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IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.

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Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

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Identify the main idea: Sometime in December of 1891, Dr. James Naismith was teaching gym at the YMCA College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was raining, and Dr. Naismith was trying to keep his students active. He wanted them playing a rough game that would keep them moving. He didn't like a few ideas that were too rough. Then Naismith had his breakthrough. He wrote out the rules for a game with peach baskets fixed to ten-foot elevated tracks. Naismith's students played against one another, passing the ball around and shooting it into the peach baskets. Dribbling wasn't a part of the original game. Also it took a while to realize that the game would run more smoothly if the bottoms of the baskets were removed. But this game grew to be one of the most popular sports in America today. Can you guess which one?

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The invention of Basketball

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What is the main idea of the passage about activities at the beach?

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There are many fun things to do at the beach.

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What is the main idea of the passage about soccer players?

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Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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What is the main idea? John and Matt want to be firemen. They want to ride on the big fire truck. John wants to climb ladders and rescue people from fires. Matt wants to hold the big hose and spray water on the fires to put them out.

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John and Matt want to be firemen

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Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.
What is the main idea?

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Jenny wants to be a nurse.

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What is the Main Idea?

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The differences of the planets

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What is the main idea? Options: What Meerkats do and how they protect themselves, Meerkats are cool, Meerkats live in Madagascar, Meerkats are in the cat family

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What Meerkats do and how they protect themselves

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What is the main idea? Options: What Meerkats do and how they protect themselves, Meerkats are cool, Meerkats live in Madagascar, Meerkats are in the cat family

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What Meerkats do and how they protect themselves

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What is the Main Idea?

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How popular candies are produced each year