Level: Elementary and above

Brief description:

This riddle is designed to practice logical thinking using comparatives to find the answers.

Instructions: Read the riddle and fill in your answers below.

Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka and Beckham played soccer. It was rainy and their shoes were wet. They took off their shoes and put them in the washing machine. Now, they can’t find their shoes because all 5 pairs of shoes are the same color and same type. The only difference is the shoes’ size and the sizes are 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Can you help them find their shoes?

• Ronaldo’s shoes are smaller than Kaka’s.

• Messi said his shoes are larger than Kaka’s but smaller than Beckham’s.

• Rooney’s shoes are larger than Beckham’s.

 Answers:

* Ronaldo’s shoes are size ________　 * Kaka’s shoes are size ________

* Messi’s shoes are size _______　 * Beckham’s shoes are size _______

* Rooney’s shoes are size _______

Glossary:

• Riddle (noun): a type of question which describes something in a difficult and confusing way, and which has a clever or funny answer, often asked as a game (Câu đố)

• Football (UK) / Soccer (USA) (noun): a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field. Teams try to kick the ball into the other team's goal (Bóng đá)

• Washing machine (noun): an electric machine for washing clothes (Máy giặt)

Answers:

Ronaldo 4, Kaka 6, Messi, 7, Beckham 8, Rooney 9.

This material is provided by the Australian Centre for Education and Training (ACET).