A Bigfoot by Any Other Name…by Kelly Milner Halls
1. Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Yeti. Yeren. Yowie. The names and the details may differ from place to place, but North America to China to New Zealand, one thing is certain: Something is out there. Chocolate brown or as white as snow, these hair-covered, upright-standing creatures have been talked about for more than six hundred years. And whether we read about the ancient legends or the modern day sightings, the stories make us wonder.
Bigfoot = Sasquatch
2. Bigfoot is a creature of many names. According to naturalist Dr. Robert Michael Pyle, Native American legends call it by several exotic names, including Sasquatch, Sokqudatl, or Sesquac (from a language spoken by several tribes of Pacific Northwestern Native Americans). No matter how it is pronounced, the name means “wild man.”
3. That certainly describes the creature Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin claimed they say wandering along the rural Northern California timberline in October 1967. The creature was enormous—at least seven feet tall—and walked upright like a man. But it wasn’t a man. In fact, it was nothing the outdoorsmen had seen before.
4. Patterson carefully reached into his saddlebag, and pulled out his 16-millimeter movie camera to capture the moment on film. And for decades, Bigfoot believers have been thankful he did.
5. Was Sasquatch the last thing Patterson expected to see along Bluff Creek as he let his horse rest and sip cool water? Not necessarily. He and Gimlin were known Bigfoot/Sasquatch hunters and longed to prove the legends were true. The film they shot became one of the most famous pieces of footage in Bigfoot history.
6. Even the experts can’t agree on the film’s authenticity. Some say it’s an elaborate hoax, a fake Bigfoot, a prank. But others see the film as proof-positive that the elusive primate is more than a North American myth.
Question 1 - How do lines 1 through 5 of paragraph 1 help develop a key concept of the article?
1 - it emphasizes that many different creatures have been confused with Bigfoot.
2 - it illustrates that people all over the world have believed Bigfoot exists.
3 - it shows that Bigfoot has traveled all over the world.
4 - it confirms that Bigfoot has remained unidentified.
The correct answer is 2 - it illustrates that people all over the world have believed Bigfoot exists.
Lines 1 through 5 of paragraph 1 mention different names for Bigfoot and state that these creatures have been talked about for more than six hundred years. This emphasizes that people from different regions, including North America, China, and New Zealand, have believed in the existence of Bigfoot.