No. 121Ages 5 to 7
I hold your sandwich and your snack until it's time to eat at school. What am I?
a lunchbox
School riddles
Pencils, books, the classroom and the school bus.
Ages 5 to 7Kindergarten to 2nd grade
No. 122Ages 5 to 7
You sharpen my point. I write in gray, and an eraser can wipe my words away. What am I?
a pencil
No. 123Ages 5 to 7
I am small and rubbery. I rub out your mistakes and get a little smaller every time. What am I?
an eraser
No. 124Ages 5 to 7
I have two straps and a zipper. I ride on your back and carry your books to school. What am I?
a backpack
No. 125Ages 5 to 7
I ring loud and clear at school to say it's time for recess or time to go home. What am I?
the school bell
No. 126Ages 5 to 7
I am big, flat and dark. I hang on the wall, and your teacher writes on me with chalk. What am I?
a chalkboard
No. 127Ages 5 to 7
I have two loops for your fingers. Open, close, snip, snip! I cut paper into shapes. What am I?
scissors
No. 128Ages 5 to 7
I am white and sticky. I come in a bottle or a stick, and I help paper hold on tight. What am I?
glue
Ages 8 to 103rd to 5th grade
No. 129Ages 8 to 10
Which school tool is the king of the classroom?
a ruler
A ruler measures things, and a ruler is also a king or queen.
No. 130Ages 8 to 10
I have a spine but no bones, and leaves but no branches. Open me up and I will tell you a story. What am I?
a book
The back of a book is called its spine, and its pages are sometimes called leaves.
No. 131Ages 8 to 10
Which word is always spelled wrong in the dictionary?
the word "wrong"
The word "wrong" is spelled w-r-o-n-g in every dictionary.
No. 132Ages 8 to 10
I am round like a ball, but nobody kicks me. I hold every country in the world and spin on a stand. What am I?
a globe
No. 133Ages 8 to 10
I eat pencils for breakfast, but I only nibble the tips, and I give them back sharper than before. What am I?
a pencil sharpener
No. 134Ages 8 to 10
You get me at school, but you do me at home. What am I?
homework
No. 135Ages 8 to 10
I have number buttons and a little screen. I can add, subtract, multiply and divide, but I can't read a single word. What am I?
a calculator
Ages 11 to 126th grade and middle school
No. 136Ages 11 to 12
Which word gets shorter when you add two letters to it?
short
Add "er" to "short" and you get "shorter".
No. 137Ages 11 to 12
In the lunch line, Nora is 5th from the front and 5th from the back. How many kids are in the line?
9
There are 4 kids in front of Nora and 4 behind her, plus Nora herself.
No. 138Ages 11 to 12
I am a pupil, but I never go to class. I grow bigger in the dark and smaller in bright light. What am I?
the pupil of your eye
A pupil is a student, and it is also the dark circle in the middle of your eye.
No. 139Ages 11 to 12
The day before yesterday was Thursday. You go back to school the day after tomorrow. What day is that?
Monday
If the day before yesterday was Thursday, today is Saturday, so the day after tomorrow is Monday.
No. 140Ages 11 to 12
What starts with E, ends with E, and usually has only one letter inside?
an envelope
"Envelope" starts and ends with E, and you mail a letter inside it.
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