"R" Riddles
This is where Friday comes before Thursday.
What is a dictonary?
This letter of the alphabet has the most water.
What is The C?
Sir Thomas moved as quietly as he could, but his armor creaked with every step. Fortunately, the dragon did not awaken. Sir Thomas tried to be brave, but it wasn't easy. The dragon was as big as a house and Sir Thomas knew it could breathe fire. Name the figurative language used.
What is a simile?
The subject you see the terms "prediction" and "hypothesis".
What is science?
Brittany's mom walks into the kitchen wearing her sun hat and a pair of old shoes. “Those vegetable plants are growing by leaps and bounds!” she exclaims to Brittany, as she takes off a dirty glove and wipes a smudge of dirt off her face. Tell where mom was.
Where is the garden?
Three days, consecutively, where none of the seven days of the week appear.
What is "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"?
When you pass the person in second place in a race, you are now in this place.
What is second place?
Isabel has been impossible since she became the class president. She thinks her ideas are better than everyone else's and won't listen to anyone. If she doesn't get off her high horse, even her friends will stop talking to her. Name the figurative language used.
What is an idiom?
The subject you see the term "product" and "quotient".
What is math?
Tiffany gets home from school late on Thursday. She puts her sheet music on the kitchen counter and her trumpet case in the living room. Tiffany's mom asks her, “Did Mrs. Anderson give you the music for the spring concert?” Tell where Tiffany was.
Where is band practice?
Mary's father has five daughters - Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. This is the name of the fifth daughter.
Who is Mary?
Two words, added together, that contain the most letters?
What is the post office?
"These muffins are amazing!" declared Mrs. Jenkins.
"Yes," replied Mr. Trapp. "Ms. Morris makes marvelous muffins. She might give you the recipe if you ask."
"Then I will certainly do that. I'd love to make them for the bake sale."
Name the figurative language used.
What is alliteration?
Where you see the terms "habitat" and "enclosure".
What is a zoo?
I have quite an exciting job that allows me to work with lots of exotic animals. I work hard from the early morning to the end of the day because a lot of critters depend on me. I am in charge of feeding animals, cleaning habitats, and making sure all the animals are happy and healthy.Tell the job.
What is a zookeeper?
A five-letter word that becomes shorter when you add two letters to it.
What is "short"?
I go around all the places, cities, towns and villages, but never come inside.
What is a street.
I'm sorry I was late for school, but it really wasn't my fault. First, my alarm didn't go off in time and then it took my mom about a million years to make my breakfast. Then I spilled syrup on my shirt and had to change! Then I couldn't find my homework! Name the figurative language used.
What is hyperbole?
The subject you see the term "dialogue" and "narrator"
What is reading/ELA?
You may want to have my phone number around just in case your house has a leaky pipe! My services come in handy when your house is having problems with the kitchen sink, faucet, or bath tub. Tell what job.
Who is a plumber?
They come out at night without being called, and are lost in the day without being stolen.
What are stars?
How the dog crossed the lake without getting wet, and without using a bridge, a boat or a raft in the cold.
What is a frozen lake?
The classroom was a zoo. There was chaos everywhere; students were running around, shouting, and climbing on their desks. The teacher was a lion tamer, trying to get everyone to listen, but the noise was still a stampede. It was a jungle of activity. Name the figurative language used.
What is a metaphor?
The subject you see the terms "civilization" and " government".
What is social studies/history?