Scary

The author’s viewpoint is that scary tales are

• A a punishment for liars.

• B good for children.

• C difficult to tell.

• D usually also funny.

The author says she enjoys scary stories because

• A they helped her grandfather recover from illness.

• B she wants junior high students to listen to her.

• C she likes to get attention.

• D her grandfather liked them.

What is the author’s counterargument to those who say she should not tell scary stories to children?

• Children are like mules that are too stubborn to listen.

• Children enjoy bedtime stories told by adults.

• Children can frighten themselves, even without scary stories.

• Children need to hear stories so they can get to sleep.

What does the author mean in lines 37–42 when she says, “What is my branch? A good scary story”?

• A scary story can be dangerous.

• A scary story affects listening skills.

• A scary story is a good attention-getter.

• A scary story is a branch of literature.

What is the name of this scary halloween movie?

• Child play

• Conjuring 1

• Amityville Horror

• Poltergeist

What evidence does the author cite to prove that scary tales do not harm children?

• She tells about the scary tales that she heard as a child.

• She points out that junior high students are like mules.

• She explains that “fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

• She says “you should think twice before you go into the woods.”

The author tells scary tales to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders to

• A get their attention.

• B make them afraid of her.

• C prove that fear is a good thing.

• D help them cope with their emotions

10

• WITCH

• SCARY MAMMY

• SKELETON WOMAN

• WEREWOMAN

1

• DRACULA

• GHOST

• WHITE WALKER

• BLOOD EATER

2

• GHOST

• GODZILLA

• DEATH MAN

• FRANKENSTEIN