
The Mysterious Marfa Lights
Authored by Margaret Anderson
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which quotation from the article best explains why the Marfa lights remain a mystery?
"They appear only 10 to 20 times each year, in all seasons and any kind of weather." (lines 4 and 5)
"Sightings occur between dusk and dawn, lasting from a few seconds to several hours." (lines 5 and 6)
"The Marfa lights seem to occur more frequently during the second half of the lunar cycle, between the full moom and the next new moon." (lines 7 and 8)
"With so many conflicting theories about the lights, people complain that there will be a definitive answer about their origin." (lines 47 and 48)
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on lines 24 and 25, which statement best explains why there are few eyewitness reports?
Those who saw the lights and reported them were ignored.
Kyle Miller was ill when he reported that he saw the lights.
People who report strange phenomena are usually not believed.
The Humphreys probably saw the lights again but said nothing.
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CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the lines best illustrates that not all of the Marfa lights are caused by headlights from a nearby highway.
lines 3 and 4
lines 9 and 10
lines 13 and 14
line 15
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CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
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