ReadTheory - Spooked Homeowners (Grade 11, 1320L Answers)

Based on information in the passage, it can be inferred that

D. (most of the remains found by builders have likely been buried for more than 100 years)

Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

A. (As housing development has moved farther away from cities, it has become more common for builders to find old gravesites.)

As used in paragraph 2, which is the best definition for interred?

A. (buried)

As used in paragraph 4, which is the best definition for meticulously?

A. (carefully)

Paragraph 3 contains

C. (a hypothesis)

Based on information in the passage, it can be inferred that

C. (before the 19th century, gravesites were less obvious than they are today)

As used in the final paragraph, which is the best synonym for prospective?

C. (future)

The organization of the passage can best be described as the

C. (presentation of a situation, explanation as to why the situation exists, and results of the situation)

Which of the following sentences, if added to paragraph 4, would fit best?

D. (The fee for removing remains can cost up to one thousand dollars per grave.)