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Because lambs are sometimes eaten by coyotes, ranchers may hunt or trap the coyotes. However, killing coyotes may upset nature's balance. Scientists have found a way to protect sheep without killing coyotes. Coyotes are fed lamb meat treated with a drug. When they eat the meat, they get sick. Later, coyotes won't even go near lambs. They'll hunt rabbits instead.

This story mainly tells.....

• Coyotes prefer rabbits to lambs.

• Killing coyotes upsets nature's balance.

• Scientists are trying to protect sheep and coyotes.

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Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.
• Soccer is a worldwide sport.
• Soccer is also called football.
• Soccer is played by men and women.

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Before weight machines, stationary bikes, and step aerobics, people practiced yoga for spiritual and physical health. Yoga's origins predate written history. Archaeologists have found stone carvings that show figures in yoga positions. These stones, from the Indus Valley, are at least 5,000 years old! Yoga can still contribute plenty to your weight loss program in the 21st century.

This passage is mostly about?

• Aerobics is very similar to yoga.
• Yoga has existed for centuries.
• Yoga came from the Indus Valley.
• Everyone needs to try yoga.

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What main problem does MLK address in the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• African Americans still do not have the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
• African Americans do not have the same religious freedom as other groups
• African Americans have more rights than whites and are discriminating against them
• No one reads the speeches of Abraham Lincoln anymore

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Words, phrases, or sentences that tell you more about your main idea is...

• Central Idea
• Something Else
• Main Idea
• Supporting Details

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Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

• The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.
• The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
•  The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.
• The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

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Elie Wiesel said he began to hate them because they were his and his community's first oppressors. Who were they?

• the Gestapo Officers

• The Hungarian Police

• The Members of the Jewish Council

• Their non-Jewish Neighbors

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The way to please your parents is by obeying at all times.

• the way to please

• to please your parents

• by obeying

• at all times

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What indicates the highest level of disgrace in Jonas's community?

• not being allowed to be part of a family unit

• your name not being spoken again

• wearing a badge of dishonor

• sitting in the corner during family meal

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Whose memories is the Giver transmitting to Jonas?

• Those of the whole world and past generations

• The towns memories and past generations

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