Pre-test Directions: A. Concentrate on the details as you read the paragraph. Then complete each statement correctly with a word or phrase from the paragraph. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper. There was something very mysterious about the old brown house. Some people believed it was haunted. The house was a narrow, three-story building. It has a steep gabled roof. Five wooden steps led up to a front porch. A heavy cobweb draped itself over the front doorway like a lace curtain. The hinges of the door were old and rusty. They squeaked mournfully as a gentle breeze blew against the door,
1. The color of the house was____ 2. The house was_____stories high. 3. There were_____wooden steps leading up to the front porch. 4. A heavy______ was draped over the front doorway. 5. The_____of the door were old and rusty. 6. The house had a________gabled roof. .