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ACTIVITY

I’m tall when Im young

and I’m short when I’m

old. What am I ??

What comes down

but goes up?

Why did the boy his

bury flashlight?

Why can’t a man

living in New York

be buried in

chicago?

How do you put an

giraffe in a

refrigerator?

How do you put an

elephant in a

refrigerator?

All about, but cannot

be seen. Can be

captured, cannot be

held. No throat, but

can be heard. What

am I?

Remove six letters

from theis secquence

to reveal the a

familiar english word

–

BSAINXLEATNTEARS

.

I arrive once in every

second, once in every

minute and once in every

year. What am I ?

If you have me, you want

to share me. If you share

me, you haven’t got me.

What am I?

There was a green house.

Inside the green house

there was a white house.

Inside the white house there

was a red house. Inside the

red house there were lots of

babies. What is it ??

What doesn’t exist,

but has a name?

I’m the part of the

bird that’s not in the

sky. I can swim in the

ocean and yet

remains dry. What

am I ?

Which vehicle is

spelled the same

forwards nad

backwards ?

ANSWERS

A candle.

A rain.

Because the batteries died.

Because he’s still living!

Open the door, put the giraffe in, close

the door.

Open the door, take the giraffe out,

put him in, close the door.

Wind

Bananas

The letter “ E “

Secret

Watermelon

Nothing

Shadow

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