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Though forks were first used in China thousands of years ago, it took a long time for them to make their way to what is now the United States. 
Ancient Greeks began using forks after the Chinese. However, they did not use forks for eating. They used them for serving food. From Greece, forks moved to the Roman Empire. Romans first used long forks for cooking and serving. By the 300s, they began using table forks to feed themselves. 
The table fork spread from there to what is now the Middle East and Turkey, before arriving in Italy and becoming popular in the 1000s. It stayed popular in southern Europe, but was not used much in northern Europe until it first became popular in France and Spain in the 1700s. 
The table fork arrived in England from France before making its way to the North American colonies, where it first became popular shortly before the American Revolution.

• The fork changed after arriving in the Roman Empire.
• Roman forks were longer than Greek and Chinese forks.

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Danger often appears in the most unexpected places. People usually think of the bathtub as a safe, quiet place. But more accidents occur there than anywhere else in the home. Slips or falls that occur while entering and leaving the tub injure thousands of people every year. Most people think of a baker as having a safe and pleasant job; however, rolling, kneading, and pounding dough causes clouds of flour dust, which can enter the lungs and disable the baker. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• Some activities are more dangerous than they look
• thousands of people are hurt in tub accidents every year
• People think bakers have a safe job
• Bakers can be disable by flour in their lungs

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Which sentence below from the passage would best support the passage's Central Idea below?
CI: For centuries the traditional Inuit way of Life has been expressed in their art.

• Inuit art reflects both past and present Inuit life.
• By cutting and sewing dolls, Inuit girls learned skills they would use later to make waterproof clothing.
• The art of carving ivory is called scrimshaw.

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Which sentence below from the passage would best support the passage's Central Idea below?
CI: Sunlight passing through raindrops is split into a band of colors that appears as a rainbow in the sky.

• Really, the second rainbow forms when light passes through the bottoms of raindrops rather than the tops.
• To understand how rainbows form, it is helpful to think first about the times when rainbows can be seen.
• When the sky is completely clouded over, or when it is clear and dry, there are no rainbows to be seen.

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What is a theme of this poem?

• Becoming a grownup takes confidence, determination, and virtue.

• Most people handle failure better than they handle success.

• Talking about your problems is the first step toward solving them.

• People should spend more time in crowds and less time around royalty.

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Which of these events happens last in the story?

• The king discovers that the princess loves the young man.

• The king throws the young man into prison.

• The princess signals to open the door on the right.

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What detail does the author include to characterize Tubman as courageous?

• The runaways stayed with her when she slept.

• She planned the trips to begin on Sundays.

• She led runaways knowing she faced being hanged.

• A man refused to accept her and the runaways.

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Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

• cause & effect

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Chapter 4: Which option best sums up the following quote: "[The humans] saw, as they imagined, their enemies in flight, and they rushed after them in disorder. This was just what Snowball had intended… [the animals] had been lying in ambush in the cowshed."

• The humans are winning the battle

• The animals are losing the battle

• The humans tricked the animals during the battle

• The animals tricked the humans during the battle

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Chapter 10: What new maxim has Squealer taught the sheep?

• Four legs good, two legs better!

• Long live Napoleon!

• Death to Humanity!

• Four legs good, two legs bad!

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