Whispers from the Grave: Comprehension Check!

Which of the following best describes the mood of the first section of the article?

• silly, light-hearted, energetic

• gloomy, pessimistic, somber

• sensational, tense, foreboding

• peaceful, sad, quiet

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word does not belong with the others?

• hostile

• vengeful

• forgiving

• spiteful

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which literary device is used in the line, "Outside, rain lashed angrily at the windows?"

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is one theory why the Winchester House was designed to include staircases that lead to nowhere?

• to keep the construction workers busy

• to convince people that the house was haunted

• to make the house a popular tourist attraction

• to confuse the ghosts that were chasing Sarah

The word supernatural includes the Latin root super, which means __

• above.

• heavy.

• inside.

• ancient.

Sarah Winchester can best be described as __

• supernatural.

• eccentric.

• realistic.

• ghostly.

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is the most accurate summary of the section "A Cursed Obsession?"

• The ghost of Sarah's husband gave her advice about how to design the Winchester House.

• There are multiple theories about what really happened to Sarah Winchester, and why she built her house the way she did.

• The Winchester House is now a popular tourist attraction.

• Sarah was told if she ever stopped building her house, she would die.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

Which word does not belong with the others?

• certainty

• belief

• confidence

• skepticism

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The writer includes the detail that there are currently more than 10 shows about ghost hunting on TV as support for the idea that -

• scientist have recently proven that ghosts exist.

• the quality of TV shows has sharply declined over the past 10 years.

• people today are very interested in ghosts.

• the Winchester House is not haunted.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

Read the poem "Haunted House" at the end of the article. The author most likely wrote this poem to -

• terrify the reader with supernatural activity.

• prove that ghosts are real.

• capture the feeling of an old house that is filled with memories of its former owners.

• advise the reader against living in a house that might be haunted.