Storyworks - The Search for Bigfoot

The idea of Bigfoot most likely came from __________.

• the creature Robert Hatfield saw

• stories passed from person to person

• a newspaper article

• fur and scat found in the woods

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What does the word hoax mean in the sentence “Are the tracks a human hoax . . .”?

• a fact

• a clue

• a trick

• a discovery

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Which sentence from the story shows that hoax means a trick?

• “Now he had a perfect copy of the footprint. It would prove what he was saying was true.”

• “Many claimed to have seen footprints. Others brought back clumps of fur and scat . . .”

• “Years later, two brothers admitted to planting the footprints as a joke.”

• “. . . new species of animals are constantly being discovered.”

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Which clue led people to believe in Bigfoot?

• footprints

• a skeleton

• photographs

• a secret message

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What evidence supports the idea that Bigfoot is probably not be real?

• Most experts do not believe in Bigfoot.

• Some people say they caught Bigfoot on film.

• Scientists believe many new animal species exist.

• Many people found clumps of fur in the woods.

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The author’s purpose is most likely to __________.

• help readers think about what’s true and what isn’t

• describe different animal species

• persuade readers to believe in Bigfoot

• share legends from around the world

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Robert Hatfield thought the creature he saw was not a bear because ________.

• it was large

• it stood on two legs

• it was covered in fur

• it had a hairless face

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The chocolate bar you got for your birthday is missing, and your little sister has melted chocolate all over her shirt.

The stains on her shirt are ______________________ that she took your chocolate bar.

• rumors

• evidence

• hoax

• tall tales

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A friend tells you that he heard that the field trip next week has been canceled, and everyone will have to do homework all day instead.

Your friend is probably telling you some _________________________________ he heard.

• rumors

• evidence

• legends

• hoax

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.Your older brother sends you an article with the headline “Flying Jellyfish Discovered in Clouds!”

The article he sent you is probably a ________________________.

• tall tales

• rumors

• evidence

• hoax

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