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An author's claim is..........

• only in fiction text.
• a central idea.
• a fact.
• his/her opinion or stance on something; their argument

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Don't judge a person by how they look on the outside because it's what's on the inside that counts.

• Theme
• Main Idea

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A number of flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with the honey that they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and were suffocated. 
Which statement expresses a main theme of the story?

• Think through the risks before following your instincts. 
• Treat others as you would like to be treated.

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At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers that

• he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
• making other people happy can bring him joy
• the people he has hurt will not forgive him
• he can't really change the future even though he would like to 

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I wonder who invented putting water into plastic bottles? Water bottles are disposable which means that they can be thrown away. Landfills are overflowing with garbage because people are too lazy to fill a reusable cup with water. Recycling has been set up, but many people do not recycle all of the water bottles that they use. The earth is being polluted with all the used water bottles.

What is the author's perspective?

• People should not drink out of water bottles beacuse they are disposable.

• People should drink out of water bottles becuase disposable things are good.

• People should never drink water.

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An important idea from this poem is that

• we should use our imaginations

• we should always attend school

• we should never sleep in dark rooms

• we should keep magic charms

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For what 3 purposes do authors write?

• enterain, inform, engage

• entertain, inform, contain

• inform, persuade, entertain

• inform, depict, retain

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Prometheus wants mankind to have fire so that they can…

• be able to climb to the mountain top.

• learn how to be civilized.

• become greater than the gods

• see in the caves where they live.

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What is the main purpose of an argument?

• to entertain

• to inform

• to persuade

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“I overcame all the difficult situations of my past because of all the hope and perseverance that I had.” What was Salva’s purpose for writing this message?

• To thank people for their support

• To encourage people to persevere during hard times

• To thank his uncle for his life message

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