Riddles
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
→ Answer: Candle
· Which is heavier: 1 kg of iron or 1 kg of cotton?
Answer: They weigh the same
Solve: 9 × 8 − 12 = ?
9 × 8 − 12 = 72 − 12 = 60
Correct the sentence:
She don’t like coffee.
She doesn’t like coffee.
· In which city did the Great Fire of 1666 happen?
London
I have hands but cannot clap. What am I?
A clock.
If yesterday was Monday, what day will it be the day after tomorrow?
→ Answer: Thursday
Solve: 7² − 3² = ?
7² − 3²
49 − 9 = 40
· Fill in the blank with the correct tense:
I ____ (finish) my homework before dinner.
I finished my homework before dinner.
· What is the name of the river that runs through London?
River Thames
Question: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Answer: Footsteps.
If five machines take five minutes to make five items, how long would 100 machines take to make 100 items?
Answer: 5 minutes
Choose the correct word:
There / Their / They’re going to the park.
They’re
In which country would you find the city of Edinburgh?
Scotland / United Kingdom
Question: I fly without wings. I cry without eyes. What am I?
Answer: A cloud.
You see a boat filled with people. It hasn’t sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person. Why?
→ Answer: All the people are married
Question: I am an odd number. Take away one letter, and I become even. What number am I?
Answer: Seven (remove “s” → "even").
Change to passive voice:
The teacher explained the lesson.
The lesson was explained by the teacher
Which English-speaking country has Niagara Falls?
Canada / United States (Niagara Falls is shared)
Question: What has one eye but can’t see?
Answer: A needle.
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. Who am I?
Barber
Question: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Answer: The letter “M.”
Relative Clauses
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
The man is my teacher. He lives next door.
Answer:
The man who lives next door is my teacher.
Explanation: “Who lives next door” describes “the man.”
The Amazon River flows mainly through which country?
Brazil