Main idea and Supporting Details

Main idea and Supporting Details

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“Oh, there are plenty of animal-doctors,” said John Dolittle. “Yes, there are plenty,” said Polynesia. “But none of them are any good at all. Now listen, Doctor, and I’ll tell you something. Did you know that animals can talk?” “I knew that parrots can talk,” said the Doctor. “Oh, we parrots can talk in two languages—people’s language and bird-language,” said Polynesia proudly. “If I say, ‘Polly wants a cracker,’ you understand me. But hear this: Ka-ka oi-ee, fee-fee?” “Good Gracious!” cried the Doctor. “What does that mean?” “That means, ‘Is the porridge hot yet?’—in bird-language.” “My! You don’t say so!” said the Doctor. “You never talked that way to me before.” “What would have been the good?” said Polynesia, dusting some cracker-crumbs off her left wing. “You wouldn’t have understood me if I had.” “Tell me some more,” said the Doctor, all excited; and he rushed over to the dresser drawer and came back with the butcher’s book and a pencil. “Now don’t go too fast—and I’ll write it down. This is interesting—very interesting—something quite new. Give me the Birds’ A.B.C. first—slowly now.” So that was the way the Doctor came to know that animals had a language of their own and could talk to one another.

• how the Doctor learned to talk to animals

• the parrot teaching the Doctor

• animals being able to talk

• what the Doctor will do now that he can talk to animals

Open Ended

Which sentence from the text states the central idea?

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Have you ever been bullied at school before? The definition of bullying is to seek harm against others or to intimidate. Based on the research, bullying can cause suicidal thoughts in teens, so schools need to pay more attention by helping students and get involved in their interests. Bullying can create many negative comments. For example, people giving insults and bullying on social media. Some students can even become depressed, antisocial, give up the things they love the most, get more of an attitude, and seem tired. Those are signs of self-destructive behavior and can lead to a person not caring what will happen anymore. For more information and ways you can help, look up the Trevor Project.

• teens need help from schools

• you can help someone who is depressed

• bullying can hurt people

• people who are bullied become self destructive

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Teens and pre-teens are mostly responsible for cyberbullying because they don’t have their prefrontal cortex fully developed yet until they are 25. Teens, instead, use the amygdala to process information; this is the emotional part of the brain. Teens problem solve and decide emotionally, instead of rationally and long-term thinking. This causes teens to say illicit comments they don’t really mean, or post harmful words with no empathy for what the victim would feel. Anyone can be a target, and anyone can be the one targeting other people. The issue on the internet is that people are more careless when using the internet than the real world. This matters because pre-teens are mostly getting cyberbullied.

• when teens are targeted on the internet

• the development of the teen brain

• why teens cyberbully

• what happens to teens who are bullied

Open Ended

Which sentence in the text is the central idea?

Multiple Choice

Does climate change impact the severity of wildfires in California? The warnings about climate change and global warming have only just begun, but wildfires spread very quickly and destroy thousands of acres of land. This year the state of California had some of the worst wildfires in recorded history due to droughts and a lack of rainfall. Wildfires can be extremely difficult to contain. The Santa Ana winds are mostly responsible for the fires spreading across California and destroying land, homes, businesses, and taking lives. Recently the Santa Ana winds have reached consistent speeds of between 60 and 70 miles per hour, an increase of 20 miles per hour. This increase is attributed to human involvement. As wind travels from areas of high pressure, like the cold air sitting east of the Colorado Rockies, to areas of low pressure, like Southern California, the wind slams into the area of low pressure. The intense flow of air into California has directly contributed to the devastating wildfires. As the climate warms, the Santa Ana winds will increase even more in strength and frequency.

• climate change is the cause of an increase in wildfires

• California’s wildfires are growing in severity

• the Santa Ana winds make wildfires stronger

• there is a lack of rainfall in California

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The issue at stake is that there are not many grocery stores in Oakland. Instead, there are several convenient stores which sell foods that are low priced, but are also unhealthy and have no source of nutrients for one's body. Foods in convenient stores may seem innocuous, but it would slowly harm and increase the risk of health concerns. Besides, "healthy" foods are sometimes overpriced in convenient stores, which leads to low-income families having no option but to buy junk food. Adhering to healthy food options is crucial for good health. Therefore, it's important to abstain from convenient stores. In comparison, grocery stores do include vegetables, fruits, and fresh meats, which are all components of us being able to make our healthy and fresh meals at home. This way, we get the nutrients we need, and we are keeping our bodies healthy and stable. Although not all families have the opportunity to buy ingredients every day to cook their own meals, the problem is that overtime overeating junk food impacts one's health, and may cause health issues.

• people choosing to buy unhealthy junk food

• buying food from a convenient store

• the lack of healthy food available in low-income areas

• health is affected by the amount of money you have

Open Ended

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "innocuous" . (Be sure to use context clues.)

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Montgomery's movement to follow me released my attention, and I turned and looked about me at the flush deck of the little boat. I was already half prepared by the sounds I had heard for what I saw. Certainly I never beheld a deck so dirty. It was littered with scraps of carrot, shreds of green stuff, and indescribable filth. Fastened by chains to the mainmast were a number of grisly staghounds, who now began leaping and barking at me, and by the mizzen a huge puma was cramped in a little iron cage far too small even to give it turning room. Farther under the starboard bulwark were some big hutches containing a number of rabbits, and a solitary llama was squeezed in a mere box of a cage forward. The dogs were muzzled by leather straps. The only human being on deck was a gaunt and silent sailor at the wheel.

• The captain is not bothered by the animals.

• The ship is a mess and unkempt.

• The narrator is afraid of animals.

• There are many unusual animals on the ship.

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At last one distinguished-looking person strode forward, small of stature and ugly to look upon. His body was dwarfed, and he had a big hump on his back. His face was dark and glowering, and he wore a suit of yellow leaves. All the guests moved aside to let him pass, as though they feared him. He lived in the vast depths of the forest, amidst huge mountains; his daily work, with his thousands of imps, was to build those mountains big and high. Stone by stone he raised them, bleak and barren, to the clouds. He limped as he walked, and he glared angrily at the shrinking faces avoiding him; but he gave his invitation to the fair guests, as the others had done, and bowed low before them as he gave it.

• the appearance of the man who builds mountains

• the invitation of the man who builds mountains

• how people are afraid of the man who builds mountains

• the hard work by the man who builds mountains

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Mr. Heathcliff forms a singular contrast to his abode and style of living. He is a dark-skinned gypsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman: that is, as much a gentleman as many a country squire: rather slovenly, perhaps, yet not looking amiss with his negligence, because he has a rigid and handsome figure; and rather morose. Possibly, some people might suspect him of a degree of under-bred pride; I have a sympathetic chord within that tells me it is nothing of the sort: I know, by instinct, his reserve springs from an aversion to showy displays of feeling—to manifestations of mutual kindliness. He’ll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to be loved or hated again. No, I’m running on too fast: I bestow my own attributes over-liberally on him. Mr. Heathcliff may have entirely dissimilar reasons for keeping his hand out of the way when he meets a would-be acquaintance, to those which actuate me.

• no one really knows much about Mr. Heathcliff

• Mr. Heathcliff is an overly prideful man

• there is more to Mr. Heathcliff than first impressions

• the appearance of Mr. Heathcliff is not flattering