1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
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| 1. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK, which adjective describes Serafina? a. Brave b. Quiet c. Curious d. Lonely e. All of the above | e. All of the above | 2. To what does Serafina compare the Man in the Black Cloak? a. An evil ghost b. Mr. Vanderbilt c. A rat d. Her pa 2 | c. Mr. Vanderbilt 2 | 3. What is the first clue Serafina has that helps her determine the identity of the Man in the Black Cloak later on? a. The smell of his cologne b. The sound of his footsteps c. The color of his hair d. None of the above 3 | b. The sound of his footsteps 3 | 4. How many books does Mr. Vanderbilt own? a. Twenty-two hundred b. Twenty-two thousand c. Two million d. none of the above 4 | b. Twenty-two thousand 4 | 5. According to Serafina, mice always seem to ___ at key moments. a. panic b. eat c. squeak d. all of the above 5 | a. panic 5 | 6. Serafina's job title was: a. Chief Rat Whisperer b. Chief Rat Snatcher c. Chief Rat Catcher d. Champion Rat Catcher 6 | c. Chief Rat Catcher | 7. Serafina describes this character as "crab-crakedy". a. Nolan b. Braeden c. her pa d. Crankshod 6 | d. Crankshod 6 | 8. The first physical evidence that Serafina found of the Man in the Black Cloak was: a. a handkerchief b. a piece of the cloak c. a boot print d. a glove 7 | d. a glove 7 | 9. What does Serafina use to lure Mr. Thorne? a. Braeden b. Clara c. herself d. cookies 8 | c. herself 8 | 10. Where does Serafina hide when the banquet guests gather in the Banquet Hall? a. in the closet b. in the pipe organ c. in the attic d. in the basement 9 | b. in the pipe organ 9 | 11. At the end of the story, what are the "two great forces" that Serafina brings together in a confrontation? a. an angel and a devil b. Mr. Vanderbilt and Pa c. the mountain lion and the Man in the Black Cloak d. men and Mother Nature 10. | c. the mountain lion and the Man in the Black Cloak 10 | 12. Why does Serafina think that the Man in the Black Cloak is most likely a guest in the house? a. He wears fancy shoes. b. He wears a black cloak. c. He wears cologne. d. He dresses in expensive suits. 11. | a. He wears fancy shoes. 11 | 13. Who or what does Serafna pretend to be in order to escape Crankshod? a. a pig feeder b. a horse groomer c. a shoeshine girl d. a dog trainer 12 | c. a shoeshine girl 12 | 14. How do the Vanderbilts plan on keeping Braeden safe? a. By locking him in his bedroom b. By moving him to the stable c. By moving him someplace else. d. By dressing him up as a girl 13 | c. By moving him someplace else 13 | 15. What unique ability does Braeden have? a. He can communicate with animals. b. He is an expert shooter. c. He is a champion horse trainer. d. He can play the violin. 14 | a. He can communicate with animals. 14 | 16. 15. By the end of the book, what has Serafina discovered about herself? a. That she has brothers and sisters. b. That her mother was a catamount. c. That she is extraordinarily brave. d. all of the above. 15 | d. all of the above |
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