Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: Bright and beautiful, marigolds add color to a garden. The heads of marigolds can be used as medicine. Marigolds can bring helpful bugs to a garden. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: Table Mountain in South Africa is home to more than twenty types of snakes. Two rare types of frogs live on Table Mountain. Table Mountain has lots of birds, such as falcons and owls. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: You can mix chocolate chips into cookies. Chocolate cocoa powder goes into brownies. You can decorate the top of a cake with chocolate sprinkles. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: At magic shows, magicians often make objects disappear. Magicians can amaze people with card tricks. People enjoy watching magicians use tricks to escape from traps, like locked boxes. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: One study found that students did poorly on a test if they saw the color red first. Some studies have examined how different colors make people feel. Other studies have tried to figure out whether people are more likely to buy packages of a certain color. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: An ant can lift things up to fifty times its own weight. To prepare for winter, some ants collect extra food and store it for later. Most ants spend their lives gathering food, building colonies, and protecting the queen ant. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: Park Güell has beautiful views of the city of Barcelona. People enjoy the interesting shapes and bright colors of Park Güell's buildings. There are also lovely gardens and wooded areas in Park Güell. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: The entire crow family helps raise the youngest birds. Many crows will help build a new nest. Crows hunt together and protect each other. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: Many people in Canada speak French. French is one of Belgium's three main languages. Several countries in Africa, such as Mali, use French. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: The Asian longhorned beetle can harm maple trees' wood. The forest tent caterpillar can destroy the leaves of maple trees. Direct sunlight can cause maple trees' leaves to droop in warmer climates. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: Seven is thought of as a lucky number in many countries. Some people think their birth date is a lucky number. To some people, a favorite athlete's shirt number can be lucky. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: To be prepared for problems in space, astronauts have to take many classes. In life-size models of spacecrafts, astronauts practice how they'll move in space. To get used to working while feeling weightless, astronauts train in a large pool. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: Japan experiences a large number of earthquakes every year. Strong earthquakes regularly hit Turkey. In parts of the United States, small and large earthquakes happen every year. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic: Treats are used to teach a falcon to come to the trainer's glove. A training line is used to teach falcons to fly back to the trainer for a treat. Trainers teach falcons to capture prey and bring it back for a large reward. Choose the main idea that ties all the details together.

Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

Which phrase has a more negative connotation?

More Music, Please Albert Einstein, a famous scientist in the early 1900s, loved to play the violin. Einstein would often play his violin when he was having a hard time figuring out a difficult science problem. He believed that playing the violin helped him think through problems and find answers. He thought that there was more to music than just being something fun to listen to. Additionally, many scientists today agree with Einstein. They have discovered that MUSIC has power beyond entertaining us. Some scientists think that taking music lessons can help your brain. When you play an instrument, you're actually giving your brain a workout! For example, guitar players have to do many things at once while playing music. They use their eyes to read the music, their fingers to pick at the strings, and their ears to listen to the tunes. Different parts of their bodies are working in unison. The more musicians practice, the better their brains get at doing all these things at once. Their brains get stronger and can help the musicians pay attention, solve problems, and remember things more easily. You don't need to play an instrument to enjoy some positive effects from music. Just listening to music can improve your mood. If you're having a bad day, music can make you feel better. When you listen to your favorite music, your brain produces a chemical called dopamine that makes you feel good. Listening to music can also be calming. A soft song or melody can help you relax when you are upset. For example, many people sing lullabies to babies. These soft songs can calm babies and help them stop crying. In addition to making you feel better, music can help relieve pain in your body. Researchers have found that people feel less pain when they are listening to music they enjoy. When people start paying attention to music, they pay less attention to other things, including pain. Because are not thinking so much about the pain, they do not feel it as strongly. Researchers have found that the more you like the music you're hearing, the less pain you feel! What is the text about?

Dunes at the Beach Sand dunes are one of the most recognizable parts of certain sandy beaches. Dunes are important because they provide coastal lands with natural protection against wind, waves, and storm damage. Sand dunes also provide places for plants and animals to live. For example, seabirds like to nest in dune grasses. Sand dunes are also beautiful to look at for people who enjoy nature. However, what exactly are sand dunes? And where do they come from? Dunes are just piles of sand that are formed when wind and waves move sand onto the beach. First, strong waves pick up the sand and wash it up onto the beach. Once the sand has been dropped on the beach, it is moved and carried by the wind. Over time, wind blows the tiny grains of sand into large piles. A dune is made! Weather can change the size and shape of coastal dunes, so beaches can change with the seasons. In the winter, bigger storms make stronger waves. These strong winter waves pick up and carry sand, but they leave less of it on the beach. This causes the beach to get steeper and its dunes to become smaller. However, when summer comes, gentle waves leave more sand on the shore, and the beach takes on shallower slope. More sand building up on the beach leads to bigger dunes. Since the wind is usually blowing all day near the shoreline, they shape of the dune is constantly changing. Over time, dunes will grow, shrink, and move depending on the way the wind is blowing. If a strong wind blows grass onto the dune, then the grass may start growing there. The grass's roots and stems then help to trap the sand in the same spot, which makes the dune more stable against the wind. What is the text about?

Dunes at the Beach Sand dunes are one of the most recognizable parts of certain sandy beaches. Dunes are important because they provide coastal lands with natural protection against wind, waves, and storm damage. Sand dunes also provide places for plants and animals to live. For example, seabirds like to nest in dune grasses. Sand dunes are also beautiful to look at for people who enjoy nature. However, what exactly are sand dunes? And where do they come from? Dunes are just piles of sand that are formed when wind and waves move sand onto the beach. First, strong waves pick up the sand and wash it up onto the beach. Once the sand has been dropped on the beach, it is moved and carried by the wind. Over time, wind blows the tiny grains of sand into large piles. A dune is made! Weather can change the size and shape of coastal dunes, so beaches can change with the seasons. In the winter, bigger storms make stronger waves. These strong winter waves pick up and carry sand, but they leave less of it on the beach. This causes the beach to get steeper and its dunes to become smaller. However, when summer comes, gentle waves leave more sand on the shore, and the beach takes on shallower slope. More sand building up on the beach leads to bigger dunes. Since the wind is usually blowing all day near the shoreline, they shape of the dune is constantly changing. Over time, dunes will grow, shrink, and move depending on the way the wind is blowing. If a strong wind blows grass onto the dune, then the grass may start growing there. The grass's roots and stems then help to trap the sand in the same spot, which makes the dune more stable against the wind. Based on the clues in the text, why might seabirds like to make nests in sand dunes?

Which phrase is more negative?

Which phrase is more negative?

Which has a more negative connotation?

Power Plants Plats come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors. They also come in different flavors! Many animals love to eat different kinds of plants and their fruit. But how are plants able to stay alive with so many animas out to get them? Some plants have pointy, spear-like branches called thorns, prickles, or spines. these small, sharp parts can be found around different parts of a plant. Plats can use these tiny spikes to keep animals from eating them. If an animal tries to bite off some leaves, it could get a nasty scratch on its tongue. Some plants take their thorny protection even further. For example, nettles have spikes with poison inside that can cause stinging pain to animals that touch the plant. Nettles are not the only plants that use poison, though. Plants like milkweed have poison in their leaves to keep hungry creatures away. Some animals avoid milkweed. Some animals avoid milkweed because eating the leaves of milkweed plants makes them sick. Plants also use poison to protect their berries, seeds, flowers, and stems. Therefore, humans should not touch or eat any plant they are not familiar with. Acacia trees have a different way to keep enemies away: they hire "soldiers" to protect them. The acacia tree provides a home and food for stinging ants. In return for their cozy life inside the tree's thorns, the ants defend the tree against intruders. For example, if an unwanted animal gets too close to the acacia tree, then the ants will fight the animal off by stinging it. Even though ants help acacia trees, insects are often harmful to other plants, so some plants may try to keep insects away. For example, some plants can grow thick bark and waxy coverings that make it harder for insects to eat them. Some sneaky plants will even give off a gas that smells so good that an insect's natural enemies will come running! If the insect does not leave the plant alone, it will get eaten by its own predators. Clearly, plants have many different ways of keeping themselves safe from other animals. However, the shameplant has an especially interesting way of protecting itself. It can do something that animals like possums can do: it can play dead. When touched, the shame plant can close its leaves. This makes the plant appear dead and less delicious to insects or other hungry animals. What is the text about?

Power Plants Plats come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors. They also come in different flavors! Many animals love to eat different kinds of plants and their fruit. But how are plants able to stay alive with so many animas out to get them? Some plants have pointy, spear-like branches called thorns, prickles, or spines. these small, sharp parts can be found around different parts of a plant. Plats can use these tiny spikes to keep animals from eating them. If an animal tries to bite off some leaves, it could get a nasty scratch on its tongue. Some plants take their thorny protection even further. For example, nettles have spikes with poison inside that can cause stinging pain to animals that touch the plant. Nettles are not the only plants that use poison, though. Plants like milkweed have poison in their leaves to keep hungry creatures away. Some animals avoid milkweed. Some animals avoid milkweed because eating the leaves of milkweed plants makes them sick. Plants also use poison to protect their berries, seeds, flowers, and stems. Therefore, humans should not touch or eat any plant they are not familiar with. Acacia trees have a different way to keep enemies away: they hire "soldiers" to protect them. The acacia tree provides a home and food for stinging ants. In return for their cozy life inside the tree's thorns, the ants defend the tree against intruders. For example, if an unwanted animal gets too close to the acacia tree, then the ants will fight the animal off by stinging it. Even though ants help acacia trees, insects are often harmful to other plants, so some plants may try to keep insects away. For example, some plants can grow thick bark and waxy coverings that make it harder for insects to eat them. Some sneaky plants will even give off a gas that smells so good that an insect's natural enemies will come running! If the insect does not leave the plant alone, it will get eaten by its own predators. Clearly, plants have many different ways of keeping themselves safe from other animals. However, the shameplant has an especially interesting way of protecting itself. It can do something that animals like possums can do: it can play dead. When touched, the shame plant can close its leaves. This makes the plant appear dead and less delicious to insects or other hungry animals. Review paragraph 3. Based on clues in the text, what might happen to people if they eat unfamiliar plants?

Power Plants Plats come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors. They also come in different flavors! Many animals love to eat different kinds of plants and their fruit. But how are plants able to stay alive with so many animas out to get them? Some plants have pointy, spear-like branches called thorns, prickles, or spines. these small, sharp parts can be found around different parts of a plant. Plats can use these tiny spikes to keep animals from eating them. If an animal tries to bite off some leaves, it could get a nasty scratch on its tongue. Some plants take their thorny protection even further. For example, nettles have spikes with poison inside that can cause stinging pain to animals that touch the plant. Nettles are not the only plants that use poison, though. Plants like milkweed have poison in their leaves to keep hungry creatures away. Some animals avoid milkweed. Some animals avoid milkweed because eating the leaves of milkweed plants makes them sick. Plants also use poison to protect their berries, seeds, flowers, and stems. Therefore, humans should not touch or eat any plant they are not familiar with. Acacia trees have a different way to keep enemies away: they hire "soldiers" to protect them. The acacia tree provides a home and food for stinging ants. In return for their cozy life inside the tree's thorns, the ants defend the tree against intruders. For example, if an unwanted animal gets too close to the acacia tree, then the ants will fight the animal off by stinging it. Even though ants help acacia trees, insects are often harmful to other plants, so some plants may try to keep insects away. For example, some plants can grow thick bark and waxy coverings that make it harder for insects to eat them. Some sneaky plants will even give off a gas that smells so good that an insect's natural enemies will come running! If the insect does not leave the plant alone, it will get eaten by its own predators. Clearly, plants have many different ways of keeping themselves safe from other animals. However, the shameplant has an especially interesting way of protecting itself. It can do something that animals like possums can do: it can play dead. When touched, the shame plant can close its leaves. This makes the plant appear dead and less delicious to insects or other hungry animals. Review paragraph 4. What is the meaning of intruders as used in the text?

Power Plants Plats come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors. They also come in different flavors! Many animals love to eat different kinds of plants and their fruit. But how are plants able to stay alive with so many animas out to get them? Some plants have pointy, spear-like branches called thorns, prickles, or spines. these small, sharp parts can be found around different parts of a plant. Plats can use these tiny spikes to keep animals from eating them. If an animal tries to bite off some leaves, it could get a nasty scratch on its tongue. Some plants take their thorny protection even further. For example, nettles have spikes with poison inside that can cause stinging pain to animals that touch the plant. Nettles are not the only plants that use poison, though. Plants like milkweed have poison in their leaves to keep hungry creatures away. Some animals avoid milkweed. Some animals avoid milkweed because eating the leaves of milkweed plants makes them sick. Plants also use poison to protect their berries, seeds, flowers, and stems. Therefore, humans should not touch or eat any plant they are not familiar with. Acacia trees have a different way to keep enemies away: they hire "soldiers" to protect them. The acacia tree provides a home and food for stinging ants. In return for their cozy life inside the tree's thorns, the ants defend the tree against intruders. For example, if an unwanted animal gets too close to the acacia tree, then the ants will fight the animal off by stinging it. Even though ants help acacia trees, insects are often harmful to other plants, so some plants may try to keep insects away. For example, some plants can grow thick bark and waxy coverings that make it harder for insects to eat them. Some sneaky plants will even give off a gas that smells so good that an insect's natural enemies will come running! If the insect does not leave the plant alone, it will get eaten by its own predators. Clearly, plants have many different ways of keeping themselves safe from other animals. However, the shameplant has an especially interesting way of protecting itself. It can do something that animals like possums can do: it can play dead. When touched, the shame plant can close its leaves. This makes the plant appear dead and less delicious to insects or other hungry animals. Review paragraph 5. Based on clues in the text, what is one thing that plants do to protect themselves?

Read the two texts. Text 1 In the 1980s and 1990s, there was an American television show called MacGyver. The main character was Angus MacGyver. He was a secret agent with scientific knowledge. MacGyver often used common objects to create amazing things or solve problems. For example, in one show, he fixed a car engine using egg whites. Text 2 Sometimes popular television shows can change the way people talk. For example, the word "MacGyver" means to fix a problem using common objects in a clever way. So, you might hear something like, "Emily is so smart. She MacGyvered the broken bike with toothpicks." This means that Emily figured out how to fix a problem using a common object. Which sentence best combines the main ideas of both texts?

Read the two texts. Text 1 How can you tell if something is made from plastic? For some things, like a plastic lunchbox, it is easy to tell. And yet for other things, such as clothes, it is not so easy to tell. More than half of the clothes we wear contain plastic-based materials. These materials, with names like nylon and acrylic, have many functions. They can make our clothes stretchy and soft, and they can help make our winter clothes warm. Text 2 When we wash our clothes that are made from plastic materials, what happens? Small plastic parts enter the water. This water, filled with tiny plastic parts, ends up in the ocean. Once they are in the ocean, these tiny pieces of plastic may harm ocean life. Small creatures accidentally eat the plastic, and then larger predators are harmed when they eat those fish. Which sentence best combines the main ideas of both texts?

Read the two texts. Text 1 Puebla is a state in Mexico. It is inland, in the eastern-central part of the country. Puebla is known for its delicious street food. Street food is usually prepared by a seller on the street or in an open market. One type of street food found in Puebla is pelonas, a fried roll filled with beans, meat, lettuce, and salsa. Text 2 The state of Sinaloa in Mexico is on the Pacific Coast. So, it makes sense that the area is known for its seafood dishes. One popular dish is caldo sudador. It's a fish soup made with onions, peppers, carrots, and other vegetables. And one of the tastiest foods found in Sinaloa is aguachile, a spicy shrimp and vegetable dish. Which sentence best combines the main ideas of both texts?