Question

practice (continued)d. read the story. use the descriptive details in the box to improve the imagery in the story. then, complete the statement below.today was moving day. i was unhappy about moving toour new house. it was old and had been empty foryears. the front porch was filled with things left behind bythe previous owners. the windows were dirty. my newbedroom smelled bad. worst of all, there were strangenoises coming from the basement.ancientrusty toysreeked like gym socksabandonedgroans and footstepsscummy and crackedheartbrokentoday was moving day. i was _____________ aboutmoving to our new house. it was ___________and had been ___________. the front porch wasfilled with ___________ left behind by theprevious owners. the windows were ___________.my new bedroom ___________. worst of all, therewere _____________ coming from the basement.

Explanation:

Each descriptive phrase is matched to the corresponding part of the story to enhance imagery, based on context:

1. "heartbroken" replaces "unhappy" to show stronger negative emotion about moving.
2. "ancient" describes the old house to emphasize its age.
3. "abandoned" matches the house being empty for years.
4. "rusty toys" are specific items left on the porch by previous owners.
5. "scummy and cracked" vividly describes the dirty windows.
6. "reeked like gym socks" replaces "smelled bad" with a specific, unpleasant scent.
7. "groans and footsteps" are specific strange noises from the basement.

Answer:

Today was moving day. I was heartbroken about moving to our new house. It was ancient and had been abandoned. The front porch was filled with rusty toys left behind by the previous owners. The windows were scummy and cracked. My new bedroom reeked like gym socks. Worst of all, there were groans and footsteps coming from the basement.