House Taken Over Review

Which of the following details most clearly suggest that the narrator and his sister are nervous and afraid?
Choose two options.

• they occupy themselves by cleaning

• they intentionally stop thinking

• they have trouble sleeping

• they prefer to spend time in their rooms

• they collect French literature and reorder their father's stamp collection

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

If a room can be accurately described as spacious, which of the following must be true?

• it must be warm

• it must be beautiful

• many people must be able to fit

• it must be bright

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

In which of the following circumstances would a person's voice most likely be muffled?

• making an announcement over a loudspeaker

• speaking calmly to a friend

• speaking with a scarf over their mouth

• singing in a concert

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Which of the following things would most likely be described as obscure?

• a rare book

• a familiar magazine

• a daily newspaper

• a popular Instagram page

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If something is recessed, it is most likely what?

• sticking out

• pushed back

• on a break

• let free

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of these pics shows a vestibule?

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What can you infer about the brother and sister's economic status in "House Taken Over"?

• they are wealthy

• they own few possessions

• they take in boarders to earn extra money

• they rely on friends to support them

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following excerpts from "House Taken Over" best supports the inference that the siblings are wealthy?

• One day I found that the drawer at the bottom of the chiffonier, replete with mothballs, was filled with shawls, white, green, lilac.

• We didn't have to earn our living, there was plenty coming in from the farms each month, even piling up.

• It was pleasant to take lunch and commune with the great hollow, silent house ….

• Only a corridor with its massive oak door separated that part from the front wing, where there was a bath, the kitchen, our bedrooms and the hall.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Read the following excerpt from "House Taken Over."

I went down to the kitchen, heated the kettle, and when I got back with the tray of mate, I told Irene:
"I had to shut the door to the passage. They've taken over the back part."

After reading this excerpt how would you describe the narrator's reaction after the back section of the house is taken over?

• he is upset to lose half his home

• he is surprisingly calm

• he is confused by the strange event

• he is noticeably very angry

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence:

Her argument may still be ____________, but many people will share her views.

• unvoiced

• muffled

• obscure

• recessed

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