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"The Search for Bigfoot" Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

The idea of Bigfoot mostly came from...

a)

the creature Robert Hatfield saw

b)

stories passed from person to person

c)

a newspaper article

d)

fur and scat found in the woods

2.

What does the word hoax mean in the quote “Are the tracks a human hoax”?

a)

a fact

b)

a clue

c)

a trick

d)

a discovery

3.

How is the section “Fake Footprints” different from “Looking for Proof”?

a)

It is more critical of claims people have made.

b)

It shares more evidence that Bigfoot exists.

c)

It describes animals from legends that turned out to be real.

d)

It tells how the legend of Bigfoot began.

4.

Scientists rely on evidence because it is...

a)

something that makes people believe something is real.

b)

a trick.

c)

footprints, fur, and scat.

d)

information that proves something is real.

5.

___________ are stories from the past that are passed from person to person.

a)

Bigfoot

b)

Legends

c)

Rumors

d)

Fairy tales

6.

Which was NOT a clue that led people to believe in Bigfoot?

a)

footprints

b)

strange noises

c)

secret messages

d)

fur and scat

7.

What evidence supports the idea that Bigfoot is probably NOT real?

a)

Most animal experts do not believe in Bigfoot.

b)

Some people claim to have caught Bigfoot on film.

c)

Scientists believe many new animal species exist.

d)

Many people found clumps of fur in the woods.

8.

Some people think Bigfoot is only a rumor because...

a)

it is a story that may not be true.

b)

it is a hoax.

c)

it has been passed down from person to person for a long time.

d)

Bigfoot looks like a bear.

9.

A tall tale is...

a)

information that proves something is real.

b)

the mythical creatures of the giant squid and the okapi.

c)

a dramatic, made-up story that is hard to believe.

d)

a very tall story.

10.

Which phrase from the story supports the idea that Bigfoot is a hoax?

a)

“Now he had a perfect copy of the footprint to prove what he was saying was true.”

b)

“. . . are they the actual marks of a huge but harmless wild man traveling through the wilderness?”

c)

“Years later, two brothers admitted to planting the footprints as a joke.”

d)

“. . . new species of animals are constantly being discovered.”