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WorksheetsStrange Happenings at the Harvard Exit Theater
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the main idea of "Strange Happenings at the Harvard Exit Theater?
Some employees at the Harvard Exit Theater saw a transparent female figure dressed in clothing dating from the early 1900s.
For many years, strange things happened in a Seattle theater.
Since 1968, employees at the Harvard Exit Theater in Seattle have heard strange noises and seen ghostly figures in the building.
The Harvard Exit Theater is located
at Harvard University.
in Seattle, Washington.
on the highway.
The transparent figure that Wainwright saw in the theater
was dressed in clothing from the early 1900s.
was sobbing.
turned on the film projector.
When Alan Blangy and his assistant opened the fire exit door,
they saw a pale women hovering in the air.
no one was there.
someone ran noisily down the metal fire escape.
In 1985, the theater was investigated by
local TV stations.
Bertha Landis.
a group of psychics.
Tape recorders set up in the building
moved through the auditorium.
spun wildly in a doorway.
picked up lots of strange noises.
Is the following statement a CORRECT or FAULTY Inference?
Janet Waitnwright left her job at the theater because she was afraid of the ghosts that haunted the building.
Correct Inference
Faulty Inference
Is the following statement a CORRECT or FAULTY Inference?
Alice McCullough cleaned the theater.
Correct Inference
Faulty Inference
Is the following statement a CORRECT or FAULTY Inference?
The ghosts in the theater wanted to scare everyone away from the theater.
Correct Inference
Faulty Inference
Is the following statement a CORRECT or FAULTY Inference?
Some psychics claim that they can communicate with the spirits of the dead.
Correct Inference
Faulty Inference
Is the following statement a CORRECT or FAULTY Inference?
Spirits hang around the Harvard Exit Theater because they like to watch foreign films and old classics.
Correct Inference
Faulty Inference
What is the closest meaning to the underlined word.
The movie house is a stately old three-story building with lots of charm.
publicly owned
dignified and impressive
shabby
What is the closest meaning to the underlined word.
And several other employees saw a transparent figure like the one Wainwright had seen.
solid
old-fashioned
see-through
What is the closest meaning to the underlined word.
They hadn't heard anyone clambering down those stairs, so they knew the person or persons had not gone away.
scrambling awkwardly
walking slowly and carefully
singing
What is the closest meaning to the underlined word.
No one is sure who the ghosts really are, or why they frequent the Harvard Exit Theater.
like
avoid
hang around
What is the closest meaning to the underlined word.
Still, it is unnerving to know that at any moment a ghost may appear from nowhere... and then disappear again into thin air.
upsetting
reassuring
incredible
The main purpose of the first paragraph is to
compare the ghosts in the Harvard Exit Theater with those on screen.
inform the reader that ghosts inhabit the Harvard Exit Theater.
encourage the reader to believe in ghosts.
From the statement below, choose those that you believe the author would agree with.
The spirits that inhabit the theater do not want to harm anyone.
People in Seattle were interested in hearing about the strange occurrences in the theater.
The employees at the theater just imagined the strange sights and sounds they reported.
The author tell this story mainly by
retelling Janet Wainwright's experiences with the ghosts.
comparing the ghosts in the Harvard Exit Theater with those in other buildings.
telling different people's experiences with the ghosts that haunt the Harvard Exit Theater.
Which of the following statements from the article is an opinion rather than a fact?
"The building once served as a meeting place. In the early 1900s, women gathered there to lobby for voting rights."
"By 1982, Janet Wainwright had left her job at the theater. A new manager had taken over."
"It was real spooky."
What was the cause of a woman's screaming when she walked out into the hallway of the theater late one night?
She was working alone.
She saw a pale women hovering in the air.
She found a fire burning in the fireplace.
