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MYSTERY SOLVING RIDDLE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On the first day of the school a young girl was found murdered. Police suspect four male teachers and question them. They were asked what they were doing at 8:00 am.


Mr. Walter: I was driving to school and I was late.

Mr. Thomas: I was checking English exam papers.

Mr. Benjamin: I was reading the newspaper.

Mr. Calvin: I was with my wife in my office.


The police arrested the killer. Who is the killer?

a)

Mr Walter

b)

Mr Thomas

c)

Mr Benjamin

d)

Mr Calvin

2.

One winter day, there was a man standing in the middle of someone's front yard. The person stayed there for several weeks without moving and the owner of the yard didn't mind. Eventually the man left. Who was the man?

a)

A neighbour

b)

A lover

c)

A snowman

d)

A boogieman

3.

This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What am I?

a)

Light

b)

Feather

c)

Wind

d)

Breath

4.

Handel has been killed and Beethoven is on the case. He has interviewed the four suspects and their statements are shown below. Each suspect has said two sentences. One sentence of each suspect is a lie and one sentence is the truth. Help Beethoven figure out who the killer is.


Joplin: I did not kill Handel. Either Grieg is the killer or none of us is.

Grieg: I did not kill Handel. Gershwin is the killer.

Strauss: I did not kill Handel. Grieg is lying when he says Gershwin is the killer.

Gershwin: I did not kill Handel. If Joplin did not kill him, then Grieg did.


Who is the killer?

a)

Joplin

b)

Grieg

c)

Strauss

d)

Gershwin

5.

Mr Brown was killed on Sunday afternoon. The wife said she was reading a book. The butler said He was taking a shower. The chef said he was making breakfast. The maid said she was folding clothes, and the gardener said he was planting tomatoes. Who did it?

a)

The wife

b)

The butler

c)

The chef

d)

The gardener

e)

The mad

6.

A man is found murdered on a Sunday morning. His wife calls the police, who question the wife and the staff, and are given the following alibis: the wife says she was sleeping, the butler was cleaning the closet, the gardener was picking vegetables, the maid was getting the mail, and the cook was preparing breakfast.


Immediately, the police arrest the murdered. Who did it?

a)

His wife

b)

The butler

c)

The gardener

d)

The maid

e)

The cook

7.

A wealthy man lives alone in a small cottage. Being partially handicapped, he had everything delivered to his cottage. The mailman was delivering a letter one Thursday when he noticed that the front door was ajar. Through the opening he could see the man's body lying in a pool of dried blood. When a police officer arrived he surveyed the scene. On the porch were two bottles of warm milk, Monday's newspaper, a catalog, flyers, and unopened mail. The police officer suspects it was foul play. Who does he suspect?

a)

The mailman

b)

The police officer

c)

The milkman

d)

The newspaper man

8.

The Smith family is a very wealthy family that lives in a big, circular home. One morning, Mr. Smith woke up and found his gardener's body. He knew it was one of his employees who had killed him. So he asked them what they were doing in the morning and he got these replies.

Driver: "I was outside washing the car."

Maid: "I was dusting the corners of the house."

Cook: "I was starting to make lunch for later."

From the replies he knew who the killer was. Can you guess who it was?

a)

The driver

b)

The maid

c)

The cook

9.

When you have me more, you can see only less. What Am I?

a)

Shadow

b)

Torch

c)

Light

d)

Darkness

10.

Ghosts


What room do ghosts avoid?

a)

The bathroom

b)

The kitchen

c)

The living room

d)

The store room