ESOL Unit 3 Week 3 Biweekly

ESOL Unit 3 Week 3 Biweekly

Main Idea and Key Details

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Part A: Read the sentence from the article.

It is a rocky planet that has valleys, hills, and plains.

The suffix -y means “full of.” What does the word rocky tell

about Mars?

• It has many stones.

• It has many streams.

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Part B: Which word uses the suffix -y in the same way as rocky?

• any

• chunky

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Which statement is the MAIN IDEA?

• Plants and animals cannot survive on Mars.

• Scientists still have a lot to learn about Mars.

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Read the sentence from the article.

Now most experts firmly believe that there was water on Mars

long ago.

If you firmly believe something, how do you feel about it?

• angry

• certain

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Look at the picture of Mars. What are TWO things you see there?

• trees

• rocks

• flowers

• hills

• animals

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Part A: What is the main responsibility of NASA?

• to research and develop new spacecraft

• to discover if water exists on other planets

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Which sentence from the article best supports your

answer in part A?

• “NASA is a group of people that is responsible for space

  travel and research.”

• “The pictures showed proof that scientists were right—nothing

  could live on Mars.”

• “Pathfinder sent more than 16,000 photographs back to Earth.”