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Riddles

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 3hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am round, a size of a fist, sweet but has so many seeds

a)

Papaya

b)

Pomegranate

c)

Mango

d)

Jack Fruit

2.

What month do people sleep the least

a)

December

b)

they are all the same

c)

January

d)

February

3.

What has many keys, but can't even open a single door?

a)

A small key

b)

A large key

c)

A monKEY

d)

Piano

4.

I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?

a)

Shovel

b)

Pencil Lead

c)

Wooden Pole

d)

Spade

5.

What is often returned but never borrowed

a)

thanks

b)

gifts

c)

socks

6.

What flies when it is born, lies when its alive, and runs when its dead

a)

a machine

b)

sleet

c)

a snowflake

d)

rain

7.

What is as fast as a cheetah as slow as a turtle and can transform into any shape or object?

a)

cheetah

b)

shadow

c)

lifetime

d)

turtle

8.

Some months have thirty days and some have thirty-one. How many have twenty-eight days?

a)

March

b)

all of the above

c)

all of them

d)

none of them

9.

A girl has no sight. She lost her favorite book and her pencil, her wallet(with all of her money), some of her clothes, some cosmetics, and her purse. What did she loose first?

(a)  

10.

What belongs to you but others use it more than you?

(a)  

11.

You are driving and you are hungry and thirsty.On the road you find 2 doors.1 has food and 1 has water(drinkable).:Question:What door do you open first?

(a)  

12.

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

(a)  

13.

David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and (a)   ?

14.

What is hard to find but easy to lose

(a)  

15.

What do you call a witch at a beach?

(a)  

16.

What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

(a)  

17.

You're a bus driver and you pick up and drop kids off after school. The driver drops off Sally, Ted, Alan, and Nate. What is the bus driver's name?

(a)  

18.



(a)  

19.

What is half of two plus two?

(a)  

20.

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

(a)  

21.

What the thing can you never eat for breakfast

a)

launch

b)

dinner

c)

breakfast

d)

launch and dinner

22.

what has a face and two hand but no arms or legs ?

a)

a rock

b)

a clock

c)

a ball

d)

an umbrella

23.

What tastes better than it smells ?

a)

a tongue

b)

an eyes

c)

a mouth

d)

a nose

24.

what kind of room has no doors or windows ?

a)

a mushroom

b)

a room

c)

a house

d)

a shop

25.

What has legs, but doesn’t walk?

a)

a chair

b)

a sofa

c)

a table

d)

a car

26.

What kind of band never plays music?

a)

a rubber band

b)

a hair band

c)

a speaker

d)

a headphone

27.

What has many teeth, but can’t bite?

a)

a nail

b)

a toothbrush

c)

a teeth

d)

A comb

28.

What has words, but never speaks?

a)

a pencil

b)

a book

c)

a newspaper

d)

a speaker

29.

What has four wheels and flies?

a)

A garbage truck

b)

a trash bin

c)

a bag

d)

a phone

30.

What building has the most stories?

a)

a book

b)

apartment

c)

The library

d)

condominium

31.

I am yellow and brown. I eat leaves. I have a very long neck. I live in Africa. What am I?

a)

zebra

b)

lion

c)

giraffe

d)

tiger

32.

I walk sideways. My shell protects me from predators. I have two claws that can pinch.

a)

lobster

b)

octopus

c)

shrimp

d)

crab

33.

I am green. I live in a pond. I catch flies to eat and I can jump.

a)

snake

b)

frog

c)

caterpillar

d)

grasshopper

34.

I have a striped body. I am small and I can fly. I fly from flower to flower to collect pollen and make honey.

a)

tiger

b)

bee

c)

zebra

d)

lion

35.

I am the biggest land animal. I have two large ears and a long trunk. I am grey.

a)

hippopotamus

b)

snake

c)

elephant

d)

hyena

36.

I jump from tree to tree. I have brown fur and a long tail. I love to eat bananas.

a)

dog

b)

monkey

c)

parrot

d)

cat

37.

I have four legs and a tail. I eat grass. I love to live outdoors. I look like a horse in striped pajamas.

a)

horse

b)

bear

c)

parrot

d)

zebra

38.

They live in a field.Milk is what they make. They help give us leather and a juicy steak.

a)

sheep

b)

cow

c)

camel

d)

tiger

39.

I'm a pet that has four legs and a tail at the end.You might hear me barking. I’m known as man’s best friend.

a)

horse

b)

dog

c)

cat

d)

fish

40.

My wings are used as flippers so in water I can flow. Sometimes when on land, I slide on my belly in the snow.

a)

penguin

b)

fox

c)

bear

d)

seagulls

41.

What is yours, but mostly used by others?

a)

Your coat

b)

Your pencil

c)

Your name

d)

Your backpack

42.

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

a)

Chicken and fruit

b)

Lunch and dinner

c)

Candy and syrup

d)

Popcorn and soda

43.

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

a)

Silly bear

b)

Hungry bear

c)

Goofy bear

d)

Gummy bear

44.

What’s bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?

a)

A clementine

b)

Carrot

c)

Bird

d)

Tree

45.

Where would you take a sick boat?

a)

To the lake

b)

To the hospital

c)

Out to sea

d)

To the dock

46.

What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?

a)

Bottle

b)

Cupcake

c)

Spoon

d)

Travel mug

47.

What fruit can you never cheer up?

a)

Tomato

b)

Strawberry

c)

Watermelon

d)

Blueberry

48.

Which question can you never answer "yes" to?

a)

Are you friends?

b)

Are you at school?

c)

Are you asleep?

d)

Are you hungry?

49.

What kind of lion never roars?

a)

A loin

b)

A Dandelion

c)

A Sunflower

d)

A mouse

50.

During a windy day, Abigail, Samuel, and Jackson were playing a game of riddles. Abigail asked a riddle, 'I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?'

a)

an echo

b)

a river

c)

a rock

d)

a tree

51.

During a music class, Luna, Noah, and Samuel were discussing about different musical instruments. Luna asked, 'What has keys but can't open locks?'

a)

piano

b)

book

c)

banana

d)

car

52.

Noah, Henry, and Emma went on a hike. They noticed that the more they took, the more they left behind. What were they leaving behind?

a)

Footsteps

b)

A shadow

c)

A memory

d)

A mirror

53.

William found an object on his way home. It has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs. What could it be?

a)

A dog

b)

A penny

c)

A rock

d)

A tree

54.

Maya, Sophia, and Aiden went on a school trip to a mine. They found an object that is taken from the mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which it is never released, and yet it is used by almost every person. What is this object?

a)

coal

b)

gold

c)

pencil

d)

diamond

55.

During a science class, Scarlett, Harper, and Charlotte were discussing various objects. Scarlett asked, 'What has a neck but no head?'

a)

A snake that Harper found in the garden

b)

A giraffe in Charlotte's storybook

c)

A tree they saw in the schoolyard

d)

A bottle they used in their science experiment

56.

During a music class, Abigail, Michael, and Emma were discussing about different musical instruments. Emma asked, 'What has keys but can't open locks?'

a)

A bicycle

b)

A computer

c)

A piano

d)

A book

57.

During a science experiment, Scarlett and Mason were observing a certain object. They noticed that it wasn't alive, but it could grow. It didn't have lungs, but it needed air. Abigail, who was watching them, asked, 'What is it that you are observing?'

a)

a flower

b)

a tree

c)

a candle

d)

a rock

58.

What has a heart that doesn't beat?

a)

A rock

b)

A robot

c)

A plant

d)
59.

What has keys but can't open locks?

a)

A computer

b)

A book

c)

A bicycle

d)

A piano

60.

Mr. and Mrs. Mutard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother . how many people are in the Mutard family?

a)

14 mutard members

b)

7 mutard members

c)

9 mutard members

61.

I am omething people love or hate . I change peoples appearances and thoungts .If a person takes care of them self ,i will go up even higher . To some people i will ool them .To others i am a mystery .Some people might want to try and hide me but i will show .No matter how hard people try i will never go down . What am i ?

a)

sky

b)

age

c)

time

d)

secret

62.

Only one color, but not one size , Stuck at the bottom , yet easily flies. Present in sun , but not in rain , doing no harm , and feeling no pain . What is it .

a)

a person

b)

a fly

c)

a shadow

d)

a animal

63.

Who is that with a neck and no head , two arms and no hands? What is it?

a)

a clock

b)

an earphone

c)

a shirt

64.

If eleven plus two equals one , what does nine plus five equal?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

65.

can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand ?

a)

888+ 8+88+ 88=1000

b)

888+88+8+8+8=1000

66.

George ,Helen and Steve are drinking coffee.Bert ,Karen and Dave are drinking soda .Using logic , is Elena drinking coffee or soda?

a)

coffee

b)

soda

67.

Which of the following words dont belong in the group and why ?CORSET , COSTER , SECTOR , ESCORT ,COURTS

a)

COSTER

b)

SECTOR

c)

COURTS

d)

ESCOURT

e)

CORSET

68.

I am four times old as my daughter . in 20 years time i shall be twice as old as her . how old are we now ?

a)

me =50 my daughter = 20

b)

me 40 my daughter = 10

c)

me 30 my daughter = 5

69.

my tongue is long ,my breath is strong, and yet i breed no strife ,my voice you hear both far and near, and yet i have no life what am i ?

a)

cow

b)

bell

c)

snake

70.

The front door is unlocked. Cars are parked up and down the street. Plates of food cover a table and music is playing.

a)

They are being unsafe

b)

It’s time to going to sleep

c)

They have a baby

d)

It is a party

71.

A cat is meowing. An empty food bowl is next to the water bowl. A man is driving to the pet store.

a)

He is buying a new cat

b)

The cat is out of food and is hungry

c)

He is going to eat his cat

d)

The cat is friendly

72.

A half eaten cake is on the counter covered in foil. A helium balloon hovers near the ground. Wrapping paper is in the trash.

a)

They just had a birthday party

b)

They are not invited to a birthday party

c)

Birthdays are fun

d)

Their birthday is tomorrow

73.

Sophia hears a loud boom. The crowd is wearing red, white, and blue. The Star Spangled Banner is playing.

a)

They are Fourth of July fireworks

b)

It is Christmas

c)

They are New Years fireworks

d)

The boom was a chair falling

74.

Miss Watson speeds down the street. She hurries to each stop light. She stares at the clock in her car.

a)

She is early

b)

She likes driving fast

c)

She is running late

d)

She cannot tell time

75.

Jeremy looks in the cupboard. He grabs an empty container of potato chips. He gets a sad look on his face.

a)

Jeremy doesn’t like potato chips

b)

The potato chips are gross

c)

Jeremy is allergic to potato chips

d)

There are no more potato chips

76.

Olivia changes her shoes. She looks at shelves marked 8, 9, and 10 pounds. She throws the ball towards the middle arrow on the floor.

a)

Olivia is shopping for shoes

b)

Olivia is out bowling

c)

Olivia is lifting weights

d)

Olivia is mad

77.

Everyone sits in padded seats. They stare at a big screen. They eat popcorn, candy, and drink soda.

a)

They are at the movies

b)

They are at the mall

c)

They are having lunch

d)

They are at the park

78.

James is picked up from school before dark. He looks at the number 24 on his helmet and his jersey. He gets ice for his leg when he gets home.

a)

He was playing basketball

b)

He was at football practice

c)

He is in a school play

d)

He was doing homework

79.

It’s a hot summer day. Brandon holds a $10 bill in his hand and waits in line. The teenager pours a sweet syrup over the crushed ice and hands it to him.

a)

Brandon is holding the $10 for a friend

b)

Brandon is selling lemonade

c)

Brandon is buying lemonade

d)

Brandon is buying a snow cone

80.

Red, yellow, and orange leaves cover the front lawn. The table is set with the best dishes. The smell of turkey fills the house.

a)

They are having a Summer party

b)

The family is having Thanksgiving dinner

c)

The family hates turkey

d)

There are not enough plates

81.

Sweat pours off of Jakes’s forehead. He grabs a Gatorade. His house’s grass is now very short.

a)

Jake mowed the lawn

b)

Jake was exercising

c)

Gatorade is Jake’s favorite drink

d)

Jake hates sweating

82.

Ms. Ramirez yawns as she walks to the table. She walks very slow. She rubs her eyes.

a)

Ms. Ramirez is wide awake

b)

Ms. Ramirez doesn't like walking

c)

Ms. Ramirez is sleepy

d)

Ms. Ramirez likes walking