Urban Legends

A small news event would mostly likely become an urban legend if it

• did not really happen

• included a strange or scary detail

• contained regular, everyday matters

• happened in the United States

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The following is a major detail that supports the central idea,"Some urban legends are inspired by real events that are often surprising or gross."

Which of the following quotes below would be an appropriate minor detail?

• "Alligators in the sewers, strange things happening at night, and people mysteriously disappearing—these stories are usually just created around issues or events that scare people the most."

• "such as a penny on a railroad track derailing a train."

• "some stories about people finding live bugs in their food are true."

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Why do people spread urban legends?

• They believe they are true.

• They want to warn their friends.

• They are trying to verify the information.

• They like the attention they get.

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Which evidence from the text best supports the cause of the continuous spread of urban legends?

• "People seem to love the attention they get retelling a captivating, bizarre tale, but where do these stories

  come from?"

• "Nevertheless, these stories are shared between friends and spread like wildfire on the Internet."

• "Some urban legends are inspired by real events that are often surprising or gross."

• "Luckily, the more ridiculous or scary a story seems, the less likely it is to be true."

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Which of the following will probably be true about urban legends in the future?

• They will all be proven true.

  
  

• They will travel more slowly.

• They will be based on current fears.

• They will all sound more believable.

Which of these could be caused by believing a false

urban legend?

• science discoveries

• natural disasters

• a bad decision

• a train accident

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Which quote from the text best supports the effect of believing a false urban legend?

• "these stories are shared between friends and spread like wildfire on the Internet."

• "Other urban legends are the results of popular beliefs or fears in a society."

• "Some put forth predictions that a natural event, such as an eclipse, will cause a natural disaster."

• "People have acted on these predictions, making permanent, life-altering decisions for no good reason."

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If the cause is the reason why something happens then the effect would be _______________

• the problem

• the result

• the reason why Ms. Crumel is crazy!

• the resolution

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