How haunted houses got their start

Select the paragraph from the section "Haunted Houses Began 200 Years Ago" that BEST explains what haunted houses were like in the 1930s.

• Paragraph 6
  The first haunted houses were not fancy. Groups of families decorated their basements and held parties. Kids traveled from basement to basement. They experienced different scary scenes.
• Paragraph 3
  People like to feel afraid. This idea is not new, of course. Spooky stories have terrified people for centuries. Haunted houses are different, though. They are part of Halloween. This holiday would not be the same without the haunted house.
• Paragraph 10
  During the next 20 years, the number of professional haunted houses grew. Larry Kirchner is the president of the Haunted House Association. People who run haunted houses belong to the group. Kirchner says there were about 2,700 haunted houses last year. A large haunted house can make $3 million during Halloween. All together, these businesses make $300 million, according to an NBC news report.
• Paragraph 7
  The haunted house become famous in 1969. That year, Disneyland opened its Haunted Mansion. It was a big success. In a single day after it opened, more than 82,000 people passed through it. 

Which selection from the introduction [paragraphs 1-3] BEST explains why some haunted houses can be dangerous?

• It is called House of Torment. It has flesh-eating zombies, crazy monsters and scary clowns.
• It's not at the top of the list this year, but it is still very scary. People with heart problems are told not to enter.
• People like to feel afraid. This idea is not new, of course. Spooky stories have terrified people for centuries.
• Haunted houses are different, though. They are part of Halloween.

Read the sentences from the section "Haunted Houses Began 200 Years Ago.
"She showed wax sculptures of dead people. They were very realistic."
Which word could replace "realistic" in the second sentence WITHOUT changing its meaning?

• unbelievable
• special
• lifelike
• surprising

Read the sentence from the section "People Love Scary Attractions."
"During the next 20 years, the number of professional haunted houses grew."
What does the author mean by "the number of professional haunted houses grew."?

• More people went to professional haunted houses.
• Professional haunted houses made more money.
• Professional haunted houses became taller.
• There were more professional haunted houses.

Who created a new kind of entertainment. That showed wax sculptures of dead people. They were very realistic. 

• Marilyn Monroe
• Mary Tremont
• Marie Tussaud
• Madeline Rocker 

In the 1930's, why did they start creating haunted houses?

• Hollywood started to make horror movies. People really liked them. This made them want more scary attractions.
• A large haunted house can make $3 million during Halloween. All together, these businesses make $300 million.
• People like to feel afraid. This idea is not new, of course. Spooky stories have terrified people for centuries. Haunted houses are different, though. They are part of Halloween. This holiday would not be the same without the haunted house.
•  Kids were destroying property and bothering strangers on Halloween. Haunted houses gave them something else to do. 

When did Hollywood started to make horror movies?

• 1970
• 1905
• 1930
• 1950

What made people pass out from fright?

• Disneyland opened its Haunted Mansion
• A theater in Paris started showing really scary scenes on stage.
•  Hollywood started to make horror movies
• Clowns walking the streets

People like to feel afraid. TRUE OR FALSE?

• True
• False

What won this year's scariest houses of the US?

• Haunted Mansion
• Ghost House
• House of Tourment
• Haunted Overload