haunted hotel the united verde hospital was built in jerome, arizona, in 1927. more than 9,000 people died…

haunted hotel the united verde hospital was built in jerome, arizona, in 1927. more than 9,000 people died there, although it was one of the most modern hospitals in the state at the time. patients reported hauntings from the beginning. they heard moaning, coughing, and talking coming from empty rooms. a woman dressed in white was seen on the hospital balcony. the spirit of an old, bearded miner turned on all the lights as he glided down the hallway. footsteps were heard in the hallway and going up and down the stairs. doors opened and closed on their own. the hotel lobby received calls from rooms with no visitors. of course, no one spoke once a clerk answered the phone call. the hotels most famous ghost was a worker who was found pinned under the elevator with his neck broken. even though his death was ruled an accident, many think he was murdered and haunts the hotel in anger. the hospital closed in 1950 and sat unused for many years. it was purchased in 1994 and renamed the jerome grand hotel. today, it is a popular place for ghost hunters to spend the night and leave notes about spooky things they see and hear. the owners say that more than 300 pages of notes are written each year. 1) which sentence is an opinion? a) over 9,000 people died in united verde hospital. b) the hotel is a fun place to visit. c) the hospital closed in 1950. d) guests write notes after they stay at the hotel. 2) based on information from the text, which of the following statements is true? a) the buyers paid too much for the hospital building. b) people lied about seeing ghosts at the hospital and hotel. c) the worker who became the most famous ghost was murdered. d) the hospital and hotel ghosts have never hurt anyone. 3) when the hospital was unused, this meant --- a) many patients were there b) no one was there c) the building was for sale d) most of the ghosts were gone 4) the author probably included the last sentence to let readers know that --- a) people are too scared to spend time at the hotel b) the owners do not enjoy reading about spooky happenings at their hotel c) there are still lots of haunted happenings at the current hotel d) most of the hotel guests are also authors

haunted hotel the united verde hospital was built in jerome, arizona, in 1927. more than 9,000 people died there, although it was one of the most modern hospitals in the state at the time. patients reported hauntings from the beginning. they heard moaning, coughing, and talking coming from empty rooms. a woman dressed in white was seen on the hospital balcony. the spirit of an old, bearded miner turned on all the lights as he glided down the hallway. footsteps were heard in the hallway and going up and down the stairs. doors opened and closed on their own. the hotel lobby received calls from rooms with no visitors. of course, no one spoke once a clerk answered the phone call. the hotels most famous ghost was a worker who was found pinned under the elevator with his neck broken. even though his death was ruled an accident, many think he was murdered and haunts the hotel in anger. the hospital closed in 1950 and sat unused for many years. it was purchased in 1994 and renamed the jerome grand hotel. today, it is a popular place for ghost hunters to spend the night and leave notes about spooky things they see and hear. the owners say that more than 300 pages of notes are written each year. 1) which sentence is an opinion? a) over 9,000 people died in united verde hospital. b) the hotel is a fun place to visit. c) the hospital closed in 1950. d) guests write notes after they stay at the hotel. 2) based on information from the text, which of the following statements is true? a) the buyers paid too much for the hospital building. b) people lied about seeing ghosts at the hospital and hotel. c) the worker who became the most famous ghost was murdered. d) the hospital and hotel ghosts have never hurt anyone. 3) when the hospital was unused, this meant --- a) many patients were there b) no one was there c) the building was for sale d) most of the ghosts were gone 4) the author probably included the last sentence to let readers know that --- a) people are too scared to spend time at the hotel b) the owners do not enjoy reading about spooky happenings at their hotel c) there are still lots of haunted happenings at the current hotel d) most of the hotel guests are also authors

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Brief Explanations:

  1. An opinion is a subjective statement. Option B “The hotel is a fun place to visit” is subjective as “fun” is a personal perception. Options A, C, D are factual statements.
  2. The text states “the hotel's most famous ghost was a worker who was found pinned under the elevator with his neck broken. Even though his death was ruled an accident, many think he was murdered...”. So option C is correct. There's no info about the price paid (A), no indication of lies (B), and no mention of ghosts not hurting (D).
  3. “Unused” means no one was there. Option B is correct. Option A is the opposite (unused means no patients), option C - just because it's unused doesn't mean it's for sale (it was purchased later), option D - no info on ghosts leaving.
  4. The last sentence “more than 300 pages of notes are written each year” about spooky things implies there are still many haunted happenings. Option C is correct. Option A - people are spending time (writing notes), option B - no info on owners' feelings, option D - no connection between guests and being authors.

Answer:

  1. B. The hotel is a fun place to visit.
  2. C. The worker who became the most famous ghost was murdered.
  3. B. no one was there.
  4. C. there are still LOTS of haunted happenings at the current hotel.