Question 1

Why does the author discuss how wind feels on your skin?

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to give examples of what the wind makes you feel

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to describe funny things the wind does

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to describe the noise of the wind

Question 2

Which sentences from the article tells how wind feels on your skin?

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On a hot day, the wind can cool you off.

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You might not think about the wind much.

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Can you hear the wind?

Question 3

In winter, the wind can be as cold as ice.  What is the wind being compared to in the first sentence?

Accepted Answer

ice

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a can

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winter

Question 4

When it blows hard, the wind can sound like a train.  Why does the author compare the wind to a train?

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To tell what the wind sounds like

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to tell how fast the wind moves

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to tell how fast a train moves

Question 5

Why "most likely" did the author write "The Wind"?

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to tell how wind is part of our lives

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to tell what makes the wind blow

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to explain that the wind is blowing somewhere

Question 6

Why did the author write "Flowing Rivers"?

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to give information

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to tell how to do something

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to tell a story

Question 7

At its beginning, a river can be as narrow as a rope.  Why does the author compare a river to a rope?

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to show how small a river may be

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to show how water runs downhill

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to show how a river starts on a mountain

Question 8

What is the main reason the author wrote the article?

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to tell how rivers affect the earth and people

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to describe how rivers flow to the sea

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to explain how rivers carry rocks

Question 9

Which sentence from the article states the author's purpose?

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They affect the earth and people in many ways.

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Have you ever seen a river?

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A river may start high on a mountain.

Question 10

Rivers can carve away the sides of mountains.  Rivers are like powerful sandpaper.  Why are rivers compared to sandpaper?

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to show that they can wear away the earth

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to show they can be brown and bumpy

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to show they have sand in them

Question 11

Which sentences tells how rivers affect people?

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Some of the fish we eat come from rivers.

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Rivers are powerful and important.

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Almost all rivers go to the ocean.

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