Riddles and Clues Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: R.F.3-4, W.6.1

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If you ever watch one of my favorite cartoons ever, Scooby Doo, you are no strangers to riddles and mysteries. Scooby and the gang always looked for clues that could help them solve the mystery. These riddle worksheets are very similar in that they provide you with clues to solve them. This collection of riddle worksheets will stimulate critical thinking in students.

Riddles and Clues Worksheets:

Kindergarten Riddles – Read each riddle. Write the correct answer on the line.

It Gets Tougher – Can you solve these riddles?

Using Context Clues to Solve Riddles – Using context clues when you are reading means using the words that you do know to figure out the meaning of the words that you don't know.

Classroom Riddles – Read each riddle. Write the correct answer on the line.

What am I? – Circle the best word to complete each sentence.

Clues You Can Use! – Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the made up underlined word in each sentence.

The Outdoors – Draw the correct answer in the box.

Tricky – You want to share it when you have it, but if you share it, you haven't got it. What is it?

Inference Riddles – Use the clues to infer what is being described. Draw its picture in the box.

What Am I? – Use the clues to infer what is being described. Write it on the line.

Make Sense of It All – Solve the riddles. Write the answer on the line.

Get a Clue! – Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the made-up underlined word in each sentence.

What Am I? – Write the answer to each riddle on the line.

Nature Riddles – Read each riddle. Write the correct answer on the line.

Tricky Ones – Solve the riddles.

How to Solve Riddles


Riddles can be tough to solve sometimes, but here are a few tips that will help you do it.


Know that riddles can trick you


One of the most obvious traits of riddles is that they can trick you. Riddles do not often mean what they say. They use metaphors and enigmas to confuse up your mind. One good way of solving riddles is to think against your assumptions. Look for the deeper meaning in the words. They probably refer to something else. This way it will become easier for you to solve riddles.


Solve puzzles daily


One good habit that you can adopt to solve riddles effortlessly, is to solve puzzles daily. By solving puzzles daily, you build up your analytical skills. These skills are highly helpful when solving riddles. Solving puzzles daily will not only help you in solving riddles but also in many other day to day complexities.


Try reading something complex and then summarize


Riddles are known to be complex and confusing. A great tip is to become better at solving them is to read something complex that you do not understand easily. Once you have read it, try to summarize it. This activity will build up your brain muscles to be responsible for solving riddles.


Relax


We solve riddles with the help of our right brain. The right side of the brain works best when we are relaxed. The right side of the brain is responsible for creativity in us. It is obvious that most of our creative ideas are formed when we are relaxed. It is best to relax and take deep breaths when solving riddles.