Baden-Powell and St Peter's CE Middle School

Year 6 Poetry/ ICT Elective - RIDDLES!

Another task given to the Poetry/ICT elective pupils was to use one of the oldest forms of poetry - riddles. Their task, to hide their objects with simile and metaphor, and try and out-riddle their classmates. Below is a selection of the riddles created. Highlight the line below each of the following riddles with your cursor to find the answer, hidden in 'inviso text'!

People lust for me to stain them
And I kill them slowly
But they still come back for more
What am I?

Answer: Cigarette

By Tom

I am pushed, I am pulled,
I am filled I am emptied.
What am I?

Answer: A trolly

By Robbie and WIlliam

I am the most dangerous creature on earth,
The most fickle, I am ever changing my mind,
The most bloodythirsty,my kin and I are ever inventing new ways to kill
The most powerful, I can conquer any world to be my dominion
The most selfish, all space must be mine.

Answer: Man

By Tom

I guard the space within me,
Separating both worlds,
None dare to penetrate me,
Lest they be caught.

Answer: A fence

By Tom

I talk from an invisible mouth,
I have no arms or legs
And you can control me from my body.
What am I?

Answer: A phone

By Eddie

I am a very useful ting,
Though I can give you a painful sting,
Cold weather is not my thing,
I only come out int he boiling sun.
What am I?

Answer: A bee

By Daniel

I can vary in size,
And I am always still,
Unless the wind helps out.
The source of my life is hidden
And I can be dead or alive
Depending on my colour.
What am I?

Answer: Grass

By Daniel

I have no legs, no wings, no body
Yet I fly and flap
but never move
What am I?

Answer: A flag

By Ashleigh

Each one of us in individuals,
A tiny bearer of happiness,
As i fall I'm small and graceful,
But when I land I join my peers,
And w cover the entire Earth.
What am I?

Answer: A snowflake

By Joanna

I am colourful and delicate,
I'm small and turn my head around to face the sun,
I stand on the ground, like a cheeful face.
What am I?

Answer: A flower

By Holly

I reflect the sun,
And can open wide,
I can be divided up,
And sometimes blocked out by material.
What am I?

Answer: A window

By Holly

I am always off the ground,
I can have netting,
I can be on a stand,
Sometimes on a wall.
What am I?

Answer: A basket ball hoop

By Luke

I have veins, yet no blood,
I sometimes seem to fall out of the sky
If you take me from where I belong, I will die.
What am I?

Answer: A leaf

By Alice

I am very strong,
But I like sweet things,
I dont' make a noise,
But I can have wings.
What am I?

Answer: An ant

By Alice

I live many times your age,
I help you,
I give you a gift,
But still you destroy me.
What am I?

Answer: A tree

By Josh

I puff out breath
That's sweaty and used,
Bringing some to death,
and others amused,
I spin around
Oxygen caught in a crowd
Imprisoning some
and wizzing others.
What am I?

Answer: A fan

By Marnie

I am quite light,
And small and slight,
Once I lfew
Above water and dew,
Now detached
Am caught on a latch,
Nothing remaind of my old thick coat,
I'm a lining of such,
Which isn't much.
What am I?

Answer: A feather

By Marnie

I am a large source,
I destroy and
I run through the earth.
I always win.
What am I?

Answer: Water

By Josh and Farrell

I have three eyes
When I flash one of my eyes
Things freeze.
What am I?

Answer: Traffic Lights

By Sam

I only appear once a year,
spiky and green most cover me with gold sheen,
When my job is done I am put away or burnt.
What am I?

Answer: Christmas tree

By Joanna

I can trap people's fingers and toys
I can be any colour of the rainbow
I reveal places
A variety of spaces
What am I?

Answer: A door

By Mia, Millie and Dani

I'm two pieces of leather,
Stiched together,
and I can break bones
I can go at paces of 90mph
But I have no legs.
What am I?

Answer: Cricket ball

By Ben

I was once alive and free,
But now I'm dead and stained
with people's thoughts.
What am I?

Answer: Paper

By Tom and Finn