The Scare at Shadow Fair

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The Scare at Shadow Fair

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Who or what steps out of the woods to the side of the road?

Look at the simile: ...like teeth in a great, chuckling metal mouth. What is this used to describe and do you think it works well?

What do you think has happened to Alex’s spelling book?

Look in the first paragraph. Find a word which describes a lot of noise.

Use 'obedient' in a sentence. 1 house -simple; 2 houses complex or compound.

Look for the sentence: The gate lock was nearly rusted through and didn’t have much fight left in it. What do you think is meant by this?

What job is Alex doing at the start of the chapter?

What is Alex’s favourite attraction at the fair and which part does she like best?

What makes Dad call Alex by her full name, Alexandra?

Harry was raised by his mother’s sister. What was his aunt named? Petunia, Daisy, Rose, Hortense.

What is the significant about the phrase ‘All of you’ at the end of 
the chapter?

Use 'independence' in a sentence. 1 house -simple; 2 houses complex or compound.

What is the mysterious man wearing and what object 
does he hold?

What wakes Alex in the night?

Do you think Alex is confident with spelling?

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What is strange about Alex’s sha dow at the end of the chapter?

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EXTRA QUESTIONS What would you do if you found that your shadow was acting independently of you?

How to play

How can you tell that Alex is confident by the way in which she exits the fanged monster’s mouth?

Look at the sentence: All that was left was the low, moody embers 
of a campfire.What is meant by the word embers?

'Natheless' is a proposition, use it in a sentence.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Each player chooses a colour.
• Roll the dice, land on a square and rephrase the sentence using one of such inversions.
• To check whether your answer is right or wrong, please tap/click on the "+" sign above each square.

There are only two people (Dad and Alex) in the car, so the phrase ‘All of you’ at the end of the chapter suggests that the Ringmaster might also be able to see the shadow as a third ‘person’.

This pun plays on the dual meanings of "impossible to put down." In one sense, it means the book is so interesting that you can’t stop reading it. In the other sense, it refers to the concept of anti-gravity making objects float, thus literally being "impossible to put down."

The mysterious man ‘wore a scarlet coat that ran from his shoulders down to his knees. In one hand, he held a long stick with a handle so white that it seemed to glow in the darkness’.

Embers are the last pieces of coal or wood in a dying fire.

Alex is woken by ‘a biting wind tickling her fingers’.

Alex seems to struggle with spelling because, when practising, she only achieves three, then five, then four out of ten.

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Dad calls Alex by her full name, Alexandra, when he is losing patience. Her food is ready and is in danger of going cold.

Alex exits the fanged monster’s mouth ‘head first’ which shows that she is confident and not scared.

Alex’s favourite attraction is the haunted house. Her favourite part is the hall of mirrors at the very end.

Alex is feeding the sheep at the start of the chapter.

The lock was rusted, so it was old and ineffective. If it ‘didn’t have much fight left in it’, this suggests that it is almost broken and won’t last much longer.

Similar to 'nevertheless'.

‘Clanging’ or ‘clattered’ are words to describe a lot of noise.

Alex’s spelling book has been ‘torn to shreds’. Answers will vary as to how or why this might have happened.

The simile ‘...like teeth in a great, chuckling metal mouth’ is used to describe the windows of the car going up and down. Answers will vary as to why. May include reference to the windows laughing at Alex.

The Ringmaster (the tall man in the scarlet coat) steps out of the woods to the side of the road.

When Alex lay down under the covers, her shadow stayed exactly where it was on the wall.

OH OH! Your shadow has conquered one of your houses and has changed the locks, you no longer have access. Remove one house from the board.

Give the Ringmasters horse and apple. Roll the dice again.

Your sheep ate through the electricity cable and have cut off your power. Miss a turn.

BANK You'll get a house from the next player who gets their question wrong.

Fill Dad's car with petrol. Roll the dice again.

Your candle has burnt out and now you need to spend some time looking for a replacement. Miss a turn.

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You ate too much cotton candy and now you need to take a trip to the dentist. Miss a turn.

You get a free amusement park ride and can place it anywhere in the neighbourhood.