Toys R Us: End of an Era

Which of the following is the best MAIN IDEA for "PlayOn!"?

• Toys R Us was once popular, but is now out of business.

• Toys R Us says goodbye to their customers.

• The lack of money caused Toys R Us to be unable to make their stores better.

• The drop in birth rates lead to a decline in demand for Toys R Us.

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Which of the following is the best MAIN IDEA for "Oh, Baby!"?

• Toys R Us was once popular, but is now out of business.

• Toys R Us says goodbye to their customers.

• The lack of money caused Toys R Us to be unable to make their stores better.

• The drop in birth rates lead to a decline in demand for Toys R Us.

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Which of the following is the best MAIN IDEA for "Money, Money, Money"?

• Toys R Us was once popular, but is now out of business.

• Toys R Us says goodbye to their customers.

• The lack of money caused Toys R Us to be unable to make their stores better.

• The drop in birth rates lead to a decline in demand for Toys R Us.

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Which of the following is the best supporting detail for "Oh, Baby!"?

• The decline of birth rates lead to a decline in product demand from Toys R Us.

• Toys R Us was a huge store chain.

• Toys R Us was having trouble paying back money that they borrowed.

• Toys R Us was unable to spend money to make their stores better.

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Which statement below is the main idea of the article, "Toys R Us: The End of an Era"?

• Toys R Us is facing tough competition from online retailers.

• Toys R Us is making less money than it used to.

• Toys R Us stores in the U.S. are closing due to financial problems.

• People in the U.S. are having fewer children than they used to.

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Which of the following is NOT a reason that Toys R Us closed its doors?

• Toys R Us had a lot of debt.

• Toys R Us struggled to compete with bigger retailers.

• Fewer babies are being born.

• Toys R Us made expensive improvements to its stores.

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Which sentence from the article provides a detail to support your answer to the previous question?

• Toys R Us has officially closed all of its stores.

• By the 1990s, it was the biggest toy seller in the United States.

• This is because the store was struggling financially.

• Many people lost their jobs, their homes, and their retirement savings.

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Which statement is the main idea/central idea of the article, "Toys R Us: The End of an Era?"

• People in the US are having fewer children than they used to.

• Toys R Us stores in the US are closing due to financial problems.

• Toys R Us is making less money than it used to.

• Toys R Us is facing tough competition from online retailers.

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Which is not a reason that Toys R Us closed their doors?

• Toys R Us had a lot of debt.

• Toys R Us made expensive improvements to their stores.

• Toys R Us struggled to compete with bigger retailers.

• Fewer babies are being born.

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Based on evidence from the article, what changes do you think that other big retailers like Toys R Us should consider making to their stores to compete in today's market? Discuss one change that you think is important AND cite evidence from the article that backs up your answer.

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