Unexplained Mysteries: The Loch Ness

What is the main idea of the text?

• The Loch Ness monster is a mysterious beast and no one knows if it really exists.

• The Loch Ness monster can only be found in Loch Ness and has rarely been seen.

• The Loch Ness monster is a prehistoric creature that has somehow survived in Loch Ness.

• The Loch Ness monster is a myth that was made up to attract tourists, and all sightings are fake.

What is one theory given by believers to explain the sightings of the Loch Ness monster?

• Nessie could be a tree trunk floating in the water.

• Nessie could be a fire-breathing dragon.

• Nessie could be an eel or a seal.

• Nessie could be a plesiousaur.

Determine the meaning of the word "lurk" in the text.

• live

• hunt

• hide

• bathe

What caused the number of sightings to increase in recent years?

• Every year, millions of tourists travel to Loch Ness to try and see Nessie.

• New advances in photography make it easier to get a picture of Nessie.

• Scientists began to use sonar to search the bottom of the deep lake.

• A new road gave people driving by a good view of the lake.

Determine the meaning of the word "hoax" in the text.

• a toy submarine

• an elaborate trick

• an act done for fame

• a picture of something fake

What made Ian Bremner start to change his mind about the existence of Nessie?

• He saw the sonar evidence that scientists found.

• He said it was the closest he had ever come to a dragon or prehistoric animal.

• He spotted a creature that looked like the Loch Ness while photographing deer.

• He was amazed by the number of tourists that came to see the creature each year.

How do you think the photograph hoax made people feel about the Loch Ness monster?

• People felt that Loch Ness was a tourist trap.

• People felt that they could not trust sightings anymore.

• People felt that they could not trust black and white photos anymore.

• People felt that they could only believe people who had photographic evidence.

According to the text, what are debunkers saying about the Loch Ness sightings? Select all that apply.

• They are fake.

• They are just dragons.

• They are just trick photography.

• They are just floating tree trunks.

• They are sightings of a plesiosaur.