Classic Clues
I solve the problem and tie loose ends. What am I?
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The resolution.
I change because of story events. Who am I?
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A dynamic character.
I ask why the author included a detail. What am I?
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Author purpose.
I hint early at what happens later. What am I?
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Foreshadowing.
I am words around an unknown word that help meaning. What am I?
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Context clues.
I compare similarities and differences. What am I?
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Compare and contrast.
I know one character thoughts and feelings. Who am I?
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Third-person limited narrator.
I sum up the main idea of a paragraph. What am I?
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A topic sentence.
I am an argument backed by evidence. What am I?
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A claim.
I say one thing is another, like 'time is a thief.' What am I?
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A metaphor.
Themed Challenge Riddles
I compare two things using like or as. What am I?
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A simile.
I list key words alphabetically with page numbers. What am I?
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An index.
I ask who, what, when, where, why, and how. What am I?
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The 5W plus H strategy.
I am where tension rises and conflicts grow. What am I?
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Rising action.
I explain character motivation using text evidence. What am I?
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An inference paragraph.
I am the lesson or message of a story. What am I?
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Theme.
I am the time and place of a story. What am I?
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Setting.
I am the problem characters must face. What am I?
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Conflict.
I am a clue that supports your answer. What am I?
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Text evidence.
I am the short version of the important events. What am I?
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A summary.
Party and Classroom Extras
I am the voice telling the story. What am I?
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Narrator.
I am a phrase not meant literally. What am I?
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An idiom.
I am the feeling a text gives readers. What am I?
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Mood.
I am the author attitude toward a subject. What am I?
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Tone.
I am the most important point in nonfiction. What am I?
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Main idea.
I am the smaller facts that support a point. What am I?
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Details.
I am a guess based on clues and knowledge. What am I?
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An inference.
I am the question students ask while reading. What am I?
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A comprehension check.
I am the chart that follows beginning, middle, and end. What am I?
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A plot map.
What has words but never speaks?
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A book.
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.