Start with the given links
These exercises describe a small fictional family using parent links. Use only the relationships stated in the question. Do not guess age or gender from a name.
An arrow in the lesson diagram points from parent to child. Maya is Robin's parent, so Robin is Maya's child. The same link gives different answers when you reverse the question.
The practice gives the facts in words and asks you to choose one of four relationships. Its review draws the connecting path.
Follow two parent links
Maya is Robin's parent, and Robin is Ellis's parent. Following both links shows that Maya is Ellis's grandparent.
Now reverse the question: what is Ellis's relationship to Maya? Ellis is Maya's grandchild, not grandparent. Identify whose relationship is being asked before choosing.
Other questions can branch: people with the same stated parent are siblings. Follow the supplied links rather than the order in which the names appear.
Check the question's direction
Noor is Alex's parent. Alex is Sam's parent. What is Sam's relationship to Noor?
Trace the two links, then check which person the question names first. This checkpoint offers two choices; the practice offers four.
The three levels describe four, six and eight people. Each round has six questions. These are simplified family-link puzzles, not complete family histories.
Try it
What is Sam's relationship to Noor?
- Grandparent
- Grandchild
Show the answer
Grandchild
Correct. Sam is Alex's child, and Alex is Noor's child. That makes Sam the grandchild of Noor. Reversing the question would give grandparent.
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