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Family trees with very few branches.

Use only the relationships described.

Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.

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QUESTION 1 / 10

Ana is Ben's mother. Ben is Cy's father. How is Ana related to Cy?

  • Grandmother
  • Aunt
  • Sister
  • Cousin
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Grandmother

Ana is a parent of Cy's parent, so she is Cy's grandmother.

QUESTION 2 / 10

Dee and Eli are siblings. Eli is Flo's mother. How is Dee related to Flo?

  • Cousin
  • Grandparent
  • Aunt or uncle
  • Child
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Aunt or uncle

A sibling of your parent is your aunt or uncle. Dee's gender is not specified.

QUESTION 3 / 10

Gia is Hal's daughter. Hal is Ivo's son. How is Ivo related to Gia?

  • Sibling
  • Child
  • Cousin
  • Grandparent
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Grandparent

Ivo is Hal's parent, and Hal is Gia's parent, making Ivo a grandparent.

QUESTION 4 / 10

Jo and Kai have the same two parents. What relationship do they have?

  • Siblings
  • Cousins
  • Grandparent and child
  • Aunt and niece
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Siblings

Children sharing the same two parents are siblings.

QUESTION 5 / 10

Lee is Mia's father. Nia is also Lee's child. How are Mia and Nia related?

  • Siblings
  • Spouses
  • Cousins
  • Grandparent and child
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Siblings

They share a parent, so they are siblings, whether full or half siblings.

QUESTION 6 / 10

Ola is Paz's sister. Paz is Quin's father. How is Ola related to Quin?

  • Mother
  • Aunt
  • Cousin
  • Grandmother
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Aunt

Ola is the sister of Quin's father, so she is Quin's aunt.

QUESTION 7 / 10

Rae is Sol's brother. Sol is Tia's mother. How is Rae related to Tia?

  • Grandfather
  • Uncle
  • Father
  • Cousin
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Uncle

A mother's brother is an uncle.

QUESTION 8 / 10

Uma is Vic's mother, and Wes is Uma's mother. How is Wes related to Vic?

  • Daughter
  • Aunt
  • Grandmother
  • Sister
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Grandmother

Wes is the mother of Vic's mother.

QUESTION 9 / 10

Xia and Yara are sisters. Each has one child. How are those children related?

  • Aunt and niece
  • First cousins
  • Grandparent and child
  • Siblings
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First cousins

The children of siblings are first cousins.

QUESTION 10 / 10

Zed is Arlo's son. Arlo is Bea's brother. How is Zed related to Bea?

  • Grandfather
  • Father
  • Nephew
  • Brother
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Nephew

The son of your sibling is your nephew.

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