Reading Riddles
I’m made up of letters and spaces. I can be short or long, and you read me every day. What am I?
A Sentence
What is 6 x 7?
42
What is the name of the ocean that surrounds the islands?
Pacific Ocean
What island do we live on?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
I’m the person who tells the story. What am I?
Narrator
I am a shape with 4 equal sides and 4 right angles. What am I?
Square
What do we call the seven large pieces of land on Earth?
Continents
What is the state flower of Hawaiʻi?
Yellow Hibiscus
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
An Echo
I’m a guess you make using clues from the story. What am I?
Inference
Round 387 to the nearest hundred.
400
Which continent is Egypt in?
Africa
What is a traditional Hawaiian feast called?
Lu'au
What has hands but can’t clap?
A Clock
I’m what the story is mostly about. What am I?
Main Idea
I’m a number greater than 300 but less than 350. I’m a multiple of 6. What am I?
324, 330, or 336
Name the 4 directions.
North, East, South, West
What is the name of the volcano that recently erupted on the Big Island?
Kīlauea
You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?
The Letter E
I can be funny, sad, or exciting. I show how the story makes you feel. What am I?
Mood
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 and width 5?
26 units
What is the imaginary line that divides Earth into north and south?
Equator
What is the name of the Hawaiian canoe that sailed around the world using only stars, wind, and ocean currents to navigate?
Hōkūleʻa
If you throw a red stone into the blue sea, what will it become?
Wet