Context Clues Halloween Escape

halloween escape

Get all the candy!

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escape halloween

You've got your pumpkin ready for the spookiest night of the year. Your mission: navigate through five haunted houses, solve their context clues riddles, and amass a bone-chilling treasure trove of candy. 🎃👻🍬

go!

Go house to house!

Candy obtained

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Witch's house

Alert! Witches nearby! Dare to knock?

knock

Cry

Minimize

1/3

Eliza had a tendency to exaggerate. She claimed that she spent all night on her math homework, but Leon worked with her and knew it only took her about an hour.

Wink

Overstate

knock

knock

Crammed

Blank

2/3

After living in a cramped dorm room for several months, Tommy was excited to be back in the ample space of his bedroom at home.

Plenty

Little

Students

Over

3/3

The majority, or more than half, of the students voted to postpone the test until Monday.

Greater Part

Same

Spooktacular!

You've passed the first test and scored some candy. Keep it up!

Candy obtained

continue

Go to the next house!

Candy obtained

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House of the Wolf

A wolf is on the loose! Got the guts to knock?

knock

1/3

Maria sometimes loathed her brother. She knew she shouldn’t hate him, but he frustrated her to no end.

Hit

Fed

Hated

knock

knock

2/3

After a childhood spent living in poverty, Salvador was still very careful with his money when he became wealthy.

Low income

Wealth

House

3/3

The divers tried to salvage the valuable cargo from the sunken ship. They hoped to retrieve at least some of the treasures they knew were trapped at the bottom of the sea.

Remove

Throw away

Rescue

Awesome!

You've outsmarted the wolf, and your candy bag grows.

Candy obtained

continue

Go to the next house!

Candy obtained

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Frankenstein's House

An electrifying house, are you up for it? ⚡

knock

1/3

The children asked their mother to drive them to the mall and waited impatiently for her verdict. They hoped her decision would be in their favor because they planned to meet their friends there.

Calm

Scales

Decision

knock

knock

2/3

Sandra was known for being an ingenious problem solver. When she ripped the cover of her textbook, she made a color copy of her friend’s book and pasted it onto her own.

Terrible

Brilliant

Weird

3/3

Michael lost many friends because he was arrogant and pretended to be superior to everyone else.

Nice

Conceited

Into Football

You rock!

You've unraveled the mysteries of Frankenstein and scored more candy.

Candy obtained

continue

Go to the next house!

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House of the Mummy

A mummy in the house! Shall we?

knock

1/3

Ramona found it difficult to cope with disappointment. When she wasn’t chosen as the captain of the volleyball team, she was so upset that she began to cry and wanted to quit the team.

Move

Year

Deal with

knock

knock

2/3

What is the purpose of using context clues?

To help us understand the reading

All of the above

To learn the meaning of unknown words

3/3

What kind of bandages does the mummy use to wrap itself?

Linen

Silk

Cotton

Fantastic!

You've unraveled the mummy's secrets and bagged more candy.

Candy obtained

continue

There is only one house left!

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Dracula's house

Last stop, Dracula's House! Do we dare?

knock

1/3

Since Dracula must stay in great shape, he SELDOM eats junk food.

Embarrassed

Rarely

Tired

Skinny

knock

knock

2/3

It was quite a CONUNDRUM. Melissa and Jamie couldn't figure out how to get out of Dracula's house.

Easy Day

Confused

Brightly

Puzzle

3/3

Dracula was so hungry that he didn't leave a single PARTICLE of red jelly donuts on the plate.

Sitting

Delicate

Piece

Encourage

You're a legend!

You've bested the one and only Dracula, and your candy bag is bursting.

Candy obtained

continue

You did it!

Your journey has been fang-tastically amazing, and your candy haul is out of this world! Take a screenshot and submit!

Are you sure you want to go out?

If you exit you will return to the start of the game and you will lose your progress

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