Question

Mark the statements 1-4 T (true) or F (false) Live High Up! In the South of England, near Surrey, Elspeth Beard, the famous architect has got a very unusual house. It's a wates tower, 130 ft* tall. The house is 100 years old. The tower has got six floors. There is a reception room on the ground floor. The bedrooms are on the first, second and third floors. They have all got their own bathrooms. The kitchen is on the fourth floor and the living room is on the fifth floor. There are 148 steps to the roof, 88 to the kitchen and 113 to the living room. It's a great way to keep fit as there isn't a lift. That's the price you pay for living high up! *feet ( 1 ft= 0.3048 metres) 1) The house is new.... 2) There are nine rooms in it.... 3) The living room is on the ground floor..... 4) There ate 13 steps to the kitchen....

Answer 1

1)False
2)True
3)False
4)False

Answer 2

Let's evaluate each statement:

1) The house is new. - False (F): The passage mentions that the house is 100 years old.

2) There are nine rooms in it. - False (F): The passage doesn't specify the total number of rooms, but it mentions a reception room, bedrooms, kitchen, and living room. There is no information about a total of nine rooms.

3) The living room is on the ground floor. - False (F): The passage specifies that the reception room is on the ground floor, and the living room is on the fifth floor.

4) There are 13 steps to the kitchen. - False (F): The passage states that there are 88 steps to the kitchen.

So, the corrected statements are:

1) F 2) F 3) F 4) F