Reading 1
What does the author say about the cause of colds in paragraph 2?
A) Weather causes colds.
B) Viruses cause colds.
C) Wet hair causes colds.
B) Viruses cause colds
According to reading 1, paragraph 5, what are the two factors keeping myths alive?
A) Childhood ideas and misinformation.
B) Repetition and childhood influence.
C) Repetition and initial beliefs.
B) Repetition and childhood influence.
According to paragraph 6, why was Columbus not the first to visit the New World?
A) Earlier traders and explorers existed.
B) Columbus sought riches, not discovery.
C) Columbus aimed for gold and spices.
A period of about 25 to 30 years; the time it takes for a child to become an adult.
Generation
Paragraphs 2 and 3. How long did it take for the Tasaday story to be reported as a hoax?
A) five years
B) ten years
C) fifteen years
C) fifteen years (1971-1986)
What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A) No evidence for myths about catching colds.
B) Colds are caused by weather.
C) Wet hair causes colds.
A) No evidence for myths about catching colds.
According to reading 1, paragraph 4, why can't hair and fingernails grow after death?
A) There is no oxygen or energy.
B) There are no nutrients.
C) There is no strong evidence.
A) There is no oxygen or energy.
Paragraph 7. True or False: Historians know exactly where the myths about Columbus started.
Helpful or useful
Beneficial
Paragraph 1. True or false: Hoaxes often have some small amount of truth in them.
What is the topic of paragraph 1?
A) Pennies kill people
B) Repeated lightning strikes
D) Science myths
D) Science myths
What is the main idea of reading 2, paragraph 1?
A) Historical stories are often fictional.
B) Historians can’t be trusted
C) History books sometimes mix truth and fiction.
C) History books sometimes mix truth and fiction.
According to paragraph 4, why is Marco Polo given credit for spaghetti?
A) Marco Polo brought spaghetti to Italy from China.
B) A sailor named Spaghetti gave the recipe to Marco Polo.
C) A business association made up the story to sell pasta.
C) The American Pasta Association invented the story.
Widespread
Paragraph 3. What do you call large holes in the side of a mountain or underground?
caves
What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A) Swimming after eating is dangerous.
B) Waiting before swimming is necessary.
C) No evidence about danger of eating before swimming.
C) There is no evidence about the danger of eating before swimming.
What is the topic of reading 2, paragraph 2?
A) Marco Polo's travels
B) Asian culture in Europe
C) Kublai Khan's empire
A) Marco Polo's travels
According to paragraph 8, what historical myth about Napoleon is not true?
A) He was short.
B) He was bitten by a snake.
c) He was a poor student in math.
A) He was short. (In fact he was probably average height for the time or slightly taller.)
Something that makes you believe something is true or exists.
Evidence
Paragraph 5. Did the Bigfoot myth begin when muddy footprints were discovered in 1958?
There were already stories about the Bigfoot creature before the fake footprints were made in 1958.
What is the main idea of paragraph 4?
A) Bodies don't grow after death.
B) Dead bodies look different.
C) Hair and nails grow forever.
A) Bodies don't grow after death.
According to reading 2, paragraph 3, which story about Marco Polo that is definitely not true?
A) He listened to the stories of other travelers.
B) He brought the first noodles to Italy.
C) He traveled to China.
B) He brought the first noodles to Italy.
How many examples of historical myths are given in paragraph 8?
Six
To give someone information that is surprising or that was previously secret.
Reveal
Paragraph 6. The oldest hoax in the online museum of hoaxes is from what time period?
A) the 700s (year 701-800)
B) the 800s (year 801-900)
C) the 1800s (year 1801-1900)
A) the 700s (year 701-800)