Idioms
Context Clues
Inferences from Reading
Riddles
100

You're going to do great in the play! Break a leg!

Good luck

100

He wouldn’t allow the boy to be subject to any more bullying.

Exposed, be made to endure

100

I sat on the bench while Mother and Punch went into the room. I was a little worried about Punch, but I knew that he would get good care. As I waited I watched a tiny puppy wander toward the lady with a cat in a crate. The lady at the desk talked to a man with who was buying medicine. Where are they and how do you know? 

They are at the vet because their dog Punch is probably sick

100

David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?

David

200

Don't get bent out of shape just because things didn't go the way you wanted it to. There's no reason to get upset about it. 

To get upset

200

I thought I heard a faint scratching noise, but I figured it was all in my head. 

Quiet, barely audible

200

A girl dragged her towel and tube on the road as she walked home from the swimming pool because she was too tired to carry it. She had swam really hard. The next time she went swimming, she went to get her tube and it was flat. Why do you think it was flat?

She probably ripped a hole in it because she had dragged it home

200

You live in a one story house made "entirely of redwood". What color would the stairs be?

There are no stairs, it's one story

300

A: You know, you should probably do the chores mom asked you to do today instead of playing video games. 

B: Ehh, I'll cross that bridge when I get there

Let's not talk about that problem right now

300

When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.

Very Dramatic

300

"Oh man, not during my favorite show," thought Kenny. The TV went black. Kenny felt his way around the kitchen and found a flashlight. As Kenny looked outside he noticed the dark homes in his neighborhood. Bam... thunder boomed above. Then Dad walked in with candles. What happened at Kenny's house?

A power outage due to the storm

300

Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

Sam was bald!

400

You know, no matter how hard I've tried, I just can't wrap my mind around this chapter of math! It's too hard!

Understand something complicated

400

The lady decided that it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.

Called

400

Grace was at a concert. Everyone got a little crazy and people started jumping up and down on a few songs. It was so crowded that people were bumping into each other and knocking each other over constantly. The girl decided to go home. The next morning she woke up and noticed one of her toenails was black and blue. How do you think that happened?

Grace probably got her foot stepped on because everybody was crazy and jumping around

400

Five apples are in a basket. How do you divide them among five girls so that each girl gets an apple, but one apple remains in the basket?

Give the fifth girl her apple in the basket.

500

A: Hey, did you understand question number four?

B: Honestly, your guess is as good as mine

I have no idea

500

Joshua did not want to partake in bullying the new kid because he had once been a new student himself and he remembered how hard it was to adjust.

Take part in

500

Vince Thunder waved to the crowd one more time before he put on his motorcycle helmet. The crowd cheered uproariously. Vince looked down the ramp and across the 17 school buses that he was about to attempt to jump. It was a difficult trick and everything would need to go right for him to nail it. His cape blew in the wind. As Vince hoped on his motorcycle and started down the ramp, he noticed something that he had not seen before. There was large oil slick at the end of the ramp. He attempted to stop the bike, but it was too late. He had already built up too much momentum... Who is Vince Thunder and what is going to happen next? 

Vince Thunder is a daredevil and he is probably going to fail his stunt/get hurt because of the oil slick. 

500

Which bird does not belong in this group? Finch, gull, eagle, ostrich, or sparrow?

The Ostrich. It's the only bird that doesn't fly.

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