Name_____________________________________________

What Am I?

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

 1. I am in Central Spain. I have some        2. I am a popular game. Players hit a ball  
     low mountains but am mostly flat.              off a wall. Children play me against the 
     I have almost no trees. What am I?           sides of buildings. What am I?

       Iberian Peninsula       Meseta                               Soccer               Pelota

                Canary Islands                                                       Alquerque

3. I am a famous dish to eat. People           4. I am a type of musical instrument.
    make me with meat, vegetables, and           I am made of wood. Dancers use me
    rice. They season me with saffron.               while dancing to keep the beat.        
    What am I?                                                     what am I?

          paella            gazpacho                                      bagpipe          castenets

             tortilla espanola                                                              guitar

5. I am a person. People honor me             6. I am a festival. The people in Pamplona
    because I lived a holy life. Towns                celebrate me. They run through streets
    have festivals to honor me. What                 ahead of charging bulls. I am in July.
    am I?                                                               What am I?
    

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

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