The Roswell Incident
Authored by Debbie Reed
English
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did William "Mac" Brazel find on his ranch on July 3, 1947?
fragments of metal
bodies of aliens
weather balloon
spaceship
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Mac picked up one of the pieces of the crash on his ranch, what did he find?
There was an alien in the cockpit.
It was not from earth.
It was lightweight but unbendable.
It was from a weather balloon.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most likely reason Mac called the air force base at Roswell?
The base usually left unused fragments on local ranches.
Mac wanted to catch them in a lie.
The base had a recycling program.
The fragments may have come from an air force project.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do many people believe there was a conspiracy at Roswell?
The government is notorious for conspiracies.
The Roswell Air Force base never responded to any questions regarding incidents.
Engineers decoded messages from alien aircraft.
A similar incident happened about 100 miles from Roswell.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did many people think the authorities at the air force base were involved in a cover-up?
A similar incident had happened 3 years earlier and the air force base attempted a cover-up then.
The base issued 2 differing statements.
The base refused to issue a statement.
The base issued a statement, but it was filled with innaccuracies.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement implies that the Roswell incident will continue to interest people in the future?
Staff from the Roswell base posted guards around the area where the metal was found.
Movies about aliens make a lot of money.
People are still talking about Roswell after many years.
Roswell Air Force Base issued a second statement claiming the crashed object was a weather balloon.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can a reader infer about Area 51?
It is imaginary.
It is dangerous.
It is very secretive.
It has been destroyed.
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