i-Ready Lesson 1 Part 5

Which of the following is the best statement of the central idea of "Against All Odds: Earth's Fragile Pioneers"?

• The story of the invasion of life is nearly the same everywhere in the world

• Hawaii's story is unique because of the great distance life traveled to get there

• The jet stream caused the wind to move away from Asia and blow right over Hawaii

• Certain species, such as Hawaiian crickets, struggle and adapt to survive

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Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the entire article

• One species every 70,000 years! That's the rate at which plants and animals once colonized the Hawaiian Islands

• It took time but these barren new worlds risen from the sea and born of fire, finally surrendered to the slow but persistent assault of life

• Remote and alone in the heart of the North Pacific, Hawaii is the most isolated island group on Earth

• They had to struggle to survive on harsh Hawaii, feeding on organic debris tossed to shore by wind and wave

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The central idea of paragraph 3 is that wind helped bring plant and animal life to Hawaii. Which sentence from the paragraph best coneys that central idea?

• Many of Hawaii's plants, spiders and insects have origins in Asia, thanks to a torrent of thin air called the jet stream, which roars across the upper atmosphere with hurricane force

• Each January, the eastward-flowing jet stream makes a souhterly meander over Asia

• As the wind in the jet stream moves away from Asia, it slows to a minimum of about 110 kph just over Hawaii

• The entire journey can take just four hours

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Which detail best convey the central idea of paragraph 4

• Insects and seeds travel on birds that migrate or flee from storms

• They great frigate bird has an impressive, two meter wingspan

• eds often drop into cracks and crevices and start to root

• Birds can loosen seeds and snails when they preen their feathers

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How is Hawaii plant and animal colonization different from other places?

• Hawaii is different because of the incredible distances life had to travel

• Hawaii is different because of the short distances life had to travel

• Hawaii is different because life traveled on boats

• Hawaii is different because life developed rapidly

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How did life get to Hawaii

• wings, wind and water

• boats, and birds

• birds, people and wind

• fire, air and water

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The central idea

• the lesson of the story

• the most important point the writer is trying to make

• facts, examples reasons or descriptions that help expand the topic

• the last sentence in the text

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Supporting details

• is the lesson of the story

• is the most important point the writer is trying to make

• are facts, examples reasons or descriptions that help expand the topic

• is the last sentence in the text

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Supporting details

• is the lesson of the story

• is the most important point the writer is trying to make

• are facts, examples reasons or descriptions that help expand the topic

• is the last sentence in the text

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The central idea

• is mostly what the story is about

• main message in the text that teaches the reader a lesson about life

• the author's point of view

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