Biweekly Unit 3 Week 4

Biweekly Unit 3 Week 4

Main Idea

Multiple Select

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then,

answer part B.

Part A: Which sentence best describes the main idea of

the article?

• Beatrix Potter had many animals that she loved to draw.

• Beatrix Potter loved animals and wrote stories about them.

• Beatrix Potter liked the country because she could play freely.

• Beatrix Potter wrote a story to a sick little boy to cheer

  him up.

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Part B: Which sentence from the article best supports your

answer in part A?

• “She lived in a large house in London, England.”

• “All the time, Beatrix and Bertram drew pictures of

  everything they saw.”

• “Noel was sick, and she wanted to cheer him up.”

• “She made up stories about ducks, hens, dogs, mice, kittens,

  and cats.”

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Read the sentences from the article.

But when Bertram was six, he went away to school. After that,

Beatrix was very lonesome since her parents did not allow other

children to play with her.

Which word shares the same root as lonesome?

• escape

• lonely

• longhand

• oneself

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Which three sentences that belong in a summary of the article?

• Beatrix explored forests as a child.

• Beatrix wrote many books for children.

• Beatrix had a brother named Bertram.

• Beatrix became a skilled artist.

• Beatrix loved nature and animals.

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This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then,

answer part B.

Part A: Read the sentence from the article.

Beatrix and Bertram kept a collection of the animals in her

schoolroom in London.

What does the word collection tell about the animals?

• They were all small.

• They were all very pretty.

• There was a group of them.

• There were very few of them.

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Part B: Which word has the same root as collection?

• collector

• color

• contribution

• corruption

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Choose two sentences from the article that show the author’s

point of view.

• “In those days, well-to-do little girls did not go to school.”

• “Both she and her brother had a schoolroom in the house

  where they studied.”

• “In the city, the children’s freedom was limited.”

• “They had rabbits, a snake, a green frog, a tortoise, and

  two lizards.”

• “In all, Beatrix Potter wrote 22 excellent books for children.”

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Which of the following sentences is the MAIN IDEA of the passage?

• People use plants for food.

• People see trees along streets.

• People use plants to build things.

• People have found many uses for plants.

• People often have heard of aspirin as a medicine

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Read the sentences from the article.

Reeds are also useful in making objects. People have woven reeds

into baskets and mats for thousands of years.

Which word has the same root word as useful?

• fully

• reuse

• selfish

• usually

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Read the paragraph from the article.

Many plants are useful for just one thing. Others have almost

countless uses. Take bamboo, for example. This strong yet light

grass grows very tall very quickly. You can eat it. You can wear it.

You can use it to build everything from a bridge to a bike. People

have even built cars from bamboo!

Which statement best summarizes the main idea of the

paragraph?

• Bamboo has many uses for people.

• Bamboo has even been used to build cars.

• Bamboo is strong yet light enough to carry.

• Bamboo grows tall and quickly for farmers to harvest.

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Read the sentence from the article.

Malaria is a very serious disease, but it is treatable thanks to plants.

Which word has the same root word as treatable?

• eaten

• timetable

• treatment

• usable

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Part A: Read the paragraph from the article.

Medicine is probably the least known use for plants. Most people

have heard of aspirin. Many people take this medicine for pain or

when they have a fever. Most people do not know that this

medicine comes from plants. Aspirin is made from the bark of the

willow tree. Another drug called quinine is made from tree bark. It

is used to treat malaria. Malaria is a very serious disease, but it is

treatable thanks to plants. People who live in warm climates can get

the disease from mosquito bites. Now scientists are testing a new

drug to treat this illness. The new medicine comes from a plant, too.

Which sentence best states the main idea of the paragraph?

• Plants have many uses for people.

• Plants are used to develop medicines.

• Medicines are similar to plants in many ways.

• There are many plants that we have not discovered yet.

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Part B: Pick a detail that would best support the main idea of

this paragraph.

• Mosquitos come from warm climates.

• Some plants have very strange names.

• Scientists study plants for new medicines.

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Part B: Pick another detail that would best support the main idea of

this paragraph.

• People can buy their medicine in local markets.

• There is often more than one medicine for an illness.

• People chew the bark of the willow tree to get rid

  of headaches.