The Quest for Nessie Test Prep

Which sentence expresses a central idea of the passage? (RI2)

• Most of the people who claim to have seen Nessie have been proven wrong.

• Nessie is most likely some kind of large, common fish or turtle.

• In spite of many reports, the existence of Nessie has never been proved.

• The stories of Nessie are told mostly to attract people to Scotland.

How is the first paragraph of "The Quest for Nessie" important for developing the ideas in the passage? (RI2)

• It argues that Loch Ness is a healthy environment for a creature like Nessie.

• It explains practical reasons that research on Nessie is difficult to conduct.

• It offers instructions on how people interested in Nessie can reach Loch Ness.

• It establishes the atmosphere in which Nessie is reported to live.

In paragraph 3, what is the author's purpose for putting quotation marks around “the monster”? (RI6)

• to imply that Nessie is only a mythical creature

• to acknowledge that the words are a direct quotation

• to indicate that the phrase is used in an unusual way

• to signal that people commonly refer to Nessie like this

How does the passage make connections between Hugh Ayton and Duncan McDonald? (RI3)

• by pointing out the consistency in two sightings of the creature from different time periods

• by commenting on their similar reactions to seeing the creature in the water

• by describing the ways in which their lives changed as a result of seeing the creature

• by analyzing the believability of the two accounts of the creature

What is the meaning of the word enticing as it is used in paragraph 6 of the passage? (RI4)

• sensing

• allowing

• tempting

• providing

According to the passage, what is the source of most evidence about the Loch Ness monster? (RI1)

• historic myths

• reports of individuals

• scientific investigations

• photographs and sonar

The article mentions two scientists who got images of something large in Loch Ness. Both images were ______. (RI7)

• blurry

• clear

• fake

• colorful

According to the passage, the Loch Ness monster commonly known as _________. (RI1)

• Nessie

• Ness

• Loch Ness

• creature

What did Hugh Ayton describe the Loch Ness monster's eye as? (RI3)

• Small and Gray

• Round

• Oval-shaped

• Large and Blue

Who was the Nobel prize-winning chemist that reported seeing the Loch Ness monster?

• Duncan McDonald

• Hugh Ayton

• Jim Ayton

• Richard L. M. Synge