Central Idea

This passage is mostly about

• training dogs with punishment.
• the benefits of positive dog training.
• positive dog training.
• why training with punishment is bad.

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The second paragraph is mostly about

• how positive dog training is done.
• how to keep a dog from jumping up.
• how to keep a dog from chasing squirrels.
• how positive and negative dog training differ.

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The main idea of the first paragraph is that

• training dogs with punishment has long been common.
• dogs should be punished when they do something wrong.
• dogs get punished for chasing squirrels or jumping.
• a choke chain is often used in negative dog training.

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Which of these best describes the main idea of the passage?

• In the past, it was common for musicians to borrow the music of other musicians.
• It is against the law for one musician to make money off of the music of another.
• There are often lawsuits between musicians because one stole the music of another.
• One artist borrowing the music of another used to be common but is now considered stealing.

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The second paragraph is mostly about

• how stealing music was not against the law in the past.
• how using the music of another person was respectful.
• how musicians in the past shared music respectfully.
• how money is more important than cooperation.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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This article is mostly about

• Lou Gehrig's disease, what causes it, and how it affects people.
• Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2,130 consecutive games.
• Lou Gehrig and a speech he gave over 70 years ago.
• Lou Gehrig's spectacular baseball career with the Yankees.

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Which of these sentences from the third paragraph best supports the paragraph's main idea that "Before the symptoms of ALS began causing problems for Gehrig, he was one of the greatest baseball players in history"?

• "Sixty years after he retired, fans made him the leading vote-getter for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team."
• "The streak was cut short by Gehrig's retirement due to ALS."
• "Known as the "The Iron Horse" because of his durability, Gehrig played in 2,130 straight games without an absence."
• "The streak of 2,130 consecutive games stood for 56 years until it was broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995."

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The second paragraph is mainly about

• the disease Lou Gehrig had, ALS.
• the reason ALS is called Lou Gehrig's Disease.
• the effects of ALS on Lou Gehrig's career.
• the causes of the disease Lou Gehrig had.

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This passage is mostly about

• the importance of having a well-designed museum to display important works of modern art.
• the life of Frank Lloyd Wright, the most famous American architect in history.
• the reasons for the abstract design of the Guggenheim museum in New York City.
• the 50th anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Which sentence from the second paragraph supports the paragraph's main idea that "The Guggenheim Museum is one of Wright's most recognizable works"?

• "Inside the museum, the spiral takes the form of a ramp running from the top of the building to the bottom."
• "Guests walk around and around, downward, looking at art hung along the walls all the while."
• "It is shaped as the upper two-thirds of an ice cream cone with a spiral groove running downward from the top."
• "Wright's goal was for guests to view art and simultaneously see where they were going and where they'd come from."

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