Verbal problems - pg. 1

Name a food, a famous person this food could be associated with, and why?
Ex.: Apple, Snow White, she could kill the witch

Stones- Name as many kinds as you can.

List different uses for a mouse trap other than catching animals.

Name types of bowls.

Highways carry cars and trucks. Name things that carry other things and what they carry.

Name a kind of pet and give a reason that a parent wouldn't let you have it.

Name things that are gold.
Ex.: necklace, sun, earrings, goldenrod, Whoppi Goldbreg

Name things with bows.
Ex.: present, hair, bowl, boa constrictor

You are Cinderella - Where are you going?

Name things needed in order to survive in an ice cave.

Name things that initiate growth and what it is that grows.
Ex.: The sun makes the flowers grow; Time makes the heart grow fonder.

List alternative ways to get from the mall (other than a car) to home.

Create a good newspaper headline.
Ex.: "Cure for Cancer Found"

Name things you can catch but not keep.
Ex.: A cold, a frog, a lion, a seal, a ray of light

Name many uses for a shoe.

Name states.
Ex.: Michigan, Rhode Island, Florida
State of confusion, state of anger
solid, liquid, gas, statue, stationary

You start with a "box"-
You think of a word that begins with the last letter in box,
then you use the last letter in the next word given, etc.
Ex.: Box-x-ray-yo-yo,etc.

Fill in the blanks:_______ + _________ = __________
Ex.: A book plus a worm equals a bookworm.

Imagine you were stranded on a deserted tropical island and you find a magic lamp. The genie offers you only one wish.
What would you wish and why?

OotM stands for Odyssey of the Mind. Name other groups which could have the initials OotM, and what the group is for.

Name a famous sports figure and the sport in which he or she competes.

List uses for a size 8 male shoe.

The first person has to think of two words that go together
Ex.: Fire hydrant, dog pound, Mack truck
The next person must use one word from the first person's answer to form another response
Ex.: Fireman, doghouse, truck stop

Name units used to count things.
Ex. Reams of paper, head of cattle.