Details and Inferences

Giant jellyfish have been visiting the beaches in New Zealand. The beaches are covered with different types of shells. Jellyfish might be coming there because the sea has been getting warmer.  Also, Scientists think people may have caught too many fish. Some fish eat jellyfish.
Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?

• Giant jellyfish have been visiting the beaches in New Zealand.
• Also, Scientists think people may have caught too many fish.
• The beaches are covered with different types of shells.
• Some fish eat jellyfish.

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Crimes are not the only cases Catherine Thacker works on.  Sometimes her job is to find out if two people are related. People who are related have DNA that is very similar. 
What sentence would fit in this paragraph?

• Thacker looks at tiny drops of blood or bits of hair or skin.
• Her job is to help the police
• Genes are passed down from parent to child
• If two sets of DNA are close enough, that would show that they are related.

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Doug Duncan runs a planetarium at the University of Colorado. He remembers a strange animal experience in Bolivia, a country in South America. A line of llamas formed beside him and his co-workers to watch the eclipse. Duncan also watched another eclipse from his boat. 
Which piece of evidence shows Duncan observed weird animal behavior?

• He remembers a strange animal experience in Bolivia, a country in South America.
• Doug Duncan runs a planetarium at the University of Colorado.
• A line of llamas formed beside him and his co-workers to watch the eclipse. 
• Duncan also watched another eclipse from his boat. 

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What we know as cotton candy was introduced at the 1904 World's Fair.
Which detail would most likely be included in a paragraph with this claim?

• More than 68,00 boxes of cotton candy were sold during that fair.
• Cotton candy is awesome.
• The World's Fair took place in Chicago.
• You can buy cotton candy at the circus. 

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"In A Long Walk to Water", Salva is able to survive the harsh environment of Sudan because of the kindness of strangers. 
Which detail best supports the claim stated above?

• 'You must be hungry,' she said at last.
• "She nodded at him. She was old, much older than Salva's mother."
• "A few moments later, she came back out and gave him two handfuls of raw peanuts."
• "He chewed every nut into a paste before he swallowed, trying to make each one last as long as he could"

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The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot tall statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become the universal symbol for freedom.
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• The Statue of Liberty is an amazing statue
• The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall
• Thousands of people visit the Statues of Liberty each year
• It was a gift of friendship from France

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The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds
• It was placed on the endangered species list
• It was dying out because of pesticides
• The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird

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Danger often appears in the most unexpected places. People usually think of the bathtub as a safe, quiet place. But more accidents occur there than anywhere else in the home. Slips or falls that occur while entering and leaving the tub injure thousands of people every year. Most people think of a baker as having a safe and pleasant job; however, rolling, kneading, and pounding dough causes clouds of flour dust, which can enter the lungs and disable the baker. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• Some activities are more dangerous than they look
• thousands of people are hurt in tub accidents every year
• People think bakers have a safe job
• Bakers can be disable by flour in their lungs

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Despite the hatred that most people feel toward cockroaches, they do help humans in several ways.For example, they are perfect experimental animals and are used for scientific research in the laboratory. Breeding them is easy, for they thrive under almost any conditions. In studies on nutrition and food, cockroaches are good subjects because they will eat any kind of food. They can be used to study heart disease, and cancer researchers work with roaches because they grow cancerous tumors like those that are found in humans.

What inference can be made from this passage?

• Cockroaches are vile, disgusting insects with no redeeming qualities.
• Cockroaches are genetically resilient insects with beneficial qualities.
• Cockroaches are easy to breed and thrive under almost any conditions.
• It’s obvious the world will be taken over by cockroaches.

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Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to both his incredible impact on the nation and his unique appeal. His is a remarkable story of the rise from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in the land; then, a sudden and tragic death at a time when his country needed him most to complete the great task remaining before the nation. Lincoln's Distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipation of the slaves creates a legacy that endures.
What inference can be made from this passage?

• Slavery is Abraham Lincoln’s legacy.
• Abraham Lincoln’s tragic death overshadows his myriad accomplishments.
• Abraham Lincoln was a better than average president.
• Abraham Lincoln’s legacy is a combination of his personal traits and heroic accomplishments.

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