Answer Key

Choose the correct explanation for the following phrases.

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  1. "Laid back" means:  [more relaxed and slow-paced]
  2. "Acting evasive" means: [The agent was trying to avoid answering questions about the history of the house.]
  3. "They certainly got more than they bargained for" means: [The family didn't expect so much excitement when they moved to a small quiet island.]
  4. "Run-down" means:  [needing lots of repairs from lack of maintainance]
  5. "Superstitious" means:[Someone who believes in strange, illogical, unexplainable things, like ghosts, magic and old stories.]
Are the following statements about the reading correct?

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1.   Before the experience in the new house, no one in the family believed in any kind of ghosts at all.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look in the text to find out.

2.   The father had a bat and dinner plates to fight the ghosts with.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look in the text to find out.

3.   The parents rented the house mainly because of the low price.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look in the text to find out.

4.   The house was available because another family had just moved out.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look in the text to find out.

5.   The real estate agent probably knew something about the awful history of the house.That is correct.