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What is the main idea of the paragraph about King Midas?

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King Midas loved gold.

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This paragraph mainly tells:

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what Lincoln's ghost is like

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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?
Many people have not heard giraffes make noises. Giraffes do not use sounds to “talk” with each other. When hurt, giraffes make a low moo, something like a cow. When frightened, they make a short, high sound.

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Giraffes do make noises

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This paragraph mainly tells: how dolphins talk to people, how smart dolphins are, how dolphins are different from fish, which scientists are studying languages.

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how smart dolphins are

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Most of the world's volcanoes are part of the "The Ring of Fire." This is a ring of volcanoes that form a circle around the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of volcanoes make up "The Ring of Fire." These volcanoes formed the sea floor and many underwater mountains.

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Most volcanoes are part of the "Ring of Fire."

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What is the main idea of the passage: "I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!"

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The author enjoys spending time with her family.

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

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Where taste buds are found

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The earth's surface is constantly changing.  All over the world everyday there are earthquakes, floods and volcanoes that quickly change our world. Some changes are too small to see.  Others cause tremendous damage and costs millions of dollars to clean up.
What is the main idea?

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The Earth's surface is always changing.

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Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph? Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

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Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way