Citing Text Evidence (Short Cycle Assessment)

For many years, both sailors and scientists suspected that a creature they called the giant squid lived in the ocean depths. Over the years, the evidence mounted, and in 2012 came solid proof: They filmed giant squids swimming in the ocean.

Before the 2012 video, nobody had answers to several significant questions about giant squids. How did they act in the wild? Were they hunters? Or did they just float in the water, eating what came their way? What purpose did their huge eyes serve? Thanks to the video, we have some answers. We know that the squid is a hunter that uses its large eyes to spot prey and avoid being eaten. But many fascinating mysteries about the creatures still need solving. Will this important research continue?

Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that prior to 2012 most scientist had limited evidence that giant squids existed?

• “Will this important research continue?”

• “Over the years, the evidence mounted, and in 2012 came solid proof…”

• “They filmed the giant squids swimming in the ocean.”

• “We know the squid is a hunter...”

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For many years, both sailors and scientists suspected that a creature they called the giant squid lived in the ocean depths. Over the years, the evidence mounted, and in 2012 came solid proof: They filmed giant squids swimming in the ocean.

Before the 2012 video, nobody had answers to several significant questions about giant squids. How did they act in the wild? Were they hunters? Or did they just float in the water, eating what came their way? What purpose did their huge eyes serve? Thanks to the video, we have some answers. We know that the squid is a hunter that uses its large eyes to spot prey and avoid being eaten. But many fascinating mysteries about the creatures still need solving. Will this important research continue?

According to the passage, which detail provides evidence of the purpose of the squid’s large eye?

• to spot sailors

• to spot other squid

• to spot researchers

• to spot prey and avoid being eaten

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Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum is an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology at Idaho State University. He specializes in primate foot structure—a category that includes apes, monkeys, and humans. Many anthropologists criticize Meldrum’s work. They feel he is trying to find an imaginary creature that exists only in folklore. Meldrum tells critics he is not saying that Bigfoot exists. He just believes there is enough evidence to justify the scientific investigation.

Unsurprisingly, most anthropologists reject Meldrum’s evidence. Dr. Davis J. Daegling, a University of Florida anthropologist who thinks Meldrum’s methods of analyzing data are unscientific, sums up his feeling: “Meldrum’s evidence doesn’t look better or deeper analysis: it looks worse.”

What evidence from the text best explains what Dr. Meldrum specialty includes?

• foot structure of apes, monkeys, and humans

• imaginary creatures

• evolution

• Bigfoot

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Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum is an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology at Idaho State University. He specializes in primate foot structure—a category that includes apes, monkeys, and humans. Many anthropologists criticize Meldrum’s work. They feel he is trying to find an imaginary creature that exists only in folklore. Meldrum tells critics he is not saying that Bigfoot exists. He just believes there is enough evidence to justify the scientific investigation.

Unsurprisingly, most anthropologists reject Meldrum’s evidence. Dr. Davis J. Daegling, a University of Florida anthropologist who thinks Meldrum’s methods of analyzing data are unscientific, sums up his feeling: “Meldrum’s evidence doesn’t look better or deeper analysis: it looks worse.”

What evidence from the text support why Dr. Meldrum continues his investigation?

• “…the methods of analyzing data are unscientific…”

• He loves to read folklores.

• “There is enough evidence to justify scientific investigation.”

• He is an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology.

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Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum is an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology at Idaho State University. He specializes in primate foot structure—a category that includes apes, monkeys, and humans. Many anthropologists criticize Meldrum’s work. They feel he is trying to find an imaginary creature that exists only in folklore. Meldrum tells critics he is not saying that Bigfoot exists. He just believes there is enough evidence to justify the scientific investigation.

Unsurprisingly, most anthropologists reject Meldrum’s evidence. Dr. Davis J. Daegling, a University of Florida anthropologist who thinks Meldrum’s methods of analyzing data are unscientific, sums up his feeling: “Meldrum’s evidence doesn’t look better or deeper analysis: it looks worse.”

What evidence from the text best supports why anthropologists criticize Meldrum’s work?

• “He specialized in primate foot structure—a category that includes apes, monkeys, and humans.”

• “They feel he is trying to find an imaginary creature that exist in folklore.”

• He is “an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology.”

• “Unsurprisingly, most anthropologists reject Meldrum’s evidence.”

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