Riddles for Middle Schoolers

Brothers and sisters I have none but this man's father is my father's son. Who is the man?

• myself

• my uncle

• my friend

• the man is my son.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is greater than God,

more evil than the devil,

the poor have it,

the rich need it,

and if you eat it, you'll die?

• Money

• Food

• Nothing

• Clothing

Who makes it, has no need of it.

Who buys it, has no use for it.

Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.

What is it?

• A coffin

• Glass

• Glasses

• Invisibility spray

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

• A human

• A crazy person

• A candle

• A dove

What has hands but can not clap?

• A stamp

• A clock

• An apple

• A tree

You can drop me from the tallest building and I'll be fine, but if you drop me in water I die. What am I?

• paper

• Fire

• A baby

• A book

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

• A giraffe

• A worm

• A banana

• A coin

What has an eye but can not see?

• A person

• A needle

• A water fountain

• A monkey

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

• Flat Stanley

• A marker

• A stamp

• A baseball

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

• A towel

• A sponge

• An orange

• A sink