YEAR 4 PIGPEN CYPHER

PIGPEN CYPHER

By Bakari Hamisi

Multiple Choice

What is the Pigpen Cipher?

• A type of food puzzle

• A secret code that replaces letters with symbols

• A game using numbers

• A puzzle with animal names

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Which of these tools do you use to read Pigpen Cipher?

• A magnifying glass

• A special pen

• A Pigpen cipher key/grid

• A calculator

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What does the Pigpen Cipher use to represent letters?

• Numbers

• Pictures of animals

• Symbols made from parts of a grid or X-shapes

• Colours

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How many shapes are used in the Pigpen Cipher key?

• 5

• 10

• 26

• 2

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Which letter is represented by a right-angle corner shape like an “L”?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What symbol represents the letter “W”?

• A triangle

• A square with a dot in it

• A grid corner with a dot

• A “V” shape with a dot

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What symbol represents the letter “N”?

• A triangle

• A square with a dot in it

• A grid corner with a dot

• An “X” shape with a dot

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What symbol represents the letter “E”?

• A triangle

• A square

• A grid corner with a dot

• An “X” shape with a dot

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What symbol represents the letter “S”?

• A triangle

• An “X” shape with a dot

• A grid corner with a dot

• A "V" shape

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Why is the Pigpen Cipher a good way to keep messages secret?

• It looks like a railway

• Most people didn't go to school

• The symbols are confusing and not easy to guess

• The symbols are form X box