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Read the text. Then write true (T) or false (F).
Scary stories
You tell us about your favourite frightening books!
My favourite scary book is The Mummy by Barbara Steiner. In the story, Lara is very interested in Egypt. When she was working at a museum, she started hearing strange noises.
She thought she heard the Egyptian prince,
Nefra. But Prince Nefra died thousands of years ago...
In my opinion. this is a great book! I read it because I was doing a school project about Egypt. It was really exciting.
Amy (aged 15)
I really enjoyed The Haunted School by R. L.
Stine. This book is about a boy called Tommy Frazer. When Tommy’s family moved to a new house, he started going to a different school.
One day, Tommy was sitting in the classroom when he heard children crying, but he couldn’t see anyone. Was his new school haunted?
I think that this story is really scary! I read it because my sister gave it to me for my birthday.
Jake (aged 14)
At the moment, l’m reading The Unseen by Richie Tankersley Cusick. The main character in this book is Lucy. Lucy's mother died, so Lucy went to live with her aunt. One day, Lucy was walking in the town when someone started following her. She wanted to escape. so she ran into the cemetery...
I borrowed this book from my school library. It’s a very exciting story.
Lola (aged 16)
10 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
1 In The Mummy. what happened when Lara was working at the museum?
2 Why did Amy read The Mummy?
3 Why did Tommy Frazer think his school was haunted?
4 What is Lola reading at the moment?
5 Why did Lucy run into the cemetery?
1 MARK FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER. TOTAL_/5
E Listening
u Listen to David and Jill’s dialogue. Match 1-5 and a-e to make sentences.
1 |
David |
— |
2 |
His sister |
_ |
3 |
His mum |
_ |
4 |
His dad |
— |
5 |
The dog |
— |
a |
was meeting a friend. | |
b |
was talking on the phone. | |
c |
was doing his homework. | |
d |
was sleeping. | |
e |
was making dinner. |
2 MARKS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER. TOTAL_/10
1 Amy's favourite book is about an
Egyptian prince. —
2 Barbara Steiner wrote The Haunted
School. —
3 Jake’s sister gave him The Haunted
School for Christmas. _
4 The Unseen is about a girl called Lucy. _
5 Lola bought The Unseen at a bookshop. _
1 MARK FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER. TOTAL_/5
F Writing
12 Write about a scary book or a frightening film. Think about these questions:
• What is the book / film about?
• Who are the main characters?
• Why did you like the book / film?
• Why did you read / watch it?
MARK TOTAL_/10
Part |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
Total |
Marks | |||||||
Out of |
20 |
40 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
100 |
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