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Author’s message in his/her literary work (What is the author trying to tell you?); the main idea of a literary work; lesson that applies to life.

• Conflict
• Theme
• Irony
• Exposition

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The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?

• to tell a story about pyramids
• to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid
• to convince you to eat vegetables
• to explain how to go shopping for food

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The main idea or big point the writer is trying to communicate to the reader.

• stanza
  
• anecdote
  
• mood
• central idea
  

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WHAT IS THE REASON AN AUTHOR WRITES?

• AUDIENCE
• AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
• TEXT STRUCTURE
• TONE

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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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Why did Ray Bradbury use vultures instead of a blue bird?

• He could not find one

• The Vultures represent happiness

• The vultures represent death

• None of the above

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You could say that bears are everywhere, but that's not true. They aren't native to Australia or Africa. You may think that the koala is a bear, but it is not a bear at all. Like the kangaroo, the koala, is a marsupial that has a pouch to carry its young.
The author refers to kangaroos most likely because-

• People know what koalas look like.
• More people are familiar with kangaroos being marsupials.
• Australia has many different animals.
• Koalas are oddly shaped kangaroos.

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What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• to persuade the reader

• to tell an interesting story

• to entertain the reader

• to give information about a topic

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What was the Ceremony of Twelve honoring?

• their obedience

• their differences

• their similarities

• their intelligence

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The little grey mouse that lived in my wall prospered for many days on nibbles of my lunch. I’d pack a meal before bed and, while I slept, he would take small bites of my lunch, which I left on the counter. He’d take a cracker crumble here, and a bread crumb there, but he wouldn’t take too much and he’d always clean up after himself. Things were going quite well for him and I didn’t even know he existed, until he got sloppy. One night while I slept, he ate all of my chips and left behind a big mess. When I awoke to this sight, I knew what had happened to my chips. So the next night when he returned for another snack, he found a nice, delicious piece of cheese… lightly balanced on a mouse trap. Now I don’t have to share my chips anymore.

• The mouse lives a happy life in the shadows, until he gets too bold.

• Clean up your messes.

• The mouse should move to a new place with many friends.

• Believe in yourself.

• Don't be greedy.

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