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If we leave immediately, we'll make it to the movie theatre on time. I hate missing the previews, so let's go now!

• now
• time
• go
• hate

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Even though it's late, I don't feel sleepy. I've heard a cup of warm milk can make you drowsy. If that doesn't work, I may try taking a hot bath.

• late
• bath
• work
• drowsy

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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The autumn weather was turning chilly, so Hailey got out her heavy coat. It was lined with fleece and had a high collar to keep out the cold wind.

• heavy
• chilly
• high
• out

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

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Not all museums will permit visitors to take photos. If they do, they usually won't allow the use of flash. According to experts, the light can damage the paintings.

• permit
• take
• use
• damage

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Astronauts landed on the moon in 1969. Many people don't know that they had to leave their trash behind. To return to Earth, they had to abandon unnecessary items to lighten the load for takeoff.

• landed
• return
• abandon
• takeoff

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Addison's teeth were quite crooked when she was a child. She wore braces in high school, and now her teeth are straight.

• child
• braces
• teeth
• straight

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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During his lifetime, painter Vincent van Gogh was an unknown artist. Now his paintings are famous around the world and sell for millions of dollars.

• famous
• world
• sell
• dollars

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Objects will float it they're less dense than the liquid they're in. However, when an object is denser than the liquid it's in, it will sink.

• dense
• liquid
• object
• sink

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of can't see the forest for the trees?
Olivia can't see the forest for the trees when she concentrates on an author's words yet doesn't understand the overall plot.

• to miss the big picture by focusing on the details
• to have one's view of the landscape blocked

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of put one's finger on something?
I can't quite put my finger on it, but something about Pierre looks different.

• to understand or figure out
• to touch gently

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B