This is a powerpoint riddle for teaching primary school children various kind of occupations in HK. Word descriptions as well as strong imageries are used to provide enough clues.

1. Riddles

2. Riddle 1
I work in a fire station.
I wear a uniform.
I put out fires.
fires
What does he do ?

3. Answer:
He is a fireman.

4. What does a fireman do?
He puts out fires.
fires

5. Riddle 2
I work in a police station.
I wear a gun.
I catch thieves.
thieves
What does he do ?

6. Answer:
He is a policeman.

7. What does a policeman do?
He catches thieves.
thieves

8. Riddle 3
I work in a post office.
I wear a uniform.
I carry letters to people.
people
What does he do ?

9. Answer:
He is a postman.

10. What does a postman do?
He carries letters to people.
people

11. Riddle 4
I work in a hospital.
I wear a uniform.
I help sick people.
people
What does she do ? (2
answers)

12. Answer 1:
She is a doctor.

13. Answer 2:
She is a nurse.

14. What does a doctor do?
She helps sick people.
people

15. What does a nurse do?
She helps sick people.
people

16. Riddle 5
I work in a school.
I teach English.
English
I like children.
What does she do ?

17. Answer:
She is a teacher.

18. What does a teacher do?
She teaches English.
English
or Maths, Chinese, Music, PE …

19. Riddle 6
I work in a dental clinic.
I wear a mask.
I take care of people’s teeth.
teeth
What does he do ?

20. Answer:
He is a dentist.

21. What does a dentist do?
He take cares of
people’s teeth.
teeth

22. Riddle 7
I work in a bus.
I drives people
from place to place.
place
I like driving.
What does she do ?

23. Answer:
She is a bus driver.

24. What does a bus driver do?
She carries people
from place to place.
place

25. Revision

26. a fireman
puts out fires

27. a policeman
catches thieves

28. a postman
carries letters
to people

29. a doctor
a nurse
helps sick people

30. a teacher
teaches
English
or Maths, Chinese, Music, PE …

31. a dentist
takes care of
people’s teeth

32. What other people
can you think of?