Central Idea

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Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph? Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins. Options:

Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests

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Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.

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Watching robot sumo is boring.

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Robots sumo contests are better than human sumo contests.

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Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.

Front

Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit.

Main Idea: Reading class is really interesting.

Options: It's my least favorite class. Sometimes we do dramatic readings of the text that are super engaging. Our teacher gives us new ways to look at things. We learn interesting facts from the things we read.

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It's my least favorite class.

Front

Select the detail that DOES NOT support the main idea that education is important.

Options:
1. Education can lead to success in life.
2. It helps you understand the world.
3. Education causes problems.
4. You make smarter choices in life if you're educated.

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Education causes problems.

Front

What is the main idea of the paragraph? We often let others know what we are thinking without using words. The name that we give for this kind of communication is body language. Body language includes gestures, facial expressions, and posture. Body language does not always mean the same thing to everyone.

Back

We use body language to communicate with others.

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What does the author want you to learn about the passage?

Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.

Back

Taste buds are found in different places.

Front

What does the author believe about gorillas?

Back

Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.

Front

What is the story mainly about?

Back

How microchips are used

Front

What is the author's viewpoint about full-day kindergarten?

Back

Favors full-day

Front

What is the central idea of the passage?

Thomas Edison’s life span is known as “The age of Edison.” If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, we might not have electric lights, telephones, movie cameras, or computers! Think of all the ways these great products affect our lives today. Edison held over 1,000 patents and received dozens of awards during his lifetime for his inventions and contributions to science.

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Thomas Edison was an important inventor

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What is the central idea of the passage? The law was not exactly fair in the Middle Ages in Europe. Back then, you could blame someone in your town for committing a crime. The “criminal” could then challenge you to a fight to prove his guilt or innocence. If you lost the fight, you were charged as a liar and the criminal was believed to be innocent. If you won, the criminal was believed to be guilty.

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Laws were unfair in the Middle Ages