Text Structure and Main Idea

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An informational text might -

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contains facts about the ocean and provide you information you didn't previously know.

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Which passage has a description text structure? Options: Rhesus monkeys and baboons are part of a group called old world monkeys. Like rhesus monkeys, baboons have tails. However, baboons usually weigh more than rhesus monkeys. , Scientist were preparing to send the first humans to outer space. However they didn't yet understand the effects that space would have on the human body. As a solution, they started sending the monkeys, Rhesus monkeys are primates with brown bodies and red faces. They come from Asian countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan & India. They are very intelligent, and some have even adapted to live near humans., In 1947, scientists first discovered the Zika virus in a rhesus monkey in Uganda. A year later, they learned that Zika was spread by mosquitoes. In 1952, the first cases of Zika in human were found.

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Rhesus monkeys are primates with brown bodies and red faces. They come from Asian countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan & India. They are very intelligent, and some have even adapted to live near humans.

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Which of the following has a sequential text structure?

• The Olympic Games started in Greece 3000 years ago. They took place every 4 years. The modern form of the Olympic Games started in 1896. In 2016, the Summer olympics were held in Brazil.
• Only men were allowed to compete in the original games in Greece 3000 years ago. The men had to be greek, and not slaves. Slaves, women and people from other countries couldn't participate.
• It takes a lot of food to feed the athletes for the Olympic Games but it also creates leftovers. To reduce food waste, some famous chefs came up with a plan. They fed the leftovers to the homeless.
• The Olympic Games always begin with an opening ceremony, a big shoe that often includes music and dancing. In the 1900's all of the countries participated in the ceremonies.

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The Olympic Games started in Greece 3000 years ago. They took place every 4 years. The modern form of the Olympic Games started in 1896. In 2016, the Summer olympics were held in Brazil.

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How did the author organize the information in the paragraph about piping plovers losing their habitats?

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He presented a problem that helps the reader understand the reasons that the piping plovers are losing their habitat and the effects of humans invading their habitats.

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In the passage, the underlined sentence provides -
Options: a cause that led to piping plovers losing their habitats, an effect of humans changing the level of water in piping plovers' homes, a cause that led to there being too many piping plovers, an effect of piping plovers leaving their homes.

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a cause that led to piping plovers losing their habitats

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Which paragraph conveys a compare and contrast text structure? In a rural community, there are not many lights from buildings to block the stars. As a result, you can see many stars when you look up at the night sky. , Urban and suburban communities both have stores, schools, banks, libraries and buildings. However, these things are more spread out in the suburbs than they are in urban communities. , The tallest skyscraper in the world is Burj Khalifa in a city called Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Its had 163 stories and us 2723 feet tall., People may move to the suburbs so that they can have more space but still enjoy the city. Suburbs are usually so close to a city that you can get to the city and back in the same day.

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Urban and suburban communities both have stores, schools, banks, libraries and buildings. However, these things are more spread out in the suburbs than they are in urban communities.

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Which sentence from the article provides the best support for the statement: Becoming a chest master has required a lot of dedication and commitment from Amibu? Options: Amibu rubbed his temples, leaned closer to the red and white board and slid a piece across the surface before swiftly pressing the timer. , immediately, coaches Magesh Panch and his wife Anu Patil knew the young boy had the drive to succeed., He spends his free time at home practicing chess eight hours daily on ChessBase, an expensive software that lets users analyze historic chess matches., Like those much older than he, Amibu is able to make quick calculations in his head, visualize moves and sustain pressure, Gorman said, which takes lots of practice.

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He spends his free time at home practicing chess eight hours daily on ChessBase, an expensive software that lets users analyze historic chess matches.

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How does Amibu's need for concentration and quiet develop the author's main idea?

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It describes what helps Amibu be successful at chess.

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Which of the following best illustrates Sef's character in the selection attached?

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by describing how excited he got about the speech and how much work he was willing to do to give a talk that would make people happy