Riddles
I can be hot or cold or somewhere in between. You need me to survive. I should be clear, but I'm not always that way! What am I?
Water
if someone is out of breath and sweating, that probably means they are...
Running late, Rushing somewhere, tired, exercising
Marcus sits at his desk as the teacher announces project groups. When his assigned group walks over, Marcus immediately crosses his arms over his chest and slumps lower into his chair. He shifts his gaze to the floor and refuses to make eye contact with his new partners.
Annoyed/mad about who his assigned group is
You walk into a classroom and it is completely silent. Every student is staring intensely at a piece of paper, and the teacher is pacing slowly down the aisles.
The students are taking a test
If you smile, I smile. If you raise your left hand, I raise my right hand. What am I?
A mirror
if someone's face is red, sweaty, and they are biting their nails...they might be feeling ______
nervous, embarrassed, anxious.
Sam is sitting alone at a table looking at a graded paper. Hi eyebrows are pulled close together and downward. He suddenly crumples the paper into a tight ball.
Angry, disappointed, upset about his grade
You walk up to your friend’s locker. They slam it shut, turn around with a red face, wipe their eyes quickly, and walk past you without making eye contact.
They were crying
There is something spilled on the floor. Peter is walking on the table smelling ingredients. It is safe to assume that peter is?
A pet: cat or dog
Crossing your arms tightly, looking down, and giving one-word answers usually means you are feeling this.
Upset, angry, closed off
Marcus stands in front of the cast list posted on the drama club door. Suddenly, his eyes widen and a massive grin spreads across his face. He pumps his fist into the air before pulling out his phone to text someone.
Excited, happy, proud
You arrive at your morning class and notice half the desks are empty and a bottle of hand sanitizer is placed on the teacher's desk.
A lot of students are out sick
I am entirely invisible, yet I shape the curve of every roller coaster and pull down every falling autumn leaf.
Gravity
If you are talking to someone and they keep looking at their phone or the clock, it is a sign they are feeling this.
Bored or distracted
Chloe is standing at the front of the room about to give a speech. She keeps shifting her weight from her left foot to her right foot. Her hands are tucked behind her back, and she is repeatedly clearing her throat.
Nervous, anxious, self-conscious
Elena scans the printed list for the varsity soccer team. Her eyes stop near the bottom. Her shoulders tense, her fingers clench into tight fists at her sides, and her mouth forms a thin, straight line. She immediately pulls her hood over her head before walking briskly toward the exit.
Elena didn't make the varsity soccer team
I am roughly the size of a fist, but I work harder than an Olympic athlete, pushing gallons of cargo every single hour.
A heart
When someone raises their eyebrows quickly when they first see you walk into a room, it usually means they are feeling this.
Happy or surprised to see you
If you say a joke and the other person responds with just a single period or "ok", they are likely feeling this
Annoyed
Jordan walks up to a table where a group of classmates is laughing. As she approaches, the laughter stops abruptly. One classmate leans back, turns their body slightly away from Jordan, and glances sideways at their friend with raised eyebrows.
The group was talking about Jordan, Jordan used to be friends with the group but they had an argument