The Beast of Loch Ness

According to the account, what is one reason many people believe the Loch Ness monster does not exist?

• The earliest sighting of the Loch Ness monster occurred in 565 C.E.

• The photo taken in 1934 has been proven to be a fake.

• Plesiosaurs, like the dinosaurs, lived hundreds of millions of years ago.

• Sonar beams and satellite tracking found no evidence in the loch.

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Which detail provides evidence that a creature as huge as a plesiosaur could really hide in the Loch Ness?

• Loch Ness has a surface area of 21 square miles and is 755 feet deep.

• The Loch Ness monster might actually be an ordinary walrus, seal, or eel.

• Dozens of scientific searches of Loch Ness have been conducted.

• The Loch Ness monster is known as a cryptid, a word whose root means "to hide".

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Which statement is best supported by the account?

• It is illogical to think that a plesiosaur could still be living in Loch Ness today.

• Someday, scientists will prove that no giant creature live in the Loch Ness.

• Some people want to believe in the Loch Ness monster and ignore scientific evidence showing it does not exist.

• People have always been fascinated by the idea of strange creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster.

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Despite the great interest in the Loch Ness monster, it is highly unlikely that such an animal actually exists. Which sentence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

• "Whether the creature really exists or not has been a matter of great debate for decades".

• "Some people who believe in Nessie say that she's made her home in the region for more than 1,000 years".

• "Since the 1930's, dozens of serious, scientific searches have been undertaken to find the Loch Ness monster".

• "Many animals whose existence we take for granted today might once have been considered cryptids".

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Some people firmly believe that the Loch Ness monster is actually a plesiosaur. Use at least three details from the account to explain why some people believe this.

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