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One kid leans in close and lowers her voice to almost a whisper. Everyone stops eating their marshmallows and holds their breath, waiting to hear what happens next. That is the magic of a ghost story, and people have been telling them for a very, very long time.  \nLong before campfires cooked marshmallows, they were the world's  \nfirst storytelling stage. Thousands of years ago, families gathered around fires at night for warmth and safety, and that is where they shared the tales that mattered most to them. Some of those stories explained the world, and some were meant to give a good shiver. The fire's flickering light and the dark just beyond it made every spooky tale feel real.  \nThat love of a shiver traveled indoors during winters in Victorian England, in the 1800s. Back then, telling ghost stories at Christmastime became a popular custom, and families would gather by candlelight to trade eerie tales. One writer, Charles Dickens, leaned right into the tradition when he wrote his famous story about a haunted man named Scrooge. Can you guess which holiday that story is set on? Christmas, not Halloween!  \nFrom candlelit parlors, the spooky tales eventually found their way to summer camps. Sitting around the fire after dark, campers pass down stories that get retold from one summer to the next, changing a little each time. A good teller knows the trick is not to rush; slowing down builds suspense, the feeling that something is about to happen. Then comes the twist, a surprise ending that makes everyone jump and then burst out laughing.  \nThat laugh is the whole secret to why a scary story is so much fun. Your heart races and your skin prickles, but part of your brain knows you are perfectly safe by the warm fire with your friends. Scientists call this kind of thrill a \"safe scare,\" like the feeling you get on a roller coaster. So the next time a story makes you shiver, remember you are joining a very old storytelling tradition.  \nGhost Stories and Campfire Tales  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the main idea of this passage?\u003Cbr>A. Summer camps are the only place where people still tell scary stories today\u003Cbr>B. Charles Dickens wrote the very first ghost story that people ever told\u003Cbr>C. Ghost stories are an old tradition, and there are reasons people enjoy telling and hearing them\u003Cbr>D. Campfires were invented so that families could cook their food safely at night |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) How does the author explain what a \"safe scare\" feels like?\u003Cbr>A. By comparing it to the thrill you get on a roller coaster\u003Cbr>B. By comparing it to sitting quietly beside a warm fire\u003Cbr>C. By comparing it to roasting marshmallows with friends\u003Cbr>D. By comparing it to reading a story written by Dickens |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why did spooky tales feel so real around ancient fires?\u003Cbr>A. The families acted the stories out with costumes and masks\u003Cbr>B. The tellers promised that everything they said had truly happened\u003Cbr>C. The flickering light and the darkness just beyond it made the tales seem real\u003Cbr>D. The stories were always about real people the listeners knew |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) What does a good storyteller do to build suspense?\u003Cbr>A. Speak as fast as possible to reach the ending\u003Cbr>B. Shout each word so everyone can hear clearly\u003Cbr>C. Tell the surprise twist at the very beginning\u003Cbr>D. 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