{"id":710,"date":"2016-02-21T13:20:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T18:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pleenglish.com\/?p=710"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:12:43","slug":"riddlesbrain-teasers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleenglish.com\/fr\/riddlesbrain-teasers\/","title":{"rendered":"Riddles\/Brain Teasers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*Originally published by brainden.com<\/p>\n<p>Riddles are a nice and fun way to practice your comprehension. \u00a0They&#8217;re great because they&#8217;re short and sweet, but they make you think for a while. The best part is that you&#8217;re forced to say the English sentences over and over until you figure it out&#8230;.or\u00a0give up (preferably the former). This\u00a0repetition is great for\u00a0your practice (sentence structure, vocab, etc) and helps make you think in English! \u00a0To the teachers;\u00a0this is a great activity to do with\u00a0students towards the end of class. If they can&#8217;t figure it out, I let them think about it and give the\u00a0answer the following week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pleenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/brainteaser.4.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-712\" src=\"https:\/\/pleenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/brainteaser.4.jpeg\" alt=\"brainteaser.4\" width=\"240\" height=\"143\" title=\"Riddles\/Brain Teasers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pleenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/brainteaser.4.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/pleenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/brainteaser.4-50x30.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Riddle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>What is greater than God,<br \/>\nmore evil than the devil,<br \/>\nthe poor have it,<br \/>\nthe rich need it,<br \/>\nand if you eat it, you&#8217;ll die?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[spoiler title=&#8217;Answer (click to reveal)&#8217; collapse_link=&#8217;no&#8217;]<strong>Nothing<\/strong>[\/spoiler]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brainden.com\/logic-riddles.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/brainden.com\/logic-riddles.htm<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Originally published by brainden.com Riddles are a nice and fun way to practice your comprehension. \u00a0They&#8217;re great because they&#8217;re short 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