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The next time you come face to face with a mouse, take a good look at it. Isn't the mouse a sleek and beautiful little creature? Look at its bright and lively eyes. How wide awake the little mouse looks! How well formed it is! How quickly it moves!
What makes a mouse so good-looking
100
Most of the world's volcanoes are part of the 'The Ring of Fire.' This is a ring of volcanoes that form a circle around the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of volcanoes make up 'The Ring of Fire.' These volcanoes formed the sea floor and many underwater mountains.
Most volcanoes are part of the 'Ring of Fire.'
100
What inference can you make based on the following sentence: "I wouldn't eat after that two-year-old if I were you."
Inference: The two-year-old probably did something gross to the food you were about to eat or has a cold and you could catch it. Something bad will happen to you if you eat the food.
200
Some insects can go without food for half a year. Others can stay under water for a week and not be harmed. Some can be frozen stiff and then be all right. One bug was known to live for a year after its head was cut off.
What some insects can stand without dying
200
Earthquakes are caused when the plates of the Earth's crust move. Earthquakes happen along 'fault lines' in the earth�s crust. When the plates in the Earth suddenly shift, the Earth will begin to shift, shake or tremble.
Earthquakes are caused when the plates of the Earth's crust move.
200
What inference can you make based on the following sentence: "For Valentine’s Day, my fantastic neighbor gave his wife a poem that took him about two seconds to write. Sheesh."
Inference: My neighbor is not very considerate since he didn't take his time writing the poem.
300
Canned snake meat has been sold in a few stores for a long time. Now people are beginning to buy more of it. Cattle raisers say they may begin to raise snakes as well as cattle. Who knows? You may soon be enjoying a tasty snake burger!
How snake meat is becoming more common
300
Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake. They use an instrument called the Richter scale. The Richter scale compares the strength of different earthquakes. Earthquakes below 2.0 usually can't be felt. Earthquakes over 5.0 on the scale can cause damage. A magnitude 7.0 is a major earthquake and can cause tremendous damage.
Scientists can measure the intensity of an earthquake using the Richter scale.
300
What inference can you make based on the following sentence: "A woman walks into a hospital clutching her abdomen and yelling at her husband, who trails behind her carrying a large bag."
Inference: The woman is getting ready to have a baby, and the bag the husband is carrying is most likely packed with clothing and supplies.
400
One of the best ways to lock a door is with a time lock. The lock is set for a certain time. It will not open before the time that has been set. It won't open when that time has passed. Banks find that time locks help keep your money safe.
What a time lock is and how it works
400
Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
Floods can cause a lot of damage.
400
What inference can you make based on the following sentence: "Jake almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella even though he would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning."
Inference: The weather forecast that Jake listened to indicated that it was suppose to rain later in the day even though it was a nice sunny morning.
500
There are several events that can change the Earth's surface very quickly. Volcanoes can erupt and spread lava, rock and ash for several miles. Earthquakes can leave large cracks in the Earth's surface.
Several events can change the Earth's surface.
500
The earth's surface is constantly changing. All over the world everyday there are earthquakes, floods and volcanoes that quickly change our world. Some changes are too small to see. Others cause tremendous damage and costs millions of dollars to clean up.
The Earth's surface is always changing due to natural disasters.
500
What inference can you make based on the following sentence: "Hey! What happened to all the school construction money taken from the taxpayers? It paid for this toilet the money was flushed down."
Inference: The person asking the question is upset and doesn't know how such a large sum of money could have been used up so quickly/inefficiently.
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