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Crayons have been used by people for many years. The idea to combine wax with color goes back thousands of years. The Egyptians used beeswax combined with color to paint on stones. They then used heat to melt the wax so it would stay in place. This method was used by many people around the world in the 17th and 18th centuries, in fact, it is still used today. While this may not be the easiest way to complete an art project, it is still an interesting way to add color to an object.
Which is the best main idea for this passage?

• Crayons are cool
• Crayons have only been around for a few years.
• Though different from today, Crayons have been used by people for
  hundreds of years.
• Not all crayons are the same

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Tom started to reel in his line. The fish tugged and pulled hard. Judging by the weight of his catch, this fish could feed his family for three days. Tom struggled to stay in the boat and not be pulled over the side. Finally his catch came into view. He had snagged a snapping turtle!
What is the main idea?

• Tom finds enough food for his family.
• Tom gets pulled out of his boat by a huge fish.
• Tom didn't catch anything.
• Tom catches a snapping turtle while fishing.

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How was the home lifestyle of the Tucks different from that of the Fosters?

• The Tucks were very rich and owned land.
• The Fosters traveled the world and no one in the Tuck family had left the town of Treegap.
• The Tucks all had jobs and the Fosters didn't work.
• The Tucks were messy, cluttered, dusty.  Fosters were clean, neat, orderly.

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What is the main idea?

• Its the authors point of view
• Is what the passage is mostly about
• It is the sequence of the story.

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Which is the best summary of the following passage?
As soon as she arrived at grandmother's house, Jessica ran into her bedroom to look at the blue quilt. It covered her grandmother's bed and was Jessica's favorite. It had patches of dark blue, medium blue, and light blue, with pictures of birds and flowers on every other patch. Jessica liked to take naps with the quilt wrapped around her. She loved the way it felt so soft and warm against her skin. Whenever she was visiting grandma, just looking at the quilt made Jessica happy.

• Jessica's grandmother has a pretty blue quilt.
• Jessica loved her grandmother's quilt.
• Jessica took naps at her grandmother's house.
• The quilt was warm.

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What do we know about Scrooge's childhood?

• he was lonely
• he wasn't a very good reader
• he attended a very small school
• he had a bad relationship with his sister

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A summary should

• answer the 5 W’s: who, what, when, where and why.
  
• describe the details but not the main ideas.
  
• never mention the plot of the text.
  
• always mention the age of the author.

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In CHAPTER TWO, what news does the headmaster of Yancy Academy send to Percy's mom?

• He sends an invitation for Percy to attend Camp Half-Blood.

• He sends a message congratulating Percy on his great report card.

• He sends a message saying that Percy has been expelled from Yancy Academy and may not return.

• He sends the Minotaur to chase Percy down.

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what the passage is mostly about

• main idea

• summary

• theme

• inference

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World War____ was an opportunity to make a better life for many African Americans. Black men were able enlist in the military in large numbers and the women were finding more work because so many men were out fighting in the war.

• I

• II

• III

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