Question

the munster mansion
do you think creating a spooky house would be fun? thats what charles and sandra mckee
decided to do. they purchased a large home in texas and decided to turn it into the munster
mansion. the munsters was a funny television show from the 1960s about a family of lovable
monsters named munster. on the show, the munster family lived in a huge victorian-style
mansion on 1313 mockingbird lane. the mckees turned their new home into an exact copy
of the munster mansion. there were no existing house plans, so the mckees had to watch
reruns of the television show many times to gather all their ideas. they built an oak staircase
right inside the front door. a phone booth shaped like a coffin is next to the stairs. there is an
organ to play and a copy of an electric chair in the living room. a trapdoor leads downstairs to
a storm shelter. all the family bedrooms are upstairs. there is even a bookcase that opens up
into a secret passageway. everything in the house is from the show or is an exact match of
something from the show. this place gets a lot of attention. the mckees usually allow visitors
to take a tour of their home every year at halloween. of course.

1. the mckees had to watch all the t.v.

episodes repeatedly because ...
a) they knew people would pay a lot of
money to visit their house after it was
built
b) it was the only way they could learn
how to turn their house into a copy
c) it was their favorite show of all time
d) they needed to know what happened
to the munsters at the end

1. what does organ mean as it is used

in the text?
a) a body part like the heart or liver
b) a newspaper or magazine
c) a large musical instrument
d) a performance

1. what conclusion can be drawn after

reading the text?
a) the house is haunted.
b) the mckees dont live in the spooky
house.
c) visitors think the house is creepy.
d) the mckees built their house for fun
and as a place for their family to live.

1. the purpose of this text is to ---

a) describe a real house that is an exact
copy of a spooky television mansion
b) persuade readers to build a spooky home
of their own
c) inform readers about a popular television
show from the 1960s
d) entertain readers with monster stories

Explanation:

1. The text states "There were no existing house plans, so the McKees had to watch reruns of the television show many times to gather all their ideas." This means they watched the TV episodes repeatedly to learn how to turn their house into a copy of the Munster mansion.
2. "Organ" in the context of a house with a spooky theme (like the Munster Mansion) and described as something to "play" is most likely a large musical instrument.
3. The McKees turned their house into an exact copy of the Munster mansion (from a TV show) and usually allow visitors a tour. This implies they built it for fun and as a place for their family (as they live there too - with family bedrooms etc.).
4. The text describes the real - life Munster Mansion (the McKee's house) which is an exact copy of the spooky television mansion.

Answer:

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A