Tim Cordes went blind as a teen. He did not let his blindness stop him. He learned how to water ski and how to canoe. He learned how to write music. He became a black belt in karate. He carried the Olympic torch in 2002. After school he became a doctor.
Let me tell you about my great dog. My dog's name is Mulligan. She is brown and black. She weighs 25 pounds. She has long ears and a tail with long hair. She follows me around the house. I love her very much!
The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops, one after another. The sky was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft rumble and became louder and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white.
There are eight planets in the Solar System, and each one is very different. Some planets, like Jupiter and Saturn are very large. Others, like Mercury and Mars are smaller. Jupiter has moons that are larger than Mercury. The planets also have different a
The Constitution of the U.S. has been amended several times to allow more citizens the right to vote. The 15th Amendment, ratifi ed in 1870, extended voting rights to former slaves. The 19th Amendment, ratifi ed in 1920, gave women the right to vote. In 1
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Tim Cordes went blind at this time in his life
What is when he was a teen
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Mulligan is this type of animal
What is a dog
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The storm began at this time of day

What is (early) morning

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This is the topic of this paragraph

What is planets

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This is what a change to the Constitution is called

What is an amendment
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Tim Cordes became this after college
What is a doctor
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Mulligan is these two colors
What are brown and black
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There was this amount of rain

What is a lot/hard rain

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The first way the author says that planets are different

What is size

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The voting age was changed from this to this

What is 21 to 18

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Tim Cordes carried this in 2002

What is the Olympic torch

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Mulligan's tail has this kind of hair
What is long
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The clouds were this color

What is purple/dark purple

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The second way the author says the planets are different

What is atmosphere

300

One group that was given the right to vote

Who were former slaves or women

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Tim Cordes learned how to do this water activity

What is ski or canoe

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Mulligan likes to do this
What is follow me around the house
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The lightning happened this frequently

What is every few minutes

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The third way the author says the planets are different

What is temperature

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The last example the author gives was in this year

What is 1971

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The main idea in this passage is: It is possible to water ski without sight. It's easy to compose music without seeing it. Tim Cordes went to the Olympic Games. A blind person can do many things.
What is a blind person can do many things.
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The main idea in this passage is: The writer plays with his/her dog. Dogs are not fun. The writer wants to tell you about his/her dog. The dog is brown.
What is the writer wants to tell you about his/her dog.
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The main idea in this passage is: There was a strong storm. The farms needed the rain. Lightning made the sky bright. The thunder hurt people's ears. 

What is there was a strong storm

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This is the main idea of this paragraph

What is the planets in our solar system are very different from one another

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The main point of this paragraph

What is the Constitution has been amended several times to allow more people to vote

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