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Dangerous Game
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1 William Harris is a writer. This story is special because it is ‘true’. 2 a cord, curtain, pillow, plug, socket, wardrobe b evil, ghost, haunt, poltergeist c chess, board 3 Open answers 4 a after b quiet c fictional character d plug e once f does not know g quiet h enjoys i dark 5 Possibleanswers: a Yes and no. He enjoys the games with Poldy, but he is quiet and does not have many friends. b Yes. He enjoys Poldy’s company and laughs during the games. c No. (Julie’s friends were jealous of William while Julie was alive.) d Yes and no. He is a popular writer, but Julie’s friends didn’t like him and Louis is his only friend. e Perhaps. He was very sad when Julie died. f Yes. He nevertells anyone about Poldy. g Yes. His books sell well. h Perhaps. People thought that he was lucky to have an interesting wife. 6 a William plays chess with Louis every Wednesday evening. b Filbert Wiley is a fictional detective in William’s stories. c Julie was William’s wife. She died twelve years ago. d When William takes the plug of the bedside light out of its socket, Poldy appears. e After ayear, Poldy makes knocking sounds as a sign of his presence. William is always happy when he hears them. f Poldy puts William’s shirt and shoe in his bed as a joke. 7– 8 Open answers 9 a 7 b 7 c 3 d 3 e 3 f 3 g 3 h 7 i 7 10 a 3 b 1 c 2 d 4 11–12 Open answers 13 a 3 b 6 c 10 d 7 e 8 f 1 g 9 h 2 i 4 j 5 14 a Poldy b William c Louis d William e Poldy f Poldy g William 15–16 Open answers 17 a partiesb jealous c heart d pillow e twelve f haunted g men h wind i cat j shadow 18 a She dances with the photo as her ‘head’. When William puts the pillow over the photo, a scream comes from it. The face in the photo changes, and the glass is wet with tears. Then the photo falls to the floor and a ‘hand’ pulls it into pieces. The next morning, the photo is back on the wall. b The dress dances aroundthe room. c A strange ‘hand’ pulls the photo to pieces. d A great wind throws the dress across the floor and the pieces of the photo around the room. e Evil laughs show William that the ‘game’ hasn’t finished yet. f William sees a white cat at his window. Julie had a white cat when she was alive. When it appears in his room, William tries to kill it. It is covered in blood, but he cannot kill it.Then it disappears. g The poltergeist usually disappears when William puts the plug back in the socket. This time it stays in his room, and fills him with fear. h A dark shadow cuts out the moonlight in William’s room and comes down towards him. William knows that it is the shadow of death. 19–20 Open answers 21 a is waiting in the bedroom. b tell Louis the truth. c telephone Louis. d wasn’twell. e the chess pieces in their wooden box. f bedroom. 22–31 Open answers

Discussion activities key
1–6 Open answers 7 a move b character c board d wardrobe e imagination f detail g punish h socket i tomorrow 8–15 Open answers

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Dangerous Game - Answer keys

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Dangerous GameActivity worksheets key
1 Possible answers: You can’t see the photograph of the woman in the picture on page 9. You can see a book on page 7. You can see the lamp on page 7. The man’s clothing (pyjamas) are different on pages 7 and 9. The man is pulling the plug on page 9. 2 a First name William b Surname c Status: tick (3) one Harris [ ] Single [ ] Divorced [ ] Widowed 3 Julie 12 years 48writer of detective stories Chess Louis (friend) A Y F U L 5 6 7 m soft knock n important discovery o fat, black cat p complete darkness q dark shadows Open answers a ‘bad’ game b bad games c punish me d Poldy e my dead wife/Julie f my imagination g escape h go away i Where’s j can k matter l tell a at b of c towards d before e in f off g across h after i...