Brain Teasers Challenge

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

• shadow

• whisper

• echo

• silence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What has keys but can't open locks?

• door

• car

• piano

• book

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

• screwdriver

• shovel

• hammer

• pencil

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

• dime

• quarter

• nickel

• penny

What has to be broken before you can use it?

• A pencil

• A promise

• A mirror

• An egg

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I?

• A sponge

• A colander

• A strainer

• A sieve

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

• Leaves

• Memories

• Footsteps

• Shadows

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What has a neck but no head, two arms but no hands?

• A snake

• A tree

• A shirt

• A robot

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

• sand

• water

• wind

• fire

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What has a heart that doesn't beat?

• A clock

• A computer

• A plant

• A rock

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5