Grammar Under Pressure
By the time we arrived, the Halloween party ___. (start — past perfect)
had started
Which adjective means “so frightening that it makes you feel shocked”: terrifying or terrified?
Terrifying
Complete: “The lights suddenly ___ out during the storm.”
went
Correct: “I am interesting in horror films.”
I am interested in horror films.
A message says: “I have a face and two hands, but no arms or legs.” What am I?
A clock
I wish I ___ so scared of spiders. (not be)
weren’t / wasn’t
Complete the collocation: “a ___ scream” — loud or strong?
A loud scream
What does “come across” mean in this sentence: “I came across an old mask in the attic”?
To find by chance
Correct: “There were less people at the party this year.”
There were fewer people at the party this year.
Three boxes are labelled BATS, CANDY and MIXED. Every label is wrong. You may take one item from one box. Which box should you choose first to identify all three boxes?
The box labelled MIXED
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs:
“If I ___ (see) a ghost tonight, I ___ (not / sleep) for a week.”
If I see a ghost tonight, I won’t sleep for a week.
What verb means “to make someone feel extremely afraid”?
To terrify / to frighten
Complete: “The noise was so frightening that I ___ out of the room.”
ran
Correct: “She asked me where was the haunted house.”
She asked me where the haunted house was.
A party starts at 7:35 p.m. and lasts 1 hour 45 minutes. At what time does it end?
9:20 p.m.
Rewrite using the passive: “Someone stole my costume last night.”
My costume was stolen last night.
Complete the phrase: “The abandoned house gave me the ___.”
The creeps
What does “keep an eye on” mean?
To watch or look after something/someone
Correct: “Despite of being frightened, he went inside.”
Despite being frightened, he went inside. / In spite of being frightened, he went inside.
Four friends — Ava, Ben, Chloe and Dan — each wear a different costume: witch, vampire, ghost and mummy. Ava is not a witch or a ghost. Ben is the vampire. Chloe is not the mummy. Dan is the ghost. What is Ava dressed as?
A mummy
Complete with the correct form: “She denied ___ the scary message.” (write)
writing
What adjective describes a place that feels strange, mysterious and slightly frightening?
Eerie
Complete: “The strange noises turned ___ to be the wind.”
out
Correct the mistake:
“By the time we arrived at the haunted house, the film already started.”
By the time we arrived at the haunted house, the film had already started.
A code changes each letter to the next letter in the alphabet: CAT → DBU. Using the same rule, decode XPSME.
WORLD