Spot the lie in each set of three

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   He was carried back to the Judge the next day

   Statements

   1. He was carried back to the Judge the next day
   2. A gardener's helper led him away and sold him
   3. A rope was twisted round his neck until he choked

2. False statement

   He never learned to sleep under the snow

   Statements

   1. A man in a red sweater beat him with a club
   2. He never learned to sleep under the snow
   3. He began to steal food in order to stay alive

3. False statement

   He was handed the lead place without a fight

   Statements

   1. He broke his rival's fore legs during the fight
   2. He refused to work until he was made leader
   3. He was handed the lead place without a fight

4. False statement

   The dogs grew fat on the food that sled carried

   Statements

   1. The dogs grew fat on the food that sled carried
   2. Two men and a woman later overloaded the sled
   3. A man by the river cut him out of the traces

Instructions

Tap the one false statement in each set of three about the stolen dog on the northern trail.

Explanation