M9W2 Lock Ness HMH Quizz

Which sentence best summarizes why Wetherell decided to make a fake monster?

• He thought people would find it more interesting than the real monster.

• He was upset about being fired for failing to capture the real monster on camera.

• He thought the real monster would be too frightening for most newspaper readers.

• He was disappointed because his pictures of the real monster had come out so blurry.

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How does the video help viewers understand why it was easy to be fooled

by Wetherell’s trick?

• by showing that the toy boat was completely hidden under the water

• by showing that the monster was about the size and shape of a snake

• by showing that the monster’s body appeared to be dark green and black

• by showing that the toy boat’s motor made a noise that sounded like an animal

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Which sentence best explains the relationship between the Loch Ness Monster and the

“surgeon’s photo”?

• The photo was destroyed by the monster.

• The photo was one of many pictures of the monster.

• The photo was printed widely, which helped the legend of the monster grow.

• The photo was said to be lost, which made people even more curious about the monster.

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How did people learn that the monster in the photo was fake?

• Wetherell admitted the truth in a book he wrote.

• Wetherell decided to share the story with a local newspaper.

• Wetherell’s family found a picture of him making the creature in his workshop.

• Wetherell’s stepson told the truth about the picture many years after it was first shared.

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The narrator says that the first recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in the

sixth century. What does the monster look like in the video when the narrator shares

this information?

• a dinosaur

• a toy boat

• a fish

• a boy

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