"House Taken Over"

What is the mood in the story House Taken Over?

• happy

• angry

• creepy

• lonely

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The narrator and his sister's house is _____________.

• a house that has been passed from generation to generation.

• old and falling down.

• painted with a mural on the outside.

• made of stone and mud.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What did the narrator do to pass the time?

• cleaned the house

• crocheted

• slept

• watched television

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What did the narrator's sister do to pass the time?

• slept

• reading

• knitting

• jogging

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did the narrator and his sister feel about having to move to other parts of house?

• happy and excited

• angry and violent

• depressed and lonely

• nervous and afraid

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where do the narrator and his sister get their money from?

• working jobs

• knitting and selling goods

• the farm

• they have no money

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the narrator and his sister do when they realize the back part of the house has been taken over?

• They go to the front of the house.

• They surrender.

• They run outside.

• They hide in the closet.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What social class do the brother and sister belong?

• poor and needy

• middle class

• upper class

• lower class

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How is the behavior the siblings exhibit during sleep different from their behavior while awake?

• restless when sleeping but quiet while awake

• noisy during the day and quiet when sleeping.

• noisy during the day and restless when sleeping

• quiet during the day and quiet when sleeping

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the main idea of the story House Taken Over?

• People should take up hobbies to make them stay busy and not get bored.

• Each time people avoid confronting their fear, they lose a little more of themselves, until, finally, they have lost everything.

• When you are wealthy, bad things don't happen to you.

• If you live a happy life, good things will happen to you.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2