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When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:

• There are a lot of cows in Texas.
• There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
•  Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
•  There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

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You should write your summary

• in your own words with complete sentences.
  
• in a secret language that you make up.
  
• in one draft without revising.
  
• in fragments without punctuation.

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The main idea is supported by what?

• concluding sentences

• details

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Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? Getting the right dog depends on where you live.

• If you have a small dog, it might get lost.

• If you have a large dog, it might scare people.

• If you have a big backyard, you might want to get a large dog.

• Some dogs are short-haired while others are long-haired.

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I am now here to stay. Hateful divisions caused by the caste system force me to fight for the rights of all Indians in my homeland. The "untouchables," especially, are being denied their basic human rights. This cannot be tolerated.
          -The Journals of Mahatma Gandhi, India, 1915
What problem does Gandi face?

• The violation of human rights.
• Defending people who don't deserve to be defended.
• The caste system working according to plan.
• Having been away from India too long and allowed things to get out of control.

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What is the central idea?

• what the passage is mainly about (main idea)

• the most important details from the text

• a summary of a text

• the author's purpose

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What does Malala volunteer to do?

• Throw a party

• Write a diary for a news station

• Teach a class at her home

• Buy groceries for her mom

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What is the central idea of the passage?

In training to be a knight, a person was expected to study hard and learn good manners. They were taught to play musical instruments, sing, and recite poetry. They also studied reading, writing, geometry, and strategy games. Another knight would then teach the person to shoot a bow and arrow, fight with a sword, and ride a horse. To say the least, knights had a well-rounded education.

• Knights learned a variety of subjects while training

• Knights were very talented individuals

• Knights were very hard working

• Sword fighting was the most important subject a knight learned

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What is the central idea of the passage?

In 1981, a new television channel was introduced to showcase musicians performing their songs in music videos. This channel was called MTV, or Music Television. Since the channel first went on the air, viewership has increased, and the channel has expanded to countries all over the world. Today, MTV not only shows music videos, but a variety of other television programming as well.

• MTV has been a ground-breaking TV channel

• MTV offers interesting videos

• Watching MTV is a great way to see musicians

• MTV is a channel that is broadcasted around the world

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1. What is a topic?

• the writer's opinion about a text

• the general subject of a text

• the details that explain the text

• a retelling of the most important ideas

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