Bigfoot helped eighth-graders take a giant educational step in this year’s Common Core proficiency exams.
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.’ ”
The state Education Department, which released about half the questions from this year’s math and English tests Wednesday, said the correct answer was C because it’s based on the best scientific evidence.