Encounter with Nessie, GEI-2 UNIT 3C

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Which phrase indicates a time order transition?

• "On January 5, 1934"

• "Not long afterwards"

• "During the next few days"

• "In the morning"

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What is the concluding sentence of the paragraph?

• "In the morning, he told his mom what had happened."

• "He never wanted to forget Nessie, the Loch Ness monster he saw that day."

• "Not long afterwards, he went home."

• "Surely it couldn't have been a deer or any other animal he knew because he could see the creature very clearly before it disappeared into the lake."

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Why did Grant make sketches of the creature?

• To sell them as souvenirs

• To forget about the encounter

• To record what he had seen

• To share with his friends

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Why did Arthur Grant's motorbike crash onto the road?

• He saw a strange-looking creature

• He lost control of the motorbike

• His mother suggested he may have seen a giant lizard

• He wanted to record what he had seen

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What did Grant do after encountering the creature?

• He went home immediately

• He told his mother about the creature

• He made sketches of the creature

• He plunged into Loch Ness to investigate further

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What did Grant's mother suggest the creature might be?

• A giant lizard

• A deer

• A Loch Ness monster

• An animal Grant knew

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What is the purpose of mentioning the motorbike's headlights in the paragraph?

• To describe the appearance of the creature

• To establish the time of day

• To emphasize the danger of the situation

• To highlight the reliability of Grant's vision

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What transition phrase indicates the sequence of events in the paragraph?

• "From a distance of about 35 meters"

• "Then, as Grant looked on in shock"

• "Surely it couldn't have been a deer"

• "During the next few days"

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Which detail supports the topic sentence?

• Grant's motorbike crashed onto the road

• Grant made sketches of the creature

• The night sky was lit by an eerie, full moon

• Grant's mother suggested he may have seen a giant lizard

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What is the topic sentence of the paragraph?

• Arthur Grant's motorbike accident

• Loch Ness in Scotland

• Arthur Grant's encounter with Nessie

• Arthur Grant's sketches of the creature