Tim is a seventh grade boy who has written a report for his science teacher.
Before he turns it in, he would like you to read it. After reading Tim's report,
think about the suggestions you would make to help him correct and improve it.
Then answer the multiple-choice questions thatfollow.
Roswell
- Cover-up or Hype?
1) Ask any schoolchild to draw you a picfure of an alien
spaceman, and they would draw the same thing, even though there is
no definitive evidence that aliens exist at all. (2) Our imaginations run
wild with images of aiien abductions, sightings, and encounters. (3)
Some people are convinced that aliens have visited earth, and, in fact,
an alien craft crashed in a storrn near the small town of Roswell, New
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Mexico.
(a) On the night of July 2, 1947, a fierce storm raced across the
desert near Roswell. (5) The next moming, W. W.Brazel found
strange debris littering the landscape of his ranch. (6) He discovered
pieces of parchment paper, tinfoil-like substances, sffands of wire, and
small metallic rods covered with undecipherable writing. (7) It's so
weird how people always say aliens have oniy four long hngers, large
almond-shaped eyes, and greenish skin. (8) Brazel collected some of
the articles and gave them to a local sheriff, who contacted Roswell
Army Airfield. (9) Major Jesse Marcel, the intelligence office for the
509'n and member of the Counter Intelligence Corps, was sent to
investigate. (10) He, along with Colonel Wiliam Bianchard, spended
the day at the scene collecting samples to take back to the base.
(11) In l978just before their death, Marcel told researchers that he
felt the debris was "nothing made on earth." (I2) According to
Marcel, the tinfoil-like substance could even be dented with a sledge
hammer or burned with a blowtorch.
(13) At the same time, over 100 miles away, a man named
Grady Barnett came upon what he reported as a crashed flying disc.
(14) Besides it lay four sma1l dead bodies. (15) They had unusually
large heads with big slanted eyes. (16) There bodies were wearing
tight, one-piece, gray suits with no visible fastenings. (17) The
military was quick to respond, yet Barnett and other witnesses were
ordered not to speak of the incident. (18) An official press release
fbllowed in which Lt. Walter Haut which claimed the flying saucer
mystery had been solved and that the crashed saucer had been
recovered by the 509th Bomb Group. (19) His press release was
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quickly canceled by General Roger Ramy who explained the saucer
wasn't no more than the unique remains of a standard weather
balloon.
(20) It seems scientist can't decide if aiiens really exist; it
seems they can't decide if the evidence itself is even credible. (21) So
don't expect a solution to the IrFo mystery anytime soon. (22)untll
then, we'll just have to let our imaginations decide.
1.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence l0?
A change Colonel lYihiam Blanchard to colonel William
Blanchard
B
C
D
change spended to spent
change collecting to colecting
make no change
Which sentence does NOT belong in the 2"d paragraph?
A sentence 5
B sentence 8
C
D
sentence 7
sentence 11
3. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 16?
A change There to Their
B change bodies to body's
C change werewearing towearing
D make no change
A
+.
What change,
A
B
C
D
if any, should
be made in sentence 19?
change wssn't no more to was nothing more
change quickly to more quicker
change General to general
make no change
of sentence I I will be made more clear if you...
change nothing to l\othing
5. The meaning
A
B remove the comma after death
C change their to his
D make no chanse
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6.
The meaning of sentence 14 will be more clear
A change layto laying
B change Besides to Beside
C change ir to them
D make no chanse
7.
What is the BEST way to rewrite the ideas presented in
sentence l8?
A An officiai press release followed in which Lt. Walter Haut
claimed the flying saucer mystery had been solved, and that
the crashed saucer had been recovered by the 509'n Bomb
Group.
B An official press release followed in which Lt. Walter Haut
claiming the flying saucer mystery had been solved and that
the crashed saucer had been recovered bv the 509th Bomb
Group.
C An official press release followed in which Lt. Walter Haut
claimed the flying saucer mystery. The crashed saucer had
been recovered by the 509'n Bomb Group.
D The 509'h Bomb Group recovered the flying saucer. Lt. Walter
Haut ciaimed the flvine saucer mystery had been soived.
if you...
change, if any, should be made in sentence 20?
change exist to exists
change credible to incredible
change scientist to scientists
make no chanse
8. What
A
B
C
D
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9. What
A
B
C
D
is the BEST way to rewrite the ideas in sentence 12?
According to Marcel, the tinfoil-like substance could not
be dented with a sledge hammer or bumed with a blowtorch.
According to Marcel. The tinfoil-like substance could not even
be dented with a sledge hammer or bumed with a blowtorch.
According to Marcel, the tinfoil-like substance could not even
be dented with a blowtorch or bumed with a sledge hammer.
The tinfoil-like substance, according to Marcel. It could not be
dented with a sledse hammer or burned with a blowtorch.
l0.What change, if any, should be made in sentence 17?
A change military to Military
B change ordered to ordering
C change witnesses to witness
D
make no chanse
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