Chelsea is a seventh grader who has just Jinished a research report. She
wants you to read her report and suggest how she might improve and
correct it. When you are finished reading, answer the multiple-choice
questions that follow.
Terror of the Northwest
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across the Pacific Northwest lurks a creature that stirs fear in
the bravest of hearts - Bigfoot. (2) Whether you believe the tales as fact or
fiction, the early sightings were the start of an infamous legend.
(3) In the mid-1800's, a man named Baumann and a fellow camper
was camping in the woods. (4) Discovering animal tracks near their
campsite, but discounted them as bear fracks. (5) Toward late afternoon
' Baumann offered to gather the last of their beaver traps while his companion
returned to the the campsite to pack their things. (6) When Baumann
returned, his eyes fell upon the body of his ftiend, streched beside the frunk
of a great fallen spruce. (7) Rushing towards it, the horrific frapper found
the body was still warm, but the neck was broken, and there were four great
fang marks on the throat.
(8) The footprints of the unknown beast, pnnted deep in the soft soil,
told the whole story. (9) It had not tried to eat the body, but apparently
romped around it in uncouth and ferocious glee, occasionally rolling it over
and over. (i0) The beast had then fled into the soundless depth of the
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woods.
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1) Another frightening incident took place in the mountain range
near Mount Saint Helen, sevenfy-five miles from Portland, Oregon. (12) My
family went there when I was a kid. (13) One day a group of miners saw a
big ape-like creature peering out from behind a tree. (14) One of the miners
fired at it and it toppled over into a deep canyon. (15) That night the miners
found himself under siege. (16) From dusk until dawn the next day, the
creatures pounded on the doors and walls. (17) Rocks were hurled at the
roof. (18) Rocks were hurled at the door. (19) The miners bracing the
heavy door from inside, but the creatures were angry and determined.
(20) The assault ceased only at sunrise. (21) The miners decided to abandon
the site.
(22)Dr. Richard Benson of the University of Idaho is sure there is no
cause for worry. (23) "What the Bigfoot represents is a modern form of
myth, and we are privileged to be able to see it all in the making."
(24) Still, until a Bigfoot- or its bones- is brought in for study, the
mystery of the wiiderness monster will never be solved.
Copyright 2002byMichael Comelius
Stephens
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1.
What is the BEST way to combine sentences l7 and 18?
A Rocks were hurled at the roof, rocks were hurled at the door.
B Rocks were hurled at the roof after they hurled them at the door.
C Rocks were hurled at the rool beside the door.
D Rocks were hurled at the roof and door.
BEST way to revise sentence 4?
A They discovered animal fracks near their campsite, but discounted
them as bear tracks.
B Discovering animal tracks near their campsite. They discounted them
as bear fracks.
C They discovered animal tracks near their campsite, they discounted
them as bear fracks.
D No revision is needed.
2. What is the
3. What change,
A
B
C
D
A
't.
5.
if any, should be made in sentence
3?
change woods to wood's
change was to were
change named to naming
Make no chanse
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?
A change streched to stretched
B change fell to fallen
C change returned to did return
D Make no change
Which ffansition word or phrase should be added to the beginning of
sentence 21?
A In conffast, then
B Yet
C
D
Later that day
On the other hand,
Copyright 2002by Michael Cornelius Stephens
6. The meaning of sentence 15 can be improved by changing himself to...
A theirselves
B ourselves
C themselves
D Make no change
change, if any, should be made to sentence 7?
change still to mostly still
change great to greatly
change horriJic to horrified
Make no change
7. What
A
B
C
D
change, if any, should be made in sentence 24?
remove the comma before the
add a comma after monster
change broughtto brougt
Make no chanse
8. What
A
B
C
D
9. Which sentence
A
B
C
D
does not belong in the report?
sentence 12
sentence 8
sentence 3
sentence 5
10.What change, if any, should be made in sentenc e 19?
A change bracing to braced
B change were to was
C remove the comma before but
D Make no chanse
Copyright 2002by Michael Corneiius Stephens