Riddles for Critical Thinkers

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released. What am I?

• graphite

• coal

• gold

• pencil lead

What has keys but can't open locks?

• A piano

• A treasure chest

• A keychain

• A door

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

• whisper

• echo

• shadow

• thought

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

• memories

• echoes

• footsteps

• shadows

What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

• tart

• teapot

• treat

• tent

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?

• A tree

• A bank

• A fruit stand

• A garden

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

• A plane

• A stamp

• A globe

• A suitcase

I am not alive, but I can grow. I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

• cloud

• water

• rock

• fire

What has a heart that doesn’t beat?

• A clock

• A tree

• A rock

• An artichoke

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

• a riddle

• a puzzle

• a joke

• a story