UNITS 5 AND 6 VOCAB

RIDDLE 1

100

I am what a poorly-built bridge becomes when too many secrets are stored in its beams; I can be sudden or slow, and leave rubble where order once stood.

collapse

200

I am the sudden stop of motion and voice, the glassy pause when everything becomes still and crisp as winter air.

freeze

300

I am a long night of tests and trials, a passage where strength is worn thin and the self is measured by what it endures.

ordeal

400

I am to let knowledge or sunlight sink until it becomes part of you; I mean to absorb slowly and enjoy fully.

soak in

500

I modify a noun by carrying an entire clause inside me, giving the thing a story: which one, what kind, or why.

adjective clause

RIDDLE 2

100

I am the small shove given to a fledgling wing, the quiet word that turns doubt into motion — I make forward possible.

encourage

200

I erupt like thunder inside the chest when certainty flees; reason scatters and small tasks become mountain cliffs.

panic

300

I am the moment the sky drops a plan into your lap without warning; defenses lag, eyes widen, and thought scrambles.

caught off guard

400

I fit within wallets and budgets, not lavish but serviceable — the choice that lets needs meet means.

affordable

500

I am the nudge from someone who knows, the words that point you toward a path they trust and have tested.

recommend

RIDDLE 3

100

I am the verb for gripping a burden so it loses its power to break you; I can also mean dealing with news that makes the stomach tighten.

handle

200

I am the sudden hand that plucks you from danger’s teeth; I come with ropes, plans, or courage, turning near-loss into a second chance.

rescue

300

I am the compass gone mad: left becomes right, up becomes down, and familiar streets turn into mazes of doubt.

disorientation

400

I am a victory for the buyer: price cut, value raised, a small conquest in the market’s battlefield.

bargain

500

I am the measure beyond price, the deep value that decides if something lasts, performs, and deserves praise.

quality

RIDDLE 4

100

I cross the line from bruise to barrier, a silent thief that steals movement or comfort; my mark whispers that something went wrong inside.

injure

200

I am the space where exits vanish — walls, nets, or choices gone — and every breath counts as you search for a crack to freedom.

trapped

300

I am the invisible breath that fuels fire and life alike; remove me and even the brightest spark is only ash.

oxygen

400

I wear a symbol, a name, a promise on my chest; I tell customers who I am before they even touch what I sell.

brand

500

I am the act that turns desire into ownership, the moment money gives way and the item becomes yours.

purchase

RIDDLE 5

100

I live at the extreme of feeling and force, where every moment presses like a drum — fierce, concentrated, without pause.

intense

200

I come with needs and briefcases, paying for answers and expecting service; the relationship that turns offers into obligations.

client

300

I mark the zero of heights, the reference line where tides measure their reach and climbers begin their count.

sea level

400

I am the casual walk through aisles of words and wares, a wandering search for something not yet named.

browse

500

I modify the main story, explaining why, when, where, or how — I nestle to verbs and shed light on action’s time and reason.

adverbial clauses