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Is this a good inference?
Recall the Facts
Author's Approach
Fact or Opinion?
100
A sickening odor emanates from his hairy body.

a) is sprayed onto

b) goes into

c) comes from

What is:

c) comes from

100
The Mount St. Helen's minors were cautious men.
What is

Yes

100
The miners who reported an encounter with Bigfoot in 1924 were in.

a) California

b) Washington

c) Wyoming

What is

a) Washington

100
What does the author mean by the statement in paragraph 13, "As yet, no one has been caught breaking that law"?

a) So far, there has been no evidence that anyone has killed a Bigfoot.

b) So far, those who have killed a Bigfoot have not been caught.

c)The people of Skamamia are very respectful of their town's laws.

What is

a) So far, there has been no evidence that anyone has killed a Bigfoot.

100
It is fun to think that millions of years ago, many primitive creatures that were half human and half ape roamed the Earth.
What is Opinion.
200
There have been equally gruesome stories of Bigfoot in more recent times.

a) horrible

b) exciting

c) puzzling

What is

a) horrible

200
If there is such a creature as Bigfoot, it probably doesn't want anything to do with people.
What is

No. This is a faulty inference.

200
The prospector captured by a Bigfoot:

a) hid from the creature in his sleeping bag.

b) escaped by zipping himself up inside his sleeping bag

c) was asleep in his sleeping bag when he was captured.

What is

c) was asleep in his sleeping bag when he was captured.

200
What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

a) To encourage the reader to believe that Bigfoot really exists.

b) To inform the reader about the intriguing possibility that Bigfoot exists.

c) To show how Bigfoot is similar to humans.

What is

b) To inform the reader about the intriguing possibility that Bigfoot exists.

200
States in the Northwest should pass laws protecting Bigfoot creatures from harm
What is Opinion.
300
People who embrace this theory think that millions of years ago, there were many such creatures, and that a few of their descendants are still around.

a) invent

b) reject

c) accept

What is

c) accept

300
The four miners began started carrying guns because they wanted to hunt and eat a Bigfoot.
What is

No. This is a faulty reference.

300
The prospector claimed that he delayed reporting his experience because he:

a) wanted to write a book about it.

b) thought no one would believe it.

c) was afraid of the creature.

What is

b) thought no one would believe it.

300
How is the author's purpose for writing the article stated in paragraph 12?

a) The author compared Bigfoot to a man walking around in a monster suit.

b) The author describes a sighting during which witnesses supposedly filmed Bigfoot.

c) The author points out that one of the men who claims to have filmed Bigfoot had been interested in Bigfoot for years.

What is How is the author's purpose for writing the article stated in paragraph 12?

b) The author describes a sighting during which witnesses supposedly filmed Bigfoot.

300
In Skamamia, Washington, it is illegal to kill a Bigfoot.
What is Fact.
400
But there are still some great, dense forests in North America.

a) endangered

b) evil

c) thick

What is

c) thick

400
Film experts concluded that the 1967 movie of Bigfoot was really a man in an ape suit.
What is

Yes. This is a correct inference.

400
No one has ever:

a) taken a picture of Bigfoot.

b) found a Bigfoot body.

c) found Bigfoot footprints.

What is

b) found a Bigfoot body.

400
The author tells this story mainly by:

a) telling about the four gold miners' experience with Bigfoot.

b) comparing Bigfoot sightings to UFO sightings.

c) telling a number of stories about Bigfoot sightings.

What is

c) telling a number of stories about Bigfoot sightings.

400
Bigfoot are probably made up creatures and don't exist.
What is Opinion
500
Although no one knows exactly what a Bigfoot is or where it comes from, several theories have been proposed.

a) questioned

b) suggested

c) argued

What is

b) suggested

500
In Skamamia Washington, a person would probably be arrested for killing a Bigfoot.
What is

Yes. This is a correct inference.

500
In Skamamia, Washington,

a) there is a $10,000 reward for capturing a Bigfoot.

b) there is a Bigfoot museum.

c) there is a $10,000 fine for killing a Bigfoot.

What is

c) there is a $10,000 fine for killing a Bigfoot.

500
Robert Patterson claimed to create a cast of Bigfoot's actual footprint.
What is Fact.