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Mark wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Mark's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He  wanted them to say, "Mark is the best skater in the whole world."
What is the main idea?

• Mark wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work.
• Mark practices very hard to become a great skater.
• Mark is the best skater at the park.
• Mark wants to learn how to skate so he can compete.

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The Louisiana Purchase proved to be one of the shrewdest business pacts in the entire history of the United States. The purchase doubled in the area of the country and provided territory from which fourteen new states were created either wholly or in part. It also gave us control over the mouth of the Mississippi River and opened up the way to foreign trade. Prior to the purchase, the waterway had been blocked by the Spanish, probably with the approval of Napoleon. The land that was bought was rich in timber, minerals, and natural resources of many kinds. Finally, the cost of the transaction was unbelievably low; the total of $15 million amounted to about four cents an acre. 
What is the Central idea?

• The Louisiana Purchase was a very good business deal for the U.S. 
• The land bought by the Louisiana Purchase was rich in minerals. 
• The land bought by the Louisiana Purchase was very cheap. 
• Most Americans were very pleased with the purchase. 

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What is Brother Khoi's secret when they are onboard the ship? 

• He is keeping a rotten egg he wants to hatch.
• He is keeping a baby chick.
• He is keeping a baby chick that has died.
• He has stolen eggs from people on the mats near them.

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^{Passages from Main Idea and Summarizing (Beech)}                                    In 1588, the Spanish Armada sailed to fight against England.  The armada consisted of a fleet of 130 ships.  Aboard one of these sips was a tailless cat.  Her job was to catch mice.  After a great naval battle that England dominated, the Spanish ships set sail for home.  The cat's ship was wrecked near the Isle of man.  The nimble cat got ashore safely and lived there ever after.  Her many descendants became known as Manx cats after the name of their island home. Manx cats are known for being tailless.  The title that best summarizes this passage is__________.

• Why the Spanish Lost at Sea
• How the Manx Cat Got Its Name
• Catching Mice Aboard a Ship
• Why Some Cats Are Tailless

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Word CreatorsWilliam Shakespeare is widely credited with adding more than 1,700 new words to the English language in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Yet some scholars question that estimate, suggesting that some of the "new" words credited to Shakespeare may have already been in use when he incorporated them into his plays. So if Shakespeare didn't radically change the English language, then who did? According to some language experts, young women, rather than men, are actually responsible for inventing most new words. Two linguists at the University of Helsinki in Finland analyzed six thousand letters written between 1417 and 1681. They found that female letter writers changed the way they wrote more often than their male counterparts. One reason could be that women often have more social connections than men, and social connections allow people to introduce each other to new uses of words.

• Shakespeare is often credited with adding many new words to the English language.
• Recent research suggests that the language changes that have occurred in the 15th and 16th century are owed a great deal to female writers. 

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What does Haymitch see as Peeta and Katniss’ most useful skills for the arena?

• Peeta’s kindness and Katniss’ survival mentality

• The real-life romance between the two

• Their ability to go for long periods of time without food

• Peeta’s strength and Katniss’ ability to hunt with weapons

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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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Demonstrators were near the Gathering Hall wanting

• more days off work

• more food

• to know the solutions the mayor had spoken of in his speech

• all the street lights replaced

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Which word correctly matches the following definition: The most important point the author makes.

• Objective Summary

• Supporting Details

• Central Idea

• Topic

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Choose the main idea.

Susan’s jacket was her trademark. She wore it everywhere, and it was one of a kind. The jacket was styled like a men’s sport coat. It was made of green sharkskin with gold-and-black leopard-print lapels. The lining was made of the same fabric as the lapels. Sometimes leopard-print jackets can be expensive. Embroidered on the back of the jacket was a gold pyramid with a single eye on top, like the design on a dollar bill. Everyone knew Susan by her jacket.

• Susan's jacket was one-of-a-kind.

• Susan's jacket had a hood.

• Susan wore her jacket everywhere.

• Susan's jacket was ugly.

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