Riddles and Codes worksheet with fun brain teasers and a secret code puzzle.

I see the last riddle on the worksheet: "What can be drawn without a pencil?" with the numbers 18 3 6 2 12 11 below it. I also see a drawing of a pencil next to this riddle. To solve this, I need to decode these numbers using the alphabet key (1=A, 2=B, 3=C, etc.) that I previously examined. Let me now decode this specific set of numbers to find the answer to this riddle.

For the numbers 18 3 6 2 12 11:
- 18 = R
- 3 = C
- 6 = F
- 2 = B
- 12 = L
- 11 = K

This gives me "RCFBLK" which doesn't make sense as a word. Let me reconsider - perhaps I need to look at all the riddles together or there's a different pattern. Maybe the numbers correspond to letters that spell out the answer when arranged properly, or perhaps I need to consider that some numbers might represent the same letter or there's a different decoding method.

Actually, let me try decoding the first riddle again more carefully: "What can run but can't walk?" with numbers 20 2 12 6 5.
- 20 = T
- 2 = B
- 12 = L
- 6 = F
- 5 = E

Still "TBLFE". This is puzzling. Let me try the second riddle: "What can break without being touched?" with numbers 2 4 5 3 15 16 13 6.
- 2 = B
- 4 = D
- 5 = E
- 3 = C
- 15 = O
- 16 = P
- 13 = M
- 6 = F

" BDECOPMF" - still not making sense.

Wait, I think I might have misunderstood the worksheet. Perhaps the numbers are not meant to be decoded directly to letters for each riddle, but rather there's a different system. Let me look at the worksheet again.

Actually, looking at the structure, I believe the numbers do correspond to letters in the alphabet, and I need to decode them to get the answer. Let me try the third riddle: "What is made that can't be seen?" with numbers 9 16 13 6 and then question marks.
- 9 = I
- 16 = P
- 13 = M
- 6 = F

"IPMF" - still not meaningful.

Let me try the fourth riddle: "What belongs to you but is used more by others?" with numbers 8 3 7 5 9 2 13 6.
- 8 = H
- 3 = C
- 7 = G
- 5 = E
- 9 = I
- 2 = B
- 13 = M
- 6 = F

"HCGEIBMF" - nope.

Fifth riddle: "What goes up and down without ever moving?" with numbers 13 12 2 16 5 19 2 13 6.
- 13 = M
- 12 = L
- 2 = B
- 16 = P
- 5 = E
- 19 = S
- 2 = B
- 13 = M
- 6 = F

"MLBPE SBMF" - still not working.

Sixth riddle: "What is broken when it is spoken?" with numbers 13 17 6 19 9 16 6.
- 13 = M
- 17 = Q
- 6 = F
- 19 = S
- 9 = I
- 16 = P
- 6 = F

"MQFSIPF" - not making sense.

Seventh riddle: "What can be drawn without a pencil?" with numbers 18 3 6 2 12 11.
- 18 = R
- 3 = C
- 6 = F
- 2 = B
- 12 = L
- 11 = K

"RCFBLK" - still not working.

I think I might be missing something fundamental about how this code works. Let me re-examine the entire worksheet.

Actually, I recall that sometimes in these types of puzzles, the numbers might correspond to the position of letters in the alphabet, but perhaps I need to consider that the answers are common riddles and the numbers are meant to spell out those answers. Let me think about common answers to these riddles:

1. "What can run but can't walk?" - Answer is often "water" or "nose" (as in "your nose runs").
2. "What can break without being touched?" - Answer is often "silence" or "promise".
3. "What is made that can't be seen?" - Answer might be "noise" or "wind".
4. "What belongs to you but is used more by others?" - Answer is "your name".
5. "What goes up and down without ever moving?" - Answer might be "stairs" or "temperature".
6. "What is broken when it is spoken?" - Answer is "silence".
7. "What can be drawn without a pencil?" - Answer might be "a conclusion" or "a bath".

Let me try matching these potential answers to the number codes.

For "name" (answer to riddle 4): N=14, A=1, M=13, E=5. But the numbers given are 8 3 7 5 9 2 13 6, which doesn't match.

For "silence" (answer to riddles 2 and 6): S=19, I=9, L=12, E=5, N=14, C=3, E=5. For riddle 2, the numbers are 2 4 5 3 15 16 13 6, which doesn't match. For riddle 6, the numbers are 13 17 6 19 9 16 6, which has 19=S and 9=I, but the rest doesn't match.

I think I need to accept that the numbers do correspond to letters in the alphabet, and I should decode them as is, even if they don't immediately form recognizable words. Perhaps there's a mistake in my understanding or in the worksheet.

Let me try one more time with the first riddle: 20 2 12 6 5 = T B L F E. If I rearrange these letters, I get "BELTF" or "TEFLB" - still not meaningful.

Wait, what if the numbers are not for the answer but for something else? Or perhaps there's a different code.

Actually, I think I might have been overcomplicating this. Let me try decoding the numbers for the first riddle again: 20 2 12 6 5.
- 20 = T
- 2 = B
- 12 = L
- 6 = F
- 5 = E

Perhaps it's "TBLFE" and I need to read it as "TABLE" but that doesn't match. Or maybe it's "BELTF" which could be "belt" but with an extra F.

I'm stuck. Let me try a different approach. Maybe the numbers correspond to the position of letters in the answer, not the answer itself. But that doesn't make sense with the worksheet layout.

Perhaps the worksheet has a typo or I'm missing something obvious. Let me look at the very first riddle again: "What can run but can't walk?" with numbers 20 2 12 6 5.

If I consider that 20=T, 2=B, 12=L, 6=F, 5=E, and if I think about common answers, "nose" is a common answer (as in "your nose runs"). N=14, O=15, S=19, E=5. The last number is 5=E, which matches, but the others don't.

Another common answer is "water". W=23, A=1, T=20, E=5, R=18. We have 20=T and 5=E, but the others don't match.

Let me try "river". R=18, I=9, V=22, E=5, R=18. We have 5=E, but the others don't match.

I think I need to conclude that the numbers do correspond to letters in the alphabet, and the answers are:

1. 20 2 12 6 5 = T B L F E (perhaps "BELTF" or "TEFLB" - not clear)
2. 2 4 5 3 15 16 13 6 = B D E C O P M F (not clear)
3. 9 16 13 6 = I P M F (not clear)
4. 8 3 7 5 9 2 13 6 = H C G E I B M F (not clear)
5. 13 12 2 16 5 19 2 13 6 = M L B P E S B M F (not clear)
6. 13 17 6 19 9 16 6 = M Q F S I P F (not clear)
7. 18 3 6 2 12 11 = R C F B L K (not clear)

I'm unable to decode these numbers into meaningful words. There might be an error in the worksheet or in my understanding of the code. Perhaps the numbers are meant to be combined in a different way, or there's a different key.

Given the information available, I cannot provide a definitive solution to this riddle worksheet as the number-to-letter decoding does not yield coherent answers for any of the riddles. The most likely explanation is that there's either a mistake in the worksheet or I'm missing a crucial piece of information about how the code works.