Grade 4 English β Riddles Quiz
1. I'm not alive, but I can grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
The correct answer is Fire because it needs oxygen to burn and water can extinguish it.
2. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
The correct answer is Footsteps because the more you walk, the more footprints you leave behind.
3. I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I?
The correct answer is Sponge because it has holes but can still hold and absorb water.
4. I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
The correct answer is Map because it contains cities, mountains, and water but not physical houses, trees, or fish.
5. The more you feed it, the stronger it grows. What is it?
The correct answer is Fire because the more fuel (feed) you add, the stronger the fire grows.
6. I am light as a feather, yet the strongest person can't hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I?
The correct answer is Breath because it is intangible and weightless, but holding it for too long is challenging.
7. I'm not alive, but I can die. I'm not real, but I can be held. What am I?
The correct answer is Dream because it is intangible but can end or be forgotten.
8. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo is a sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again by the listener.
9. I am light as a feather, yet the strongest person can't hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
A breath is intangible and disappears quickly, even the strongest person cannot hold it for long.
10. I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
A story can be told or read, it can be made up and shared, and it can crack a mystery or a problem.
11. I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every human being. What am I?
A pencil is made from graphite mined from the earth and is put in a wooden case. It is used by almost everyone for writing or drawing.
12. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The word 'hour' contains the letter 'H' once, 'O' twice but never in 'a thousand years'.
13. I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map features cities, mountains, and water bodies but does not contain actual houses, trees, or fish.
14. I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
Fire 'eats' fuel and must be fed to keep burning. Anything it touches will get hot and eventually turn red when exposed for a period of time.
15. I travel all over the world but never leave the corner. What am I?
Stamps are placed on letters and packages which travel all over the world once they are sent, but the stamp itself remains in the corner of the envelope or package.
16. I start with an 'e', I end with an 'e', but I usually only contain one letter. What am I?
An envelope starts and ends with the letter 'e' but typically only contains one letter (inside).
17. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps are left behind the more you walk or take steps, leaving a trail of where you have been.
18. I am not alive, but I can grow. I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
A balloon can grow in size as it is inflated with air or gas, but it is not a living organism and does not have lungs.
19. I am greater than God, more evil than the devil. The poor have me, the rich need me. If you eat me, you will die. What am I?
Nothing is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor possess nothing, while the rich desire to have nothing. If you consume or 'eat' nothing, you will starve and ultimately die.
20. I am full of holes, yet I can still hold water. What am I?
A sponge is full of tiny holes that can hold and absorb water, despite the many perforations it possesses.
21. I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What am I?
The word 'Seven' is an odd number. If you take away the letter 's', it becomes 'even', which is another word for 'level' or 'well-balanced'.
22. I am black when you buy me, red when you use me, gray when you throw me away. What am I?
Charcoal is black when purchased, turns red when ignited and used for cooking or heating, and turns gray as it burns out or is discarded.
23. I'm alive, but without breath; I can't die in a fire or drown in water. What am I?
A shadow is a visual representation of an object blocking light, and it appears alive as it moves with the object creating it. It does not breathe or have physical form, so it cannot die in a fire or drown in water.
24. I have seas with no water, coasts with no sand, towns without people, and mountains with no land. What am I?
A map can depict seas, coasts, towns, and mountains without having the actual physical attributes like water, sand, people, or land.
25. I am a word that starts with 'E', but only has one letter in it. What am I?
The word 'Envelope' begins with the letter 'E' but contains only one letter inside, as it is used for enclosing letters or documents.
26. You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you donβt see a single person on the boat. Why?
The boat is filled with people and you see their reflection in the water. When you look again, the people might have moved or the angle changed, so you do not see their reflection anymore.
27. I have keys, but open no lock. I have space, but no room. What am I?
A keyboard has keys that you press for typing, but it does not open physical locks. It provides space for typing, but it is not a room with walls or furniture.
28. I am found in the sea or in the river yet, I donβt flow. What am I?
Ice can be found in the sea or river, but it does not flow like water. It remains solid until it melts.
29. I am not a blanket, but I am kept in a bedroom. I am not a table, but you can find me in a kitchen. What am I?
Mirrors are commonly found in bedrooms (for dressing) and kitchens (for cooking). They are not blankets or tables, but serve other purposes in those rooms.
30. I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
The word 'few' has three letters. If you add the word 'er' to make 'fewer', there will be fewer letters (5) in the word.
31. I am wet when drying. What am I?
A towel is wet when used to dry off water on a surface or body. It is associated with drying, even though it becomes wet in the process of drying something else.
32. Feed me and I live, give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Fire needs fuel or feeding to stay alive or burning. Giving it a drink (water) will extinguish or kill the fire.
33. What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano has keys that are pressed to produce music, but those keys cannot open locks.