Read the following passage carefully.
Annie and Rosa were walking home. It was just getting dark. They got to the big, gray house. They always hated walking by that house. It was old and empty. It had many broken windows. Everyone said it was haunted. As they went by, they heard a strange noise. It – sounded like a baby cry. They stopped and looked around but could not see anyone. The noise was coming from the house. Rosa was very brave. She walked all the way up to the house. Suddenly Rosa began to laugh. She pointed to the roof and said, “Look, Annie, there’s our ghost.” Annie looked. The noise was coming from a sacred little kitten. The kitten was stuck on the roof. “Sometimes things are not what they seem,” Annie said.
Now answer the following questions.
1) What is the story about?
2) What caused the strange noise?
3) When did the story take place?
a) early morning
b) noon time
c) late afternoon
4) What kind of person is Rosa?
a) sad
b) tired
c) brave
5) They always hated the house because
a) it was old and empty.
b) a ghost was living in it.
c) everyone said it was haunted.
