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Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

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You’ll find main ideas in both fiction and nonfiction texts.

Read the following passage.

A festival is a type of party to which everyone is invited. For thousands of years, people have thrown festivals. Mardi Gras is a famous annual festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras happens the week before Lent, a Christian holiday. During Lent, people give up certain things, like eating their favorite foods, for a few weeks. Mardi Gras is their last chance to do the things they enjoy before Lent. People are permitted to eat and drink whatever they want during the week of Mardi Gras. They have parades in the streets. The entire city contributes to the fun.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Mardi Gras is an annual festival in New Orleans, during which people can enjoy themselves before Lent.

• Festivals

• Festivals help bring people together.

• During Lent, people give up certain things, like eating their favorite foods, for a few weeks.

Answer explanation

The author wants the reader to take away the idea that Mardi Gras is an annual festival in New Orleans, during which people can enjoy themselves before Lent. This is shown through details like "Mardi Gras happens the week before Lent, a Christian Holiday" and "Mardi Gras is their last chance to do the things they enjoy before Lent."

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Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?

• Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.
• We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.
• You should give up if you are the Robots will look and behave much like real humans.
• Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

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