Which Sentence Doesn't Belong?

What sentence does not belong?

Amphibians are cold-blooded. They have a backbone. Many amphibians lay their eggs in water. The bird built a nest. Frogs and toads are examples of amphibians.

• They have a backbone.

• Frogs and toads are examples of amphibians.

• The bird built a nest.

• Amphibians are cold-blooded.

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Which sentence does not belong?

We can recycle certain materials. Glass, metal, and plastic are thrown away after they have been used. These materials should be recycled so they can be used again. A fish has gills. Always sort your trash for recyclable items.

• A fish has gills.

• We can recycle certain materials.

• These materials should be recycled so they can be used again.

• Always sort your trash for recyclable items.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

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Which sentence does not belong?

Rainbows can be seen when the sun shines into drops of moisture. Salt used on food comes from the sea. There are seven colors in a rainbow. It is a full circle, but we can only half see it.

• It is a full circle, but we only half see it.

• Rainbows can be seen when the sun shines into drops of moisture.

• There are seven colors in a rainbow.

• Salt used on food comes from the sea.

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

Which sentence does not belong?

A hurricane is a storm that gathers over a warm part of the ocean. Termites build large nests. The center of the hurricane is calm. The center of the hurricane is calm. Around the center the winds gust at very high speeds.

• Termites build large nests.

• A hurricane is a storm that gathers over a warm part of the ocean.

• The center of the hurricane is calm.

• Around the center the winds gust at very high speeds.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which sentence does not belong?

The chicken crossed the road. Millions of years ago, the land was covered by swamps. Dead plants fell into the swamps and over time turned into coal. Coal takes about 1 million years to form. Coal is used to make electricity.

• Millions of years ago, the land was covered by swamps.

• The chicken crossed the road.

• Coal is used to make electricity.

• Dead plants fell into the swamps and over time turned into coal.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which sentence does not belong?

The largest land mammal is the African elephant. The bird drank water from the pond. Elephants spend most of the day eating. They consume about 661 pounds of plants every day.

• Elephants spend most of the day eating.

• They consume about 661 pounds of plants every day.

• The largest land mammal is the African elephant.

• The bird drank water from the pond.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which sentence does not belong?

The Moon is the only other world humans have ever visited. The first men to walk on the Moon were Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, on the Apollo 11 space mission. The bowl of ice cream melted. They touched down on its surface on July 20, 1969.

• The first men to walk on the Moon were Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, on the Apollo 11 space mission.

• They touched down on its surface on July 20, 1969.

• The bowl of ice cream melted.

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CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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The Earth is a ball of rock. Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Rock not covered by water in the land. An octagon is a shape with eight sides. Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to support life.

• Rock not covered by water is the land.

• An octagon is a shape with eight sides.

• Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to support life.

• Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered by water.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

Which sentence does not belong?

Antarctica is at the South Pole. It was very hot today. Antarctica is the region opposite the Arctic. It is the coldest place on Earth. Penguins live on the ice in Antarctica. They do not live in the Arctic.

• They do not live in the Arctic.

• It is the coldest place on Earth.

• It was very hot today.

• Antarctica is at the South Pole.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

Which sentence does not belong?

A shark is the largest fish in the ocean. Sharks would sink to the bottom if they stopped swimming. Sharks have many rows of teeth because they fall out easily. The Richter scale measures the strength of an earthquake.

• Sharks would sink to the bottom if they stopped swimming.

• A shark is the largest fish in the ocean.

• Sharks have many rows of teeth because they fall out easily.

• The Richter scale measures the strength of an earthuquake.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2