100 Reading Riddles with answer
100 Reading Riddles – Fun Book- Teasers for Book Lovers
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1. I keep your place when you stop mid-chapter — what am I?
Answer: Bookmark

2. I’m full of words but can’t talk back — what am I?
Answer: Book

3. I live in libraries and whisper “shh” in spirit — what am I?
Answer: Library

4. I’m the first page you read that tells what the book’s about — what am I?
Answer: Blurb

5. I show you where each word was printed — what am I?
Answer: Page number

6. I hold all the chapters together on the shelf — what am I?
Answer: Spine

7. I’m folded over to mark a favorite sentence — what am I (but don’t do me!)?
Answer: Dog-ear

8. I explain tricky words at the back of the book — what am I?
Answer: Glossary

9. I sit at the start and welcome readers to the book — what am I?
Answer: Foreword

10. I point you to sources the author used — what am I?
Answer: Bibliography

11. I’m a short book that tells the whole plot in one go — what am I?
Answer: Novella

12. I tell you who wrote the words on the cover — what am I?
Answer: Author

13. I’m the part that wraps the book and shows the art — what am I?
Answer: Dust jacket

14. I change the story by adding more after the end — what am I?
Answer: Sequel

15. I list important topics and their page homes — what am I?
Answer: Index

16. I’m read aloud to children before sleep — what am I?
Answer: Bedtime story

17. I’m small, handy, and hold just a few facts — what am I?
Answer: Pamphlet

18. I’m a book of maps that helps you travel in pages — what am I?
Answer: Atlas

19. I’m the person inside the story who tells it — what am I?
Answer: Narrator

20. I’m a reader who never leaves the bookshelf — what am I?
Answer: Bookworm

21. I’m the twist that surprises near the story’s top — what am I?
Answer: Plot twist

22. I explain terms and acronyms at the end — what am I?
Answer: Appendix

23. I save your notes in the margin — what am I?
Answer: Annotation

24. I’m the summary at the back for quick recall — what am I?
Answer: Summary

25. I’m the main person the story follows — who am I?
Answer: Protagonist

26. I oppose the hero and cause trouble — who am I?
Answer: Antagonist

27. I’m the moment everything comes together — what am I?
Answer: Climax

28. I end the book and tie loose strings — what am I?
Answer: Epilogue

29. I list books you might like based on this one — what am I?
Answer: Recommendations

30. I’m the tiny note at the bottom of the page — what am I?
Answer: Footnote

31. I make reading in bed possible after lights out — what am I?
Answer: Reading lamp

32. I’m printed on the first pages to show edition details — what am I?
Answer: Copyright page

33. I’m the short paragraph that introduces a chapter — what am I?
Answer: Chapter header

34. I keep track of the books you borrow — what am I?
Answer: Library card

35. I fold back over the cover with author praise — what am I?
Answer: Jacket flap

36. I’m a book made of tiny electronic dots — what am I?
Answer: E-book

37. I read stories aloud in your ears from a device — what am I?
Answer: Audiobook

38. I warn you of spoilers and big reveals — what am I?
Answer: Spoiler alert

39. I’m the little ribbon that keeps your page — what am I?
Answer: Bookmark ribbon

40. I’m an image that tells a thousand words on a cover — what am I?
Answer: Cover art

41. I collect reviews and stars from readers — what am I?
Answer: Rating

42. I’m the genre that makes you laugh out loud — what am I?
Answer: Comedy fiction

43. I’m the genre full of clues and suspects — what am I?
Answer: Mystery

44. I’m the part where a new scene begins — what am I?
Answer: Scene break

45. I’m the time and place the story takes place — what am I?
Answer: Setting

46. I’m the short story collection in one book — what am I?
Answer: Anthology

47. I’m the small note that credits a quote — what am I?
Answer: Citation

48. I show reader opinions on social sites — what am I?
Answer: Review

49. I’m the blank space between margins for your notes — what am I?
Answer: Margin

50. I’m the moment a character changes for good — what am I?
Answer: Turning point

51. I hold books in neat order and rows — what am I?
Answer: Bookshelf

52. I’m the cool place readers hide to read—comfy and cozy — what am I?
Answer: Reading nook

53. I introduce the author’s purpose before the tale — what am I?
Answer: Preface

54. I’m the little code that identifies a book worldwide — what am I?
Answer: ISBN

55. I glue pages together or sew them in — what am I?
Answer: Binding

56. I’m the thin paper that protects a special edition — what am I?
Answer: Interleaf

57. I’m the reader’s urge to keep turning pages — what am I?
Answer: Page-turner

58. I’m the short piece that hooks you at chapter start — what am I?
Answer: Teaser

59. I show a scene in pictures instead of words — what am I?
Answer: Graphic novel

60. I’m the person who edits the writer’s draft — what am I?
Answer: Editor

61. I sit at the back and give you further reading — what am I?
Answer: Further reading list

62. I’m printed large with few words for young readers — what am I?
Answer: Picture book

63. I’m a thin version of a big book for cheap — what am I?
Answer: Paperback

64. I’m heavy, sturdy, and built to last on a shelf — what am I?
Answer: Hardcover

65. I summarize a chapter in one line underneath — what am I?
Answer: Chapter synopsis

66. I collect your highlighted lines across books — what am I?
Answer: Highlights

67. I’m the tag that lists the title and author on a spine — what am I?
Answer: Spine label

68. I’m a printed notice that a book is overdue — what am I?
Answer: Overdue notice

69. I’m the small book that teaches reading basics — what am I?
Answer: Primer

70. I keep books organized in numbers, not names — what am I?
Answer: Dewey Decimal System

71. I’m the list at the end that shows sources used — what am I?
Answer: References

72. I’m the short praise from another author on the cover — what am I?
Answer: Endorsement

73. I help you find the opposite or similar words — what am I?
Answer: Thesaurus

74. I help you know what a strange word means — what am I?
Answer: Dictionary

75. I’m a little book you tuck in a pocket—stories on the go — what am I?
Answer: Pocketbook

76. I’m the habit of reading every single day — what am I?
Answer: Daily reading routine

77. I’m the secret note authors hide for eagle readers — what am I?
Answer: Easter egg

78. I make the text easier to see by changing size — what am I?
Answer: Font size

79. I’m the tiny mark that shows possession or omission — what am I?
Answer: Apostrophe

80. I help writers turn ideas into chapters — what am I?
Answer: Outline

81. I’m the suspense that keeps you guessing till the end — what am I?
Answer: Suspense

82. I’m the small card that gives library rules — what am I?
Answer: Library notice card

83. I’m a meeting where readers discuss a book — what am I?
Answer: Book club

84. I’m the printed summary at the front that credits others — what am I?
Answer: Acknowledgments

85. I’m the voice of the author speaking through a character — what am I?
Answer: Narration style

86. I’m the part of a book that lists chapter titles — what am I?
Answer: Table of contents

87. I’m the short piece that starts a book, often fiction — what am I?
Answer: Prologue

88. I mark where a paragraph ends with no extra space — what am I?
Answer: Pilcrow (¶)

89. I’m a printed copy sent before the final book is published — what am I?
Answer: Advance reader copy (ARC)

90. I’m a writer’s note to you at the start — what am I?
Answer: Author’s note

91. I’m the first public showing of a new book — what am I?
Answer: Book launch

92. I’m a short, catchy phrase to sell the book — what am I?
Answer: Tagline

93. I’m the cover blurb from a famous person praising the book — what am I?
Answer: Endorsement quote

94. I’m a book read aloud to a crowd, often by the author — what am I?
Answer: Reading event

95. I help you find books by subject on the shelf — what am I?
Answer: Subject labels

96. I’m the technique of reading with feeling and expression — what am I?
Answer: Dramatic reading

97. I’m the pattern of sentences that makes a book’s voice unique — what am I?
Answer: Writing style

98. I’m the book that teaches how to read and write — what am I?
Answer: Literacy textbook

99. I’m the reward you feel after finishing a great book — what am I?
Answer: Satisfaction

100. I’m the lifelong love that grows with every page you turn — what am I?
Answer: Love of reading