System 44
"TIDE" stands for...
What is Thesis, Idea, Details, and Ending?
What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile?
A clock
The smallest coin in the US
What is a penny?
Fill in the blank
My favorite subject are Math, Reading, ______ Science.
My favorite subject are Math, Reading, __and____ Science.
Athletes should heal completely from a concussion before playing again because...
What is "it can make the injury worse?"
"POW" stands for...
What is Plan, Organize, and Write?
How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them!
Every month has *at least* 28 days.
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
Fill in the blank
Krissy didn't eat her sandwich ________ it had tomatoes on it.
Krissy didn't eat her sandwich __because__ it had tomatoes on it.
What is a closed syllable?
- a word that ends in a consonant
- the vowel is a short vowel sound
Abraham Lincoln killer was...
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
If you don’t keep me, I’ll break. What am I?
A promise
If there are 4 apples and you take away 3, how many do you have?
You have three apples because you only took three!
Fill in the blank
Do you prefer to eat carrots, ____ broccoli for lunch?
Do you prefer to eat carrots, _or__ broccoli for lunch?
What is a open syllable?
- a word that ends in a vowel
- the vowel has a long vowel sound
Two characters in the Lincoln story are...
Who is...
Which word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?
Answer: "Short"
What number goes up and doesn’t come back down?
Your age
Fill in the blank
New York is a big city. Dallas is _____ an enormous city.
New York is a big city. Dallas is _also__ an enormous city.
What is the key idea in "Foul Play"
Key idea: concussions are a serious problem for athletes
Fill in the blank...
Maya loved going to the beach, _____ she hated going in the water to swim.
Maya loved going to the beach, __but___ she hated going in the water to swim.
Kate’s mother has three children: Snap, Crackle and ___?
Answer: "Kate"
It’s Kate’s mother, after all. (This is a good example of how riddles use your existing expectations to trick you. Even though the answer is right in front of you, you’re tempted to continue the pattern instead.)
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Answer: Seven
Fill in the blank
We lost the game this time, ____ next time we will win for sure!
We lost the game this time, _but___ next time we will win for sure!