Strange Encounter at a State Park

What is a chupacabra?

• a mythical creature said to roam Venezuela

• a mythical creature said to roam Puerto Rico

• a terrifying monster found in the ocean

• a mythical creature said to roam Alaska

How do Rodrigo, Dwayne, and Darlene feel as they find animal carcasses in the state park?

• They feel happy and excited

• They feel more and more relieved and calm

• They feel sad and upset.

• They feel more and more nervous and scared.

Read the following sentences from the text.

“They went on walking for another half hour till they came across a second animal carcass, this one freshly killed and eaten.

[...] ‘Sorry. I was eating when you arrived. Do you know what I am?’

‘A chupacabra,’ Rodrigo responded, ‘a mythical creature from Puerto Rico that likes to eat small mammals?’

‘Wow!’ The chupacabra clapped its webbed hands together. ‘You do know! Mythical! I like that.’”

What can you conclude about the chupacabra based on this information?

• The chupacabra is hiding from the friends.

• The chupacabra only eats plants.

• The chupacabra has been eating small mammals in the park.

• The chupacabra loves to eat herbs and flowers.

What is the chupacabra’s personality like?

• relaxed and funny

• scary and threatening

• scared and timid

• angry and upset

What is the main idea of this text?

• Darlene’s parents are so worried when she goes hunting in a state park that they call the state troopers to find her.

• Darlene, Rodrigo, and Dwayne go monster hunting in a state park and encounter a mythical creature, the chupacabra.

• The chupacabra is a mythical creature in Puerto Rico, and Rodrigo’s abuela loves telling him stories about it.

• The state park near Rodrigo, Dwayne, and Darlene is a place where many small mammals live.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence

The (encounter, tension) with a snake frightened me

• encounter
• tension

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

I could feel the (encounter, tension) in the exam room

• encounter

• tension