Famous Fakes - Grade 5

Which statement best expresses a main idea of the article?

• Practical jokes can be very dangerous.

• People who try to trick others should be punished.

• Be cautious about believing what you read or see in the media.

• The internet is the best place to find true facts about interesting topics.

How does the author organize paragraphs 2-8?

• by highlighting the details of a famous hoax in the order that they happened

• by explaining the reasons why people try to trick others with hoaxes

• by showing the damaging effects of many hoaxes

• by describing several well-known hoaxes

Which quotation best supports the idea that some people can be easily fooled?

• "Have you ever seen an octopus living in a tree?" (Paragraph 3)

• "Some clues give the prank away." (Paragraph 4)

• "Loch Ness is a small, deep lake in Scotland." (Paragraph 7)

• "This single blurry photo has inspired Nessie hunters for years." (Paragraph 7)

As used in paragraph 4 the word "doctored" most closely means —

• purchased.

• treated.

• edited.

• healed.

How do paragraphs 3-4 support the main idea of the article?

• By providing an example of a website that was designed to trick readers, paragraphs 3 and 4 demonstrate the need to be cautious about believing what you read or see in the media.

• Paragraphs 3 and 4 do not support the main idea of the article because they do not provide an example of fake information that is posted on the internet.

• Paragraphs 3 and 4 lack highlighting of importance fact checking.

John James Audubon...

• was eager for others to copy his work

• discovered many new species of animals

• tricked a person who was being dishonest

• got in trouble for making up imaginary animals.

The tree octopus website...

• describes wats to save rare animals

• contains made up facts and fake photographs

• asks people to donate money to help endangered sea creatures

• shows proof that creatures like the tree octopus and Sasquatch live in the wild.

The Loch Ness Monster in the photo...

• is worth a lot of money

• was taken by a submarine

• was the work of the two kids playing a trick

• was proven to be real using radar scans

In the Swiss Spaghetti Harvest why did people believe you can grow spaghetti?

• Because they eliminated a dreaded pest and now could grow the spaghetti.

• Because spaghetti wasn't common food in Britain

• Because farmers can grow anything that we eat.

In the sentence, " Loch Ness is a small, deep lake in Scotland. Many people also believe that it’s home to a long-necked prehistoric sea monster." What does the word prehistoric mean?

• any person who studies the natural world

• a very lard and healthy harvest

• removal

• of or from a time before history was written