Answer Key

Choose the best explanation for the following phrases.

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  1. "Elusive" means:  [Difficult to find.]
  2. "Places as far-flung as" means:  [Places that are very far away from each other.]
  3. "Scientists have refused to take a firm stand" means: [Scientists don't have enough evidence on footprints to say for sure whether they are real or not.]
  4. "Eye-witness accounts" are: [Reports of Bigfoot from people who say that they saw or heard the creature personally.]
  5. "Fantastical beasts" means:  [Animals from myth and legend.]
Are the following statements about the reading correct?

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1.   There are three major sources of information about Bigfoot – eye-witnesses, footprints, and video observation.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look in the text to find out.

2.   New technology has been very helpful in the hunt for Bigfoot.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look in the text to find out.

3.   Bigfoot is thought to look different on different continents.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look in the text to find out.

4.   The writer believes that Bigfoot is more likely to exist than UFOs, vampires, or werewolves.That is correct.

5.   There is concrete evidence of Bigfoot's existence, but scientists largely ignore it as nonsense.That is incorrect. Correct is: Look in the text to find out.