Name 3 common superstitions
Walking Under a Ladder, Breaking a Mirror, Black Cats
There are ___ bats in the cave. We can hardly see any! A) a few B) very few C) the few
There are VERY FEW bats
What grows on your head | An animal similar to a rabbit
hair / hare
Give three synonyms for afraid
scared, frightened, terrified, fearful, horrified
Explain the expression “to have skeletons in the closet.”
to hide an embarrassing, shameful, or damaging secret from your past
“The villagers denied ___ anything strange in the forest.”
A) to see B) seeing C) to had seen
denied SEEING
The middle part of your body | To use something carelessly
waist / waste
Explain the word 'eerie'
Eerie describes anything strange and mysterious which makes you uneasy or gives you chills
Complete the idiom: “It sent shivers down my ___.”
It sent shivers down my SPINE
The more darker it became, the more frightened we felt.
The darker...., the more frightened
An impressive achievement | The plural of foot
feat / feet
If an old mistake causes trouble for you years later, it (does what?)
it HAUNTS you
What is another name for Halloween?
All Hallows’ Eve
Spot the mistake: Despite of the storm, we went trick-or-treating.
DESPITE THE STORM
Financial gain | A person who foretells future events
profit / prophet
A witch uses this large pot to mix magical ingredients and make potions
a cauldron
What do you call a man who practices witchcraft?
a warlock
Correct the sentence: “If I would have known about the haunted house, I wouldn't have gone inside.”
If I HAD KNOWN...., I WOULDN'T HAVE GONE inside
The early part of the day | The period of grief after a death
morning / mourning
ODD ONE OUT: macabre - ghastly - gruesome - exhilarating
“Exhilarating” means thrilling or energizing; the others can describe something horrifying or disturbing.