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WorksheetsInference Riddles
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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 (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?
(a)
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.
Inference Riddle: Birds fly south for me. I am a season when people build snowmen, the days are short and the nights are long.
I am summer.
I am winter.
I am spring
I am autumn.
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Few
Less
More
None
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
Echo
Shadow
Whisper
Breeze
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
Pencil
Coal
Diamond
Gold
I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but not go outside. What am I?
Keyboard
Map
Book
Safe
I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Fire
Plant
Wind
Rock
I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
Fire
Water
Wind
Earth
I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I?
Cloud
Sun
Wind
Rain
I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?
Piano
Book
Diary
Safe
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Few
Less
More
None
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Few
Less
More
None
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Few
Less
More
None
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Few
Less
More
None
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Few
Less
More
None
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Few
Less
More
None
