Inference Riddles

I have feathers,

I also have wings, but I don't fly.

I love to swim in icy water. Who Am I?

• I am a PENGUIN

• I am a HEN

• I am a DUCK

• I am an OSTRICH

You will find me when you go outside. I live high above the earth. Some people say I remind them of cotton candy. When I am angry I get dark, and when I am sad I cry. You have probably felt my tears. When I cry a lot, I make puddles and small ponds. What am I? I am a _____________.

I am black and white. I am "read" all over. I come in many styles, and a lot of people like to check me out. What am I?

• I am a BOOK

• I am a PEN

• I am a PAPER

• I am a CLOCK

What am I?

I am very flexible

I like to go to parties

I come in many colors

I come with strings attached

I like to float around

A clown turns me into animals

Kids fill me with water

I can be puffed up with air

• kite

• beach ball

• party hat

• balloons

A character in a book is described as having a furrowed brow and clenched fists. What can you infer about this character's emotions?

• The character is relaxed.

• The character is excited.

• The character is angry or frustrated.

• The character is happy.

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? 

Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?

• nobody

• the doctors

• paul

What word means: a conclusion derived from logical reasoning following an investigation of available evidence

• textual evidence

• inference

• conclude

• quote

Read the excerpt from "A Thousand Years of Guessing."

Which detail from the excerpt best supports the inference that the Exeter Riddle Book is quite valuable?

The Exeter Riddle Book is more than one thousand years old, and it looks a little battered. There are stains from a drinking mug, knife marks that look as though somebody cut bread on it, and a long burn mark that makes some of the riddles hard to read. Now, because it’s a priceless museum piece, the book is kept in a special vault in the library of Exeter Cathedral.

• "…is more than one thousand years old…"

• "…the book is kept in a special vault in the library of Exeter Cathedral.”

• "…a long burn make that makes some of the riddles hard to read."

• "…knife marks that look as though somebody cut bread on it…"

Inference Riddle: You can plant me. You can pick me. You can pop me or make me into bread.

• I am a flower.

• I am gum.

• I am corn.

• I am wheat.