RI5.2 Bubble Gum

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What is the main ingredient in traditional chewing gum?

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Chicle, which is made from the sap of the sapodilla tree.

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What is a detail about the history of gum?

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Ancient Greeks chewed resin from mastic trees.

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What is the overall main idea of an article about gum?

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Gum comes from trees.

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What are some common ingredients in today's bubble gum?

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Sugar, corn syrup, softeners, flavoring, and latex.

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What does latex do in bubble gum?

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It makes the gum stretch, allowing you to blow bubbles.

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What happens to chicle when you chew it?

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It gets softer the more you chew it.

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What is a main idea in the context of a summary?

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The main idea is the overall point or message of the text.

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What is a detail in a text?

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A detail provides specific information that supports the main idea.

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Who was Thomas Adams?

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A chemist who created the first manufactured chewing gum made from chicle.

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What is the significance of the sapodilla tree?

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It is the source of chicle, the main ingredient in traditional chewing gum.