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Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What has to be broken before you can use it?

(a)  

2.

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

(a)  

3.

What month of the year has 28 days?

(a)  

4.

What is full of holes but still holds water?

(a)  

5.

What question can you never answer yes to?

(a)  

6.

What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

(a)  

7.

There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?


(a)  

8.

What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?

(a)  

9.

What goes up but never comes down?


(a)  

10.

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

(a)  

11.

What gets wet while drying?​ ​

(a)  

12.

What can you keep after giving to someone?

a)

Your word

b)

the letter M

c)

promise

d)

the letter N

13.

I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?

a)
plumber
b)
gardener
c)

barber

d)
hairdresser
14.

You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

a)
The boat is a hologram.
b)
The boat is a mirage.
c)
The boat is filled with married people.
d)
The boat is a ghost ship.
15.

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

a)

kerosene lamp

b)

candle

c)

fireplace

d)

match

16.

A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?

a)
He was born on a different planet with a different aging system.
b)
He was a character in a fictional story.
c)
He was a time traveler who aged differently.
d)
He was born on February 29th, a leap year.
17.

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

a)

flower

b)

bank

c)

tree

d)

grass

18.

What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?

a)
A river
b)
A rock
c)
A tree
d)
An echo
19.

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

a)
Mist
b)
Fog
c)
Darkness
d)
Light pollution
20.

David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?

a)
Bang
b)
Fizz
c)
David
d)
Pop
21.

I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?

a)
shadow
b)
light
c)
reflection
d)
wind
22.

What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?

(a)