Main Idea: Paragraph editing

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(1) Why would people travel to take photos of a stretch of  Los Angeles sidewalk? Because this sidewalk is filled with stars! (2) It’s the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and it’s covered with star-shaped tiles honoring performers. (3) People also travel to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. (4) There are more than 2,600 stars in the Walk of Fame, each with a name and a small design. (5) The design shows whether the performer is honored for movies, television, live shows, radio, or music. Performers sometimes have two or more stars for different talents.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RI.4.5

One of these sentences does not belong. Choose which sentence to remove from the paragraph.

(1) Dim sum is a popular kind of Chinese food that comes in bite-sized pieces, so you make a meal with many small pieces of food. (2) Restaurants often serve dim sum on carts, and you choose what you want from dishes you see. (3) Many restaurants tend to be busier on holidays like Mother's Day. (4) You might try soft buns filled with meat, dumplings stuffed with vegetables, or sticky-rice sesame balls. (5) The best way to eat dim sum is to share it with friends or family.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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(1) Moose are built to survive in cold, snowy places. (2) Male moose are called bulls, while female moose are called cows. (3) Moose's long legs and wide feet are useful when walking in deep snow. (4) In hot weather, moose keep cool in rivers and ponds. They are strong swimmers, so it is easy for them to move in the water and look for plants to eat. (5) Moose have what it takes to be comfortable in every season.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

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(1) The Great Barrier Reef off Australia's coast is home to a huge range of fish. (2) Many are small and fast moving, like the yellow butterfly fish, while others are large, slow and plain like the grouper. (3) More than 150 sharks, such as the hammerhead and tiger sharks, also swim in these waters. (4) All together, more than 1,500 different kinds of fish are found in this rich underwater habitat. (5) Amazingly, astronauts have seen the Great Barrier Reef from outer space.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

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CCSS.RL.4.1

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(1) La Tomatina is not your average town festival, it's the world's biggest food fight! (2) There is another in Spain called La Tamborrada. (3) La Tomatina takes place every August in the Spanish town of Bunol. (4) To celebrate La Tomatina thousands of people gather in the streets and, for one hour, throw soft, ripe tomatoes at one another! (5) Then the town's fire trucks hose down the mess, and the streets are clean again.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

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(1) You can make your own musical instrument - a kazoo - with a toilet paper tube. (2) Cut a circle of wax paper bigger than the end of the tube and cover the end with the paper, attaching it with a rubber band. (3) Then poke a hole in the middle of the tube, on the side. (4) When you put your mouth over the open end and hum, the kazoo will buzz. (5) You can also make napkin rings with a toilet paper tube.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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(1) Golf is an old game, believed to have started in Scotland hundreds of years ago. (2) Charlie Sifford was a skilled golfer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. (3) However, in the 1950s African Americans like Sifford were not allowed to play in the main golfing group, the PGA. (4) Still, Sifford kept trying to get into PGA events. (5) In 1961, he finally became the first African American in the PGA.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

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CCSS.RI.4.5