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Teachers Use Bigfoot on Common Core Tests
After reading an excerpt about a mud fossil and an analysis of mysterious hair samples that suggest the existence of a Sasquatch, students were asked: “Which detail from the article best supports the claim that Bigfoot exists?”
Eighth-graders taking the English test were asked to read an excerpt about the discovery of a mud fossil and an analysis of mysterious hair samples that suggest the existence of a Sasquatch.
They were asked “Which detail from the article best supports the claim that Bigfoot exists?”
A. “The creature was enormous — at least seven feet tall —. . . and walked upright like a man.”
B. “Deep impressions of a hair-covered hip, elbow, heel, wrist and even buttocks were left in the mud.”
C. “One hair had unique primate (ape) characteristics.”
D. “Dr. Henner Fahrenback, a biomedical research scientist from Beaverton, Oregon. . . has labeled it ‘Sasquatch.’ ”
For the rest of the article, and the correct answer, click here.
