The Loch Ness Monster: Fact or Fiction?

1. What is the main idea of the text?

• The Loch Ness monster is a mysterious beast and no one knows if it really exists.
• The Loch Ness monster can only be found in Loch Ness and has rarely been seen.
• The Loch Ness monster is a prehistoric creator that has somehow survived in Loch Ness.
• The Loch Ness monster is a myth that was made up to attract tourists, and all sightings are fake.

2. In which paragraph does the author explain where you might find the Lock Ness monster?

• Paragraph 1
• Paragraph 2
• Paragraph 4
• Paragraph 6

3. What is one theory given by believers to explain the sightings of the Loch Ness monster?

• Nessie could be a tree trunk floating in the water.
• Nessie could be a fire-breathing dragon.
• Nessie could be a eel or seal.
• Nessie could be a plesiosaur.

4. Determine the meaning of the word lurk in the text.

• live
• hunt
• hide
• bathe

1. What caused the number of sightings to increase in recent years?

• Every year, millions of tourists travel to Loch Ness to try and see Nessie.
• New advances in photography make it easier to get a picture of Nessie.
• Scientists began to use sonar to search the bottom of the deep lake.
• A new road gave people driving by a good view of the lake.

2. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

• how a picture of the Loch Ness monster was faked
• a monster with a long serpent like neck and a small head
• a man who came forward with a photo of the Loch Ness monster
• a man who owned a toy submarine and made it look like a monster

3. Which of the following is NOT a detail from the fourth paragraph that supports the main idea?

• One of the best recent photos was taken by Ian Bremner in 2016.
• For decades, it was held to be the best evidence that Nessie was real.
• In 1994, to the disappointment of Nessie believers, the photo was exposed as a hoax.
• A British surgeon named Robert Wilson, came forward with a grainy black-and-white photo he claimed was the Loch Ness Monster.

4. Determine the meaning of the word hoax in the text.

• a toy submarine
• an elaborate trick
• a act done for fame
• a picture of something fake

1. What made Ian Bremner start to change his mind about the existence of Nessie?

• He saw the sonar evidence that the scientists found.
• He said it was the closest he had ever come to a dragon or prehistoric animal.
• He spotted a creature that looked like the Loch Ness while photographing deer.
• He was amazed by the number of tourists that came to see the creator each year.

2. How do you think the photograph hoax made people feel about the Loch Ness monster?

• People felt that Loch Ness was a tourist trap.
• People felt that they could not trust sightings anymore.
• People felt that they could not trust black and white photos anymore.
• People felt that they could only believe people who had photographic evidence.