Riddles

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

• Tree

• Candle

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CCSS.L.7.5A

What month of the year has 28 days?

• February

• March

• All of them

What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?

• Glass

• Mirror

• Promise

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?

• Yellow

• White

• Rainbow

• There aren't any

What goes up but never comes down?

• Helium balloons

• Hot air balloon

• Age

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

• He was using a cap

• He was using a raincoat

• He was bald

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

• Candle

• Kerosene lamp

• Fireplace

• Match

What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?

• A Baby

• A dog

• An echo

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CCSS.RL.7.4

I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?