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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 4

Level 2 ⭐⭐

1 Solve the Riddles

🤔 Use the clues to figure out the answer!

Riddle	Answer
I have a ring but no finger to wear it. I make a sound when someone calls. What am I?
I have leaves but I am not a tree. I have a heart but it is crunchy, not soft. What am I?
I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?
I have a tongue but cannot talk. I have laces but I'm not a bow. What am I?
The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?

2 Number Puzzles

🔢 Use logic to figure out the answer.

Puzzle	Answer
I am an odd number between 40 and 52. My digits add up to 7. What number am I?
I am less than 14. I am odd. I am more than 9. I am not 11. What am I?
If you add me to myself, you get 26. What number am I?
I have 2 digits. Both digits are the same. I am less than 67. I am greater than 55. What am I?

3 Picture Puzzles

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

🍎 + 🍎 = 6 → 🍎 =

🍎 + 🌟 = 10 → 🌟 =

🌟 + 🔵 = 16 → 🔵 =

🍎 + 🌟 + 🔵 =

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 4.

Riddle: What has hands but cannot clap?

Explain how you knew.