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Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - What skill are you being asked to use for this question?

• summary

• main idea

• context clues

• conflict

The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• main idea

• conflict

• supporting details

• text structure

What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother? 
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?

• main idea

• theme

• conflict

• character motivation

To separate or break into parts and examine.

• analyze

• predict

• summarize

• message

The reason why the author wrote the text. To inform, to persuade, and to entertain.

• author's writing

• author's background

• author's purpose

• author's intent

A struggle between two forces.

• conflict

• solution

• contribution

• summary

Helps the reader to picture what is happening.

• describe

• analyze

• conclude

• introduce

To examine something carefully and to judge its value or worth.

• conclude

• evaluate

• introduce

• evidence

To make a logical guess based on your knowledge and clue from the text: educated guess

• conclusion

• inference

• prediction

• inclusion

To win someone over or to convince.

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• conclue