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Are the following statements always true, sometimes true or never true?

You could cut out the cards from this sheet (word, pdf) and arrange them in this grid.

 
Can you find examples or counter-examples for each one?

For the “sometimes” cards, can you explain when they are true? Or rewrite them so that they are always true or never true?

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