Summarizing Central Ideas (BELLRINGER)
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- Q1
Katherine Anne Porter was born in Texas in 1890. She did not go to college, but she read many books. Porter wrote many short stories, but people wanted her to write a book. Her first book took twenty years to write. It was entitled, Ship of Fools. It was a best seller, and was later made into a Hollywood movie.
Fromthe details in this passage, you can infer that Porter
liked to write short stories better than writing books.
wrote many short stories.
wrote many books that were turned into Hollywood movies.
was a Texan.
30s - Q2
Neil Armstrong was an astronaut. In 1969 he did something no one else had done before that time. He set foot on the moon. He said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Buzz Aldrin followed Armstrong. They placed a U.S. flag on the moon.
The passage above mainly tells
what clothing Armstrong and Aldrin wore on themoon.
who first walked on the moon.
how Armstrong and Aldrin reached the moon.
what Buzz Aldrin said on the moon.
30s - Q3
Earthquakes happen not only in San Francisco, but in many places where there are great cracks in the rocks below the ground. The rocks on each side of the crack slide past each other. Suddenly, the ground begins to shake. The shaking lasts for a few seconds or even minutes. Buildings sometimes fall down. The rocks settle. Then the earthquake is over.
The best summary for the passage above would be
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
Why buildings fall down during an earthquake.
What to do to be safe during an earthquake.
What happens during an earthquake?
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