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Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain with a story about people who follow the rules
• to inform about the rules of games
• to persuade people to follow the rules
• to explain the rules of chess

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I wonder who 
 invented paper plates?  He was a
 clever guy!  Imagine having to lug heavy plates to a picnic, and then have to carry them home again.
Which statement do you think the author would agree with?

• Everyone should use disposable products
• Disposable products are dangerous and nobody should use them. 

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The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.

• True
• False

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a cook book containing recipes for making cakes, cookies, and other desserts

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

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Recycling is the process of turning trash and other materials to new, usable products. Many things can be recycled, including paper, plastic, metal, and glass. There are many different ways to recycle. Drop off centers, buy back centers, and curbside collections are all options to dispose of the waste.
The author's main purpose for writing the above paragraph is to-

• entertain you with a story about recycling
• persuade you to recycle
• help you to solve a problem
• give information about recycling

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An article trying to convince the reader that the iPod is the greatest electronic device ever made

• Entertain
• Persuade
• Explain
• Inform

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What does Canby mean when he says that you can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out dry?

• If you decide something without having a good reason, then you will stay dry.

• If you decide something with having a good reason, then you will stay dry.

• If you don't put any effort into something, then you won't learn anything.

• If you put effort into something then you won't learn anything.

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Don't put all your eggs in one basket

• Don't risk everything on just one thing

• Don't carry too much or you'll drop it

• Patient people are more happy

• Be prepared

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Are you proud just like an eagle, or are you beautiful like a swan? Are you noisy like a beagle, or are you spotted like a fawn? Animals are much like people, but different in so many ways. If you tried to count them all, it would take a million days.

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

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