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- 1. Multiple Choice
Shanna had never seen so many fish before. She looked around at the huge tanks and could see hundreds of fish, crabs, shrimp, and all other amazing creatures completely surrounding her. She never thought she could feel like she was completely underwater, yet still be completely dry.
The main topic is about...
The Mall
The Ocean
The Aquariam
The Park
- 2. Multiple ChoiceFloods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
What is the main idea?Floods can cause a lot of damage.Floods cause mudslides.Floods damage houses and roads. - 3. Multiple ChoiceSome people say that the White House has ghosts. The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln. He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window. Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him. There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen. This paragraph mainly tells:what Lincoln's ghost is likewhen Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walkedhwo many ghosts the White House hashow ghosts show when something will happen
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen we think of seaweed, we usually picture brown or green plants a foot or so in length. Seaweeds are also of other colors. Some are red. Some kinds grow to lengths of a hundred feet! These form giant seaweed forests, where many kinds of fish take shelter. What is the main idea?Why some seaweed grows so largeWhat seaweed is likeWhy seaweed is red
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAnimals and plants living in deserts have adaptations which enable them to survive there. Desert plants have little or no leaves where moisture can escape. They also have deep roots to soak up water underground. Many desert animals are nocturnal. They burrow in the soil or sand during the hottest part of the day and are active at night when it is cooler. Desert animals also survive by getting the water they need from desert plants.How much it rains in the desertTypes of animals living in desertsHow animals and plants survive in deserts
- 6. Multiple ChoiceSharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Luckily, sharks continually grow new teeth to replace the thousands they lose.What shark teeth look likeSharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.Sharks are carnivorous predators.
- 7. Multiple Choice
a statement or main point that tells what a passage is mostly about
Topic
Claim
Main Idea
Transitional sentence
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?
Many people sleep later on the weekends.
Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.
Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?
There are many landfills available for waste.
Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
Clean jars before recycling them.
Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Matilda Excerpt
By Roald Dahl
By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy." "What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
What is the main idea?
Matilda can read fast.
Matilda is eager to learn and read more.
Matilda is interested in cookbooks.
Matilda’s dad won’t buy her a new book.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?Weather reporters need to know where the cold air isPictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast wayTheir reports need to be correct, but they also need to be shortThey have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area - 12. Multiple ChoiceSeated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?King Midas loved gold.King Midas sold lots of gold.King Midas had a heart of gold.King Midas hated gold. - 13. Multiple ChoiceWere you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?how long you might expect to liveabout the health of femaleswhy people live to be 70tells that people live to be 100 - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags