Riddles
What can you add to a bucket of water to make it lighter?
A hole.
Can you name a REAL word in the -ock family?
clock, smock, dock, etc. Several correct answers.
Can you name the parts of an addition equation in order? _____ + _____ = _____
partner + partner = total
Which type of cloud is high and the sky and whispy like a feather?
Cirrus
What does it mean to do something gracefully?
When you do something gracefully you have exact movements or actions and do not slip or stumble about.
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
entertain
Can you tell the parts of a subtraction equation in order? _____ - _____ = _____
total - partner = partner
When building a model of a windmill, which of the following materials would make the best blades?
A) tissue paper
B) felt
C) foil
D) thick paper (like a note card)
thick paper
What does the word swivel mean?
What can be broken before it is used?
An egg
What does it mean to compare two things?
To tell how they are the same.
8 + 7 = 10 + ___
5
Give two words to describe the weather on the snow days.
cloudy, cold, icy, slushy, snowy, rainy, etc.
Various correct answers that show an understanding of the meaning of the word swivel.
What goes up and never comes down?
Your age!
Tell a rhyming word: brave
gave, slave, etc. various correct answers
I am two digits.
Both of my digits are even numbers.
I can be made by doubling the number 12.
24
Which sound is easiest to identify:
A) plastic spoon
B) cotton ball
C) metal coin
metal coin
What does it mean to tumble?
To fall.
What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?
teapot
Can you name the vowels?
a, e, i, o, u
Tell 10 more, 10 less, 1 more, and 1 less:
67
77, 57, 68, 66
What causes sound?
vibrations
What does it mean to shiver?
To shake because of coldness or fear.