunt for more examples. There are many other themes for treasure hunts. Some ideas are: luau (island theme)

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