RI 3.2 Main Idea

RI 3.2 Main Idea

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Multiple Choice

In paragraph 7, what is the meaning of the word mysteries?If an enemy is near, a seahorse cannot swim fast enough to escape.

• unknown

• photographs

• characteristics

• species

Multiple Choice

According to the selection, why do seahorses live in the meadows of sea

grass that grow at the bottom of the ocean?

• They search for food in two places at once.

• They can change colors.

• They love to swim slowly.

• They love to play in the tall grass.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence does not support the idea that seahorses use their size

and color as an adaptation for survival.

• “ Instead, it will swim in and out of small places or try to hide to get away.”

• “ The male seahorse cares for the babies.”

• “They can match the color of whatever plant they are holding on to

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

• Seahorses have long noses.

• Seahorses are actually considered fish.

• Seahorses are small creatures.

• Seahorses live in the ocean.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the text?

• The main idea is Seahorses live around sea plants.

• The main idea is Seahorses have adapted to hide quickly.

• The main idea is Seahorses are little fish that live underwater.

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Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the text?

• a.) The Hoover Dam was an amazing structure built to solve the problem of

  the unreliable Colorado River

• b.) The Hoover Dam required 5,000 people working on it at one time to pour

  concrete.

• The Hoover Dam attracted many visitors and towns grew around it.

• d.) The Hoover Dam was named after President Hoover who became

  involved in the project during his presidency.

Multiple Choice

Which quotation best explains why the Hoover dam was built?

• “Electric lights were put up so that the builders could work at night.”

• “As the Colorado River began to pour through the dam, the water

  turned wheels inside the walls of the dam, generating electricity.”

• “The river was dangerous and unreliable, however, wildly flooding in the

  summer and becoming completely dry in winter.”

• “Today the Hoover Dam is known as one of the great wonders built by

  humanity.”

Multiple Choice

Which evidence in “Building a Dam” supports the claim that “a great

deal of work needed to be done before the dam could be built”?

• “Rocky areas of the canyon walls were chipped away to become

  smooth.”

• “At night, the work area became quite cold.”

• “The dam towered almost 800 feet high.”

• “Traffic on the road greatly increased, which weakened the dam.”

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word towered as it is used in the following

sentence? “The dam towered at almost 800 feet high.”

• fell

• stood

• tilted

• swayed