1. Three at the café Easy
Anna, Ben and Carol each ordered a different drink: tea, coffee or juice.
Clues
- Anna ordered the tea.
- Ben did not order the juice.
| Friend | Drink |
|---|---|
| Anna | |
| Ben | |
| Carol |
Printable Logic Puzzles
Free printable logic-grid puzzles — original “Einstein”-style puzzles where a few clues let you deduce the whole answer. Solve on screen or print the page, with full answers and a step-by-step solving method.
Printable Logic Puzzles
Four original logic-grid puzzles — the kind where a short story and a handful of clues let you deduce the whole answer by elimination. Solve them on screen, or hit Print for a clean sheet to do with a pencil. The full answers, with the key deduction explained, are at the bottom.
How to solve a logic grid puzzle
- Read the story and note the categories (for example: people, pets, ages).
- Take each clue and mark what it rules out as much as what it confirms — “not the juice” is as useful as “the tea”.
- Fill in anything that is now certain, then re-read the clues: each new fact often unlocks another.
- When only one option is left in a row or column, it must be the answer.
2. Pets and ages Medium
Mia, Noah and Ola each keep a different pet (cat, dog or fish) and are aged 7, 8 and 9.
Clues
- Mia keeps the fish.
- The dog’s owner is 7 years old.
- Ola is 8.
- Mia is older than Ola.
| Child | Pet | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mia | ||
| Noah | ||
| Ola |
3. Four houses on a row Medium
Four houses stand in a row, numbered 1 to 4 from left to right. Each is painted a different colour: red, blue, green or yellow.
Clues
- The yellow house is house 2.
- The red house is immediately to the left of the green house.
- The blue house is at one end of the row (house 1 or house 4).
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
4. The finish line Hard
Pat, Quinn, Rosa and Sam finished a race in positions 1st to 4th, with no ties.
Clues
- Rosa finished before Pat, but after Quinn.
- Sam did not finish last.
- Quinn was not first.
| Position | Runner |
|---|---|
| 1st | |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd | |
| 4th |
Answers
1. Three at the café — solution
| Friend | Drink |
|---|---|
| Anna | Tea |
| Ben | Coffee |
| Carol | Juice |
Anna has the tea (clue 1). Ben isn’t the juice (clue 2), and tea is taken, so Ben has the coffee — leaving the juice for Carol.
2. Pets and ages — solution
| Child | Pet | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mia | Fish | 9 |
| Noah | Dog | 7 |
| Ola | Cat | 8 |
Ola is 8 (clue 3) and Mia is older than Ola (clue 4), so Mia is 9 and Noah is 7. The 7-year-old owns the dog (clue 2), so Noah has the dog; Mia has the fish (clue 1), leaving the cat for Ola.
3. Four houses on a row — solution
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| 1 | Blue |
| 2 | Yellow |
| 3 | Red |
| 4 | Green |
House 2 is yellow (clue 1). Red must sit directly left of green (clue 2); with house 2 taken, the only adjacent pair left is houses 3 and 4 — so red is 3, green is 4. That leaves house 1 blue, which is an end (clue 3).
4. The finish line — solution
| Position | Runner |
|---|---|
| 1st | Sam |
| 2nd | Quinn |
| 3rd | Rosa |
| 4th | Pat |
Clue 1 fixes the order Quinn → Rosa → Pat. Quinn is the earliest of those three but isn’t first (clue 3), so the only runner who can be first is Sam. That places Quinn, Rosa and Pat 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Sam first also satisfies clue 2.
What are logic grid puzzles?
A logic grid puzzle (sometimes called an “Einstein” or “zebra” puzzle) gives you a few categories and a set of clues, and asks you to work out which option goes with which — using nothing but deduction. There is always exactly one solution, and you never have to guess: every answer follows from the clues.
Are logic puzzles good for kids?
Yes — the easy puzzles above suit upper-primary children and make great classroom warm-ups, because they build careful reading and step-by-step reasoning. Printing the sheet and asking “how did you know?” after each clue turns a puzzle into a short thinking lesson. For more, try the lateral thinking puzzles and the brain teasers collection.
These puzzles are original and free to print for personal or classroom use.
Frequently asked questions
What are logic grid puzzles?
A logic grid puzzle — also called an “Einstein” or “zebra” puzzle — gives you a few categories (such as people, pets and ages) and a set of clues, and asks you to work out which option goes with which using pure deduction. There is always exactly one solution, and you never have to guess.
How do you solve a logic puzzle?
Work clue by clue, marking what each one rules out as well as what it confirms, and fill in anything that becomes certain. Each new fact usually unlocks another, and when only one option is left in a row it must be the answer. The page walks through this method and shows the key deduction for every puzzle.
Are these logic puzzles printable?
Yes. Press the “Print these puzzles” button (or your browser’s print) and the page prints a clean sheet — just the stories, clues and blank grids — with the navigation, answers and ads stripped out.
Are logic puzzles good for kids?
Yes. The easier puzzles suit upper-primary children and make excellent classroom warm-ups, because they build careful reading and step-by-step reasoning. Asking “how did you know?” after each clue turns the puzzle into a short thinking lesson.