Pair with riddles about books, library riddles, and riddles for language arts class.
Classic Clues
I solve the problem and tie loose ends. What am I?
I change because of story events. Who am I?
I ask why the author included a detail. What am I?
I hint early at what happens later. What am I?
I am words around an unknown word that help meaning. What am I?
I compare similarities and differences. What am I?
I know one character thoughts and feelings. Who am I?
I sum up the main idea of a paragraph. What am I?
I am an argument backed by evidence. What am I?
I asks what you already know. What am I?
Themed Challenge Riddles
I compare two things using like or as. What am I?
I list key words alphabetically with page numbers. What am I?
I asks who, what, when, where, why, and how. What am I?
I am where tension rises and conflicts grow. What am I?
I explain character motivation using text evidence. What am I?
I am the lesson or message of a story. What am I?
I am the time and place of a story. What am I?
I am the problem characters must face. What am I?
I am a clue that supports your answer. What am I?
I am the short version of the important events. What am I?
Party and Classroom Extras
I am the voice telling the story. What am I?
I am a phrase not meant literally. What am I?
I am the feeling a text gives readers. What am I?
I am the author attitude toward a subject. What am I?
I am the most important point in nonfiction. What am I?
I am the smaller facts that support a point. What am I?
I am a guess based on clues and knowledge. What am I?
I am the question students ask while reading. What am I?
I am the chart that follows beginning, middle, and end. What am I?
I am the game where close reading becomes a clue hunt. What am I?
FAQ
Are answers included?
Yes. Every riddle includes the answer.
How should I use these?
Use them for classrooms, family activities, newsletters, discussion prompts, or themed events.
Want more related riddles?
Follow the internal links near the top for more themed clues.