Language Use: The Jackalope: a mythical creature

The Jackalope, one of (1) _______ rarest animals in the world, is a distant relative of the common rabbit.

• the 

• a

•  an

• Ø  (zero/no article) 

This creature may be extinct, though today some people (2) _______ that they see them in both the Rocky Mountains in the United States and in the Eastern Hajar Mountains in Oman

• saying

• say

• said

• did say

The jackalope is an aggressive species, (3) _______ to use its antlers to fight.

• unable

• enable

• able

• disable

Thus, it (4) _______ also sometimes called the "killer rabbit."

• were

• are

• is

• was

Jackalopes are able to copy human speech. For example, in the old West, when cowboys would gather by their fires to sing at night, jackalopes would frequently be heard singing back, (5) _______ the voices of the cowboys.

• have copied

• copy

• copied

• copying

Also, when people try to catch a jackalope, (6) _______ will use its vocal abilities to escape.

• they

• it

• them

• its

For instance, (7) _______ chased by people it will call out phrases such as, "There he goes, over there," in order to throw pursuers off its track.

• when

• where

• which

• what

Jackalope milk (8) _______ very valuable because it is believed to be a powerful medicine.

• were

• are

• was

• is

However, it can be incredibly dangerous (9) _______ a jackalope, and any attempt to do so is not (10) _______.

• will milk

  advise

• to milk

  advised

• milked

  have advised

• have milked

  advising