Main Idea

Front

Manny loves burgers: cheese, bacon, onions, turkey with avocado, and veggie burgers. He enjoys them fried, grilled, or barbecued.

Back

Manny loves any kind of burger.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

Astronauts are highly trained crew members on spacecraft.

Back

Astronauts, or "space sailors," serve as commanders, pilots, flight engineers, or mission specialists, each making a special contribution during missions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

Sammy spent the day in the snake house at the zoo last summer, seeing dangerous snakes.

Back

Sammy saw many dangerous snakes in the snake house.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

Tornado in Kansas caused destruction.

Back

A tornado caused a lot of destruction in Kansas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Front

Grandma's apple pie has an amazing flaky crust and a perfect blend of sugars and spices. It has won first place in five country fairs.

Back

Grandma's apple pie is the best.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Front

Darius is a very good student who studies hard, raises his hand in class, and tutors others in math and science.

Back

Darius is a hard-working student.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

Starfish arms serve many purposes.

Back

Arms on a starfish serve many purposes.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

Uranus appears blue-green due to methane in its atmosphere.

Back

Methane gas contributes to the blue-green color of Uranus.

Front

Trash harms ocean animals; it can choke or entangle them.

Back

Trash is very dangerous to ocean animals.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

Pigs are often seen as dirty, but they are actually clean animals. They roll in mud to cool off since they lack sweat glands. Once the mud dries, they scratch it off, keeping themselves clean.

Back

Pigs aren't as dirty as many people think.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2