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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 5

Level 2 ⭐⭐

1 Solve the Riddles

🤔 Use the clues to figure out the answer!

Riddle	Answer
I have a spine, ribs, and pages, yet I'm not alive. What am I?
I stand on one thin leg all day in the water, but I never get tired. My feathers are pink. What am I?
I have a neck but no head, and a body but no arms. What am I?
I get wetter the more I dry things. What am I?
I have no mouth, yet the wind makes music when it blows across my hollow body. What am I?

2 Number Puzzles

🔢 Use logic to figure out the answer.

Puzzle	Answer
I am an even number between 50 and 60. My digits add up to 9. What number am I?
I am less than 16. I am odd. I am more than 11. I am not 13. What am I?
If you add me to myself, you get 22. 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.

🍎 + 🍎 = 12 → 🍎 =

🍎 + 🌟 = 15 → 🌟 =

🌟 + 🔵 = 12 → 🔵 =

🍎 + 🌟 + 🔵 =

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 5.

Riddle: What gets wetter the more it dries?

Explain how you knew.