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RI.5.2

​Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

Multiple Choice

How does the quote below support the main ideas of the text?

“Todd R. Callaway . . . is showing how feeding orange peels to cows helps clean away the bad bugs inside them.”

• by stating that cows enjoy eating orange peels and that bad bugs do not like the orange peels

• by stating that cows have bad bugs and that orange peels are helpful in the bad bugs’ removal

• by describing how scientists study bad bugs in cows’ stomachs and why orange peels have a negative effect on cows

• by describing how scientists are interested in removing the bad bugs in cows’ stomachs, and how cows eat orange peels

Multiple Choice

How does the quote below from paragraph 6 support the main ideas of the text?

“So he used orange peels that had been ground down and made into pellets. When he fed the orange-peel pellets to the test animals for eight days, he found they had far fewer bad bacteria in their bellies.”

• by suggesting that orange peels must be turned into pellets before feeding them to cows, and how they were sometimes effective in removing bacteria from cows’ stomachs

• by suggesting that cows have difficulty eating orange peels, and how farmers developed pellets to make them easier for cows to eat

• by described how orange peels can be turned into pellets, and how scientists fed them to cows to discover how oranges affect cows

• by describing how orange-peel pellets were developed, and how useful they were against bad bacteria in cows

Multiple Choice

How does the quote below from paragraph 5 support the main ideas of the text?

“Some may be satisfied to save a few dollars here and there. Others may want to go for much bigger savings.”

• by describing the purposes of coupons and explaining why coupons are fun to use

• by describing two types of coupon users and explaining their goal when using coupons

• by explaining why coupon users like saving money and describing how much they try to save

• by explaining the types of coupons available and describing which ones are better than others

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the two main ideas of the text?

• Planning and organization help coupon users save money, and the greatest amount of money is saved through store specials.

• Planning and organization allow coupon users to find the best deals, and their focus on coupons allows them to save extra money.

• Casual coupon users save some money when shopping, while extreme couponers expect to spend only a little money for many items.

• Casual coupon users must be very organized to save money, while extreme couponers can save money without organization.

Multiple Choice

Which statement summarizes the text?

• Using coupons is an easy way to save money while shopping. People can use coupons at stores or restaurants to be thrifty shoppers, or they can search for deals about double and triple coupon days at certain stores.

• People who want to save money at their favorite stores can try using coupons. There are two main ways to find coupons: clipping a few coupons from the newspaper or buying a notebook with the coupons already clipped.

• People like to use coupons to try to save money, and it is easy to learn how. Most stores have coupons for a few dollars off many items, while other stores provide notebooks full of coupons that people can use when they shop in that store or restaurant.

• Using coupons is a way to save money, and they can be used in many stores. Some people use a few coupons at different stores, while other people spend a lot of time organizing and researching, so they can use coupons to buy many items for little money.