Name_____________________________________________

 

What Am I?

Read the clues from the book to guess the riddle. Circle the correct answer.

 

 1. I am an area in Pakistan. I am in the        2. I am a type of clothing. I include loose
     southwest. I am mostly rocky and                 pants and a long short. Both men     
     dry. What am I?                                              and wear me. What am I?

    Baluchistan Plateau      Thor Desert                     sherwani                     sari

            Indus River Basin                                                   shalwar-kameez

 
3. I am a mountain. I am the second              4. I am a popular sport. I am similar to
    highest in the world. I am also                         racquet ball. Players in Pakistan often
    called K2. What am I?                                     become world champions. What am I?

        Sindh            Godwin Austen                              squash               cricket 

                       Punjab                                                            field hockey 

 

4. I am a holiday. People light fireworks.         6. I am a type of food. I am served with
    They shoot guns in the air. They                      vegetables, lentils, and sometimes 
    celebrate when Pakistan declared itself            meat. People use me to pick up 
    an Islamic Republic. What am I?                       other food. What am I? 

      Independence Day     Ramadan                                  dal                 lassi

                   Pakistan Day                                                         chappati

 

           Challenge: Use the book to make your own riddle. Have a friend solve it.

 

Based on Pakistan by Kathleen W. Deady                                                 For more activities go to www.kathleendeady.com