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- 1. Multiple Choice
The main idea is supported by what?
concluding sentences
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- 2. Multiple ChoiceThere are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?There are many fun things to do at the beach.It is also fun to look for shells.Some people simply like to sunbathe.Going to the beach to swim can be fun. - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main idea?Its the authors point of viewIs what the passage is mostly aboutIt is the sequence of the story.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe main idea can be implied or stated.TrueFalse
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThere are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?There are many fun things to do at the beach.It is also fun to look for shells.Some people simply like to sunbathe.Going to the beach to swim can be fun. - 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 ChoiceI can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?Weekends are times to travel.The author enjoys spending time with her family.The author's grandparents live far away.The author is sad to leave her cousins. - 8. Multiple ChoiceIf you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?Sometimes people feel sad.You should do good things for others.We're not always happy.There are many ways to make yourself feel better. - 9. Multiple ChoiceBenjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700’s. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.A Franklin stove can heat a whole room.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIrish immigration to the U.S. began during the early development of the American colonies. It is estimated that 200,000 Irish came to the U.S. in the 17th and 18th centuries. The numbers swelled from 1820 to 1850 to almost 2 million Irish immigrants. Most of these were fleeing the potato famine from 1845 until 1852. Steady numbers continued to arrive during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Today, over 36 million Americans claim some level of Irish ancestry.
What is the main idea?The potato famine caused many Irish to immigrate to the U.S.The U.S. is a country of immigrants.The Irish are coming to the U.S. still today.The Irish came in large numbers to the U.S. - 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Constitution of the U.S. has been amended several times to allow more citizens the right to vote. The 15th Amendment, ratifi ed in 1870, extended voting rights to former slaves. The 19th Amendment, ratifi ed in 1920, gave women the right to vote. In 1971, the 26th Amendment granted voting rights to those 18 years and older, changing the requirement that voters must be 21 years old.
What is the main idea?The Constitution has been amended many times.Women didn’t vote until 1920 but men could vote since the founding of the countryToday, almost anyone can vote.The Constitution has been amended several times to grant more citizens the right to vote. - 12. Multiple ChoiceSoccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?Soccer is important at the Olympics.Soccer is a worldwide sport.Soccer is also called football.Soccer is played by men and women. - 13. Multiple ChoiceElephants use their trunks for many things. Elephants use their trunks to smell. In fact, elephants can smell better than bloodhounds. Baby elephants sometimes suck their trunks to soothe themselves the way human babies suck their thumbs. Elephants do not drink with their trunks. They use their trunks to suck up water and then pour it in their mouths. Elephants also greet each other with their trunks the way humans do by shaking hands.How much water elephants drinkWhere elephants liveHow elephant use their trunks
- 14. Multiple ChoiceCan you imagine not having a television? Before the 1920’s there were no televisions. The first television set was invented by a 21 year old man named Philo Farnsworth. Farnsworth demonstrated the first moving picture in San Francisco in 1927. Even though it was only a simple, straight line, this was the beginning of electronic television as we know it.The invention of televisionHobbies before 1920Who lives in San Francisco
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