EF L4 T3 Final Review pt 3

EF L4 T3 Final Review pt 3

Goat Sucker

For years, people in North and South America have told stories about the chupacabra. Chupacabra is Spanish for “goat sucker.” In this issue, Maria Teres Perez, 24, from Chile, tells us her story.

Mystery Magazine: Tell us about that night. What happened?

Maria: My mother and I were watching a movie. It was late—maybe midnight. Suddenly, we heard a loud noise in the yard. We have chickens and other animals there. My mother and I went outside to find out what the noise was. That’s when we saw this thing. I thought it was a large dog at first. It was dark, so I couldn’t see well. But then it stood up on two legs—like a man! It was over a meter tall with red eyes and large teeth.

Multiple Choice

What does "chupacabra" mean?

• It is a Portuguese word for “monster.”

• It is Spanish for “goat sucker.”

• It is called “red-eyed dog” in Mexico.

Multiple Choice

When Maria talked about the animal, what didn’t she say?

• It had red eyes.

• It had large teeth.

• It had spines on its back.

Goat Sucker pt 2

Maria: My mom and I screamed, and the thing ran away. Or maybe it flew. It moved as fast as a bird. B

Mystery Magazine: What happened to the animals?

Maria: Five chickens were dead. But the chupacabra didn’t eat them. It drank their blood. C

Mystery Magazine: So, do you believe it was a chupacabra?

Maria: It was like a nightmare—a really scary dream—but I know it was real. Many people in Chile, Brazil, Mexico, even the U.S. have seen this thing. I hope I never see it again.

Multiple Choice

Where would you find this interview?

• on a television program about animals

• in a magazine about mysteries

• as part of a chat room on the Internet

Multiple Choice

Which statement is closest to what Maria believes?

• She thinks she really saw a chupacabra.

• Now she thinks it was all a bad dream.

• She’s afraid to watch horror movies.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this reading?

• a huge noise interrupts a movie

• two women in Chile raise chickens

• a woman’s experience with a scary animal

Alive to Tell their Tale 1

On August 5, 2010, an accident trapped 33 men 700 meters underground. The men worked for a copper and gold mine near Copiapo, Chile. At first, no one knew if the miners had lived through the accident.

Then, on the morning of August 22, rescue workers made a hole deep enough to reach the miners. The men wrote notes and sent them up. The miners survived by eating only small bits of food at a time and drinking a little milk once a day. (The mine kept some food and drinks underground in case of an emergency.) They had used their tools to dig for water. They used the batteries from machines to keep some lights on. 

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the paragraph beginning with “Then, on...”?

• how the trapped miners survived

• machines that run on batteries

• the notes that miners wrote

Multiple Choice

What is the reading mostly about?

• what tools rescuers used

• how gold is mined

• a mine accident in Chile

Alive to Tell their Tale 2

Once the miners were found, the rescue workers passed them food, water, books, and letters from their families. The rescuers had to work hard to get them out. The rescuers needed a powerful drill to dig deep into the ground. It took 52 more days to save the men. B

On the night of October 12, the workers were able to save the men. One by one the miners were brought up in a specially built elevator.

Family members, friends, and people around the world cheered and celebrated. Church bells rang throughout Chile. C

In all, the miners spent 69 terrifying days underground. “We had strength, … we wanted to fight for our families, and that was the greatest thing,” said Luis Urzua, the supervisor and leader of the miners. He was the last miner to be saved.

Multiple Choice

How did the miners get to the surface?

• A special train took them.

• An elevator brought them up.

• They climbed up steep stairs.

Multiple Choice

What is NOT taken from this mine?

• copper

• gold

• coal

Multiple Choice

How does Luis Urzua explain the miners’ survival?

• They wanted to join the military and fight as soldiers.

• They were very strong and could climb out by themselves.

• They kept hope by thinking about their families.

Update on Cooper Case 1

Police have not made much progress on solving the Cooper hijacking, but they do have some pieces of information. In 1978, a hunter in Washington state found a set of instructions for lowering the plane’s rear stairs. The airline said it really came from the hijacked plane. They think Cooper may have used it before he jumped.

When the FBI put together the money that Cooper demanded, they took photographs of the bills that showed the numbers on them. They wanted to recognize them if someone used them. The airline even offered a reward if someone found the money.

Multiple Choice

Cooper probably used the set of instructions to fly the plane.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The FBI carefully took pictures of all the money before giving it to Cooper.

• True

• False

Cooper Case 2

In 1980—nine years after the hijacking—an eight-year-old boy was camping with his family near the Columbia River in Washington. The boy was digging in the sand to make a campfire. He found three packages of money wrapped together. From the photos the FBI made, the money was identified as some of the money given to Cooper. But how did it get in the river and how long had it been there?

The two pieces of information suggest that Cooper jumped out of the plane not long after it took off from Seattle, Washington. But they’ve never found a body, the parachutes, or anything else. After so many years, the police call this a cold case because there’s not much new information to solve it.

Multiple Choice

The eight-year-old boy was on a boating trip

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The boy found the money near a river.

• True

• False