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Énigmes pour enfants avec réponses et explications

Observez attentivement des objets familiers. Quel indice permet de trouver la réponse ? Choisissez une réponse, vérifiez votre hypothèse et examinez comment les indices s'articulent entre eux.

15 · Exercices avec corrigés

1 · Objets familiersEssayez votre premier exercice
Black and white keys wait for your fingers. Press them to make music. What is it?

Indice

It is a musical instrument.

Réponse et explication

A piano

A piano has keys that you press to play notes.

Objets familiers

3 · Objets familiers
I have pages with words and pictures. I can tell a story without speaking. What am I?

Indice

You read me.

Réponse et explication

A book

A book tells its story through written words and sometimes pictures. You discover it by reading.

5 · Objets familiers
Two hands move around a circle while I stay on the wall. I help you tell when it is lunchtime. What am I?

Indice

My hands show hours and minutes.

Réponse et explication

A clock

The hour and minute hands show the time on this kind of clock. The clock itself stays in place.

6 · Objets familiers
I have a door and shelves. I stay cool inside even when the kitchen is warm. Where do you keep milk?

Indice

I keep food cool.

Réponse et explication

In a refrigerator

A refrigerator keeps its inside cool so food can be stored at a suitable temperature.

7 · Objets familiers
I have a row of teeth, but I do not eat. I help untangle your hair. What am I?

Indice

You may use me in front of a mirror.

Réponse et explication

A comb

A comb’s teeth pass between strands of hair. The hair clue distinguishes it from a fork or a saw.

8 · Objets familiers
I look into smooth glass and see my face. When I smile, the face opposite smiles too. What is it?

Indice

It shows a reflection.

Réponse et explication

A mirror

A mirror reflects light, allowing you to see your face and movements.

Le monde qui nous entoure

2 · Le monde qui nous entoure
In sunlight, it follows my movements on the ground. In darkness with no light, it disappears. What is it?

Indice

Look beside you on the ground on a sunny day.

Réponse et explication

A shadow

A shadow forms where an object blocks light. Its shape changes as the object moves.

4 · Le monde qui nous entoure
A canopy opens above your head on a handle. It helps keep rain off you. What is it?

Indice

You open it when it rains.

Réponse et explication

An umbrella

The umbrella’s canopy catches rain above your head, and its handle lets you hold it.

9 · Le monde qui nous entoure
After rain, a colourful arc sometimes appears in the sky where sunlight meets water droplets. What is it?

Indice

You can see several colours together.

Réponse et explication

A rainbow

Light passing through water droplets can form a rainbow when the sun and droplets are in a suitable position.

10 · Le monde qui nous entoure
Light ice crystals fall from a cloud. They can gather into a soft white layer on the ground. What is it?

Indice

You can use it to make a snowball.

Réponse et explication

Snow

Snow is made of ice crystals. Unlike rain, it does not fall as liquid drops.

Animaux

11 · Animaux
It moves slowly and carries a spiral shell on its back. Which animal is it?

Indice

The shell helps protect its soft body.

Réponse et explication

A snail

Many snails have spiral shells. This detail distinguishes the snail from the other choices.

12 · Animaux
Its long neck helps it reach leaves on a tree. Which animal also has a spotted coat?

Indice

Use both the neck and the spots as clues.

Réponse et explication

A giraffe

A giraffe has a long neck and a spotted coat. Both clues point to the same animal.

13 · Animaux
Fine threads connect into a web that a spider can use to catch an insect. What is it?

Indice

Think of a network of threads.

Réponse et explication

A spiderweb

A spiderweb is made from spider silk. Some spiders use their webs to catch prey.

14 · Animaux
It looks like a horse, but its coat has black and white stripes. Which animal is it?

Indice

Use both clues: its body shape and its stripes.

Réponse et explication

A zebra

A zebra belongs to the horse family and has a striped coat. A tiger has a different body shape.

15 · Animaux
First a caterpillar, then a pupa, then an insect with large wings. What is it?

Indice

Think about what a caterpillar becomes.

Réponse et explication

A butterfly

A caterpillar is a butterfly larva. An adult butterfly emerges after the pupal stage.

Une petite activité à partager

Commencez par trois tâches. Laissez à votre enfant le temps de réfléchir et demandez-lui d'expliquer son choix. S'il bloque, lisez l'indice et discutez de la solution ensemble. Il n'y a ni notes ni limites de temps ici.

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FAQ

Questions et réponses

Peut-on résoudre ces exercices sans s'inscrire ?

Oui. Les 15 exercices, ainsi que les indices, les réponses et les explications, sont tous accessibles sur cette page.

Comment choisir le niveau de difficulté ?

Commencez par la première tâche et voyez si les conditions semblent claires pour votre enfant. Essayez ensuite différents sujets. Il n'y a pas de limite d'âge stricte : le soutien et l'expérience comptent plus qu'une tranche d'âge.

Que faire si mon enfant se retrouve bloqué ?

Affichez l'indice, relisez la consigne et comparez les options. La réponse détaillée est disponible séparément. Discutez de l'indice qui vous a permis de parvenir à la conclusion.

Puis-je imprimer les exercices ?

Oui. Un bouton permet d'imprimer les exercices ; l'autre génère un corrigé séparé incluant les explications. Utilisez l'adresse indiquée sur la fiche d'exercices pour retrouver la série en ligne.

Imprimez cette page sous forme de fiche d'exercices. Le bouton « Corrigé » ajoute une page séparée contenant les solutions.

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Réponse et explication

  1. A piano — A piano has keys that you press to play notes.
  2. A shadow — A shadow forms where an object blocks light. Its shape changes as the object moves.
  3. A book — A book tells its story through written words and sometimes pictures. You discover it by reading.
  4. An umbrella — The umbrella’s canopy catches rain above your head, and its handle lets you hold it.
  5. A clock — The hour and minute hands show the time on this kind of clock. The clock itself stays in place.
  6. In a refrigerator — A refrigerator keeps its inside cool so food can be stored at a suitable temperature.
  7. A comb — A comb’s teeth pass between strands of hair. The hair clue distinguishes it from a fork or a saw.
  8. A mirror — A mirror reflects light, allowing you to see your face and movements.
  9. A rainbow — Light passing through water droplets can form a rainbow when the sun and droplets are in a suitable position.
  10. Snow — Snow is made of ice crystals. Unlike rain, it does not fall as liquid drops.
  11. A snail — Many snails have spiral shells. This detail distinguishes the snail from the other choices.
  12. A giraffe — A giraffe has a long neck and a spotted coat. Both clues point to the same animal.
  13. A spiderweb — A spiderweb is made from spider silk. Some spiders use their webs to catch prey.
  14. A zebra — A zebra belongs to the horse family and has a striped coat. A tiger has a different body shape.
  15. A butterfly — A caterpillar is a butterfly larva. An adult butterfly emerges after the pupal stage.