Answer :
I. Brain Teasers
What runs all around a field but never moves?
- Answer: A fence.
- Explanation: A fence surrounds a field and stays in place, appearing to "run" around it without actually moving.
What has many keys but no locks, space but no room?
- Answer: A keyboard.
- Explanation: A keyboard has keys (like the letters) and a space bar but does not have physical locks or rooms.
Where can you always find money when you want to?
- Answer: In the dictionary.
- Explanation: The word "money" can always be found in a dictionary.
What never asks questions but is usually answered?
- Answer: A phone.
- Explanation: A phone doesn't ask questions but is answered when it rings.
What sounds like a parrot and is orange?
- Answer: A carrot.
- Explanation: The word "carrot" sounds similar to "parrot" and is orange in color.
What flies when it's born, sits when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?
- Answer: A snowflake.
- Explanation: A snowflake "flies" when it first falls, "sits" on the ground when it settles, and "runs" as water when it melts.
What has an eye but cannot see at all?
- Answer: A needle.
- Explanation: A needle has an "eye" (the hole for the thread) but cannot see.
How do you spell mousetrap using only 3 letters?
- Answer: C-A-T.
- Explanation: "Cat" is an ingenious answer since a cat is known for catching mice, like a mousetrap.
What has a neck but no head?
- Answer: A bottle.
- Explanation: A bottle has a neck, the top part before the opening, but doesn’t have a head.
Where can you find cities, shops, and streets but no people?
- Answer: A map.
- Explanation: A map shows cities, streets, and shops but is just a representation without actual people.
What goes up and down without moving?
- Answer: A staircase.
- Explanation: A staircase remains stationary but allows people to travel up and down.
What room can nobody ever go inside?
- Answer: A mushroom.
- Explanation: A mushroom has 'room' in its name but is not an actual room for people to enter.
II. Fill in the blanks using prepositions
a) He will come ______ 9 o'clock.
- Answer: At.
- At specifies a particular time.
- Answer: For.
- For indicates the duration of time.
III. Fill in the blanks with modal verbs
a) Everyone ______ come in uniform.
- Answer: Must.
- Must indicates requirement or obligation.
- Answer: May.
- May is used to ask for permission politely.
IV. Unscramble the names of the bugs given below
1. perlitscarl
- Answer: Caterpillar.
- Answer: Spider.
3. **quomotis**
- Answer: Mosquito.
4. **froblyes**
- Answer: Firefly.
5. **spreparposh**
- Answer: Grasshopper.
These brain teasers and exercises help stimulate problem-solving skills and improve language proficiency, making them a fun and educational activity for middle school students.