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Critical Thinking – Riddles & Brain Teasers

Critical Thinking · Level 2 · Worksheet 2 of 5 · CCSS: SL.2.3, L.2.4 · Practice Set 10

Level 2 ⭐⭐

1 Solve the Riddles

🤔 Use the clues to figure out the answer!

Riddle	Answer
I can be broken without ever being touched or held. What am I?
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
I have a spine and I hold stories, but I am not a person. What am I?
The faster you run, the harder I am to catch, yet I'm always right behind you in the sun. What am I?
I have no wings, but I can soar through the sky when someone lets me go outside. What am I?

2 Number Puzzles

🔢 Use logic to figure out the answer.

Puzzle	Answer
I am an odd number between 20 and 32. My digits add up to 5. What number am I?
I am less than 18. I am odd. I am more than 13. I am not 15. What am I?
If you add me to myself, you get 32. What number am I?
I have 2 digits. Both digits are the same. I am less than 78. I am greater than 66. What am I?

3 Picture Puzzles

🖼️ Figure out the code! Each emoji equals a number.

🍎 + 🍎 = 20 → 🍎 =

🍎 + 🌟 = 23 → 🌟 =

🌟 + 🔵 = 15 → 🔵 =

🍎 + 🌟 + 🔵 =

4 Write Your Own Riddle

✍️ Create your own riddle! Give 3 clues about something and see if a friend can guess.

My answer is: (don't show your friend!)

Clue 1:

Clue 2:

Clue 3:

+ Bonus Thinking Practice

Use this quick challenge for Set 10.

Riddle: What kind of room has no doors or windows?

Explain how you knew.