High School

I. Brain Teasers

1. I run all around a field but never move. What am I?
2. I have many keys but no locks. I have space but no room. What am I?
3. Where can you always find money when you want to?
4. What never asks questions but is usually answered?
5. What sounds like a parrot and is orange?
6. What flies when it's born, sits when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?
7. What has an eye but cannot see at all?
8. How do you spell mousetrap by only using 3 letters?
9. What has a neck but no head?
10. Where can you find cities, shops, and streets but no people?
11. What goes up and down without moving?
12. What room can nobody ever go inside?

II. Fill in the blanks using prepositions

a) He will come ______ 9 o'clock.
b) He has been ill ______ five days.

III. Fill in the blanks with modal verbs:

a) Everyone ______ come in uniform.
b) ______ I use your mobile?

IV. Unscramble the names of the bugs given below.

1. perlitscarl
2. edrips
3. quomotis
4. froblyes
5. spreparposh

Answer :

I. Brain Teasers

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. What never asks questions but is usually answered?

    • Answer: A phone.
    • Explanation: A phone doesn't ask questions but is answered when it rings.

  5. What sounds like a parrot and is orange?

    • Answer: A carrot.
    • Explanation: The word "carrot" sounds similar to "parrot" and is orange in color.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. What goes up and down without moving?

    • Answer: A staircase.
    • Explanation: A staircase remains stationary but allows people to travel up and down.

  12. 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.

b) **He has been ill ______ five days.**
- 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.

b) **______ I use your mobile?**
- Answer: May.
- May is used to ask for permission politely.

IV. Unscramble the names of the bugs given below
1. perlitscarl
- Answer: Caterpillar.

2. **edrips**
- 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.

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