Text Structures and NonFiction

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What is the TOPIC of the passage? Options: Planets, Space is one of the most mysterious places in our world., There is so much out there that we don't know about., Space

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Space

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Which newspaper article would provide more facts to support the Controlling Idea of the selection? Options: "Exploring the Unknown in Outer Space", "Space Station Daily Operation", "How Do Astronauts Deal With Zero Gravity?", "Is Pluto Really a Planet?"

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"Exploring the Unknown in Outer Space"

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Controlling idea of the story about elephants: elephants have large ears, elephants can be dangerous, elephants are very large, elephants use their trunks in different ways

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elephants are very large

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What is most likely the reason the author wrote this selection? Options: to convince the reader to save the elephants, to explain more facts about the size of elephants, to tell a story about an elephant family, to persuade you to research more about elephant trunks

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to explain more facts about the size of elephants

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Why would an author include a timeline with a passage like this?

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A timeline might help the reader learn more about cars through the ages.

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After reading this passage, the reader can conclude that -

• Trucks did not exist when vehicles were first invented.
• The early car models were extremely fast.
• Advances over the years have made cars smaller and faster.
• Technology is included in cars now because people find it helpful.

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Advances over the years have made cars smaller and faster.

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True or False: It is a fact that dogs are better than cats.

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False

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True or False: It is an opinion that Beck students are the best in KatyISD.

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True

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The controlling idea in this text could be shown in -
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- A chart comparing the causes of tornados
- A picture of the largest tornado ever recorded
- A diagram of a hurricane and a tornado
- A magazine article about the aftermath of a tornado

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A chart comparing the causes of tornados

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What text structure would an article titled "Kroger vs. Walmart" follow?

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