What is the main idea of the passage?

Corn: A Versatile Crop

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Ashley Callahan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Corn is only useful as a snack food.
Corn was discovered by settlers in the 1900s.
Corn is a valuable and adaptable crop used around the world.
Corn is mostly used to make chewing gum.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which detail BEST supports the idea that corn is used in many ways?
“It is grown on every continent except Antarctica.”
“It’s found in popcorn, cornflakes, and corn on the cob.”
“Corn has become so useful that scientists have studied ways to grow stronger, faster-growing plants.”
“Native American tribes were some of the first people to grow corn.”
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can the reader infer about the importance of Native American tribes in corn’s history?
They invented machines to harvest corn.
They taught settlers how to grow a crop that became globally important.
They built factories to process corn.
They used corn only for fuel.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might scientists want to grow faster-growing corn plants?
So corn can be sold for a higher price
To create new snacks for grocery stores
To help corn grow in more places and meet global demand
To reduce the number of corn types grown
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word versatile MOST LIKELY mean in paragraph 3?
Simple and small
Grown only for food
Strong and colorful
Able to be used in many different ways
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