Loc Ness Monster

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.

Which detail provides evidence that a creature as huge as a plesiosaur could really hide in

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 word means “to hide.”

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 creatures live in 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.

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 a thousand years.”

• “Since the 1930s, 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.”