Supporting Details
Choose the sentence that does NOT support the topic: The sun helps people in many ways.
a. The sun gives people light and keeps Earth warm.
b. People use the sun's light to grow plants for food.
c. Some plants are not safe to eat, though.
d. People can even use light from the sun to help power their homes!
c. Some plants are not safe to eat, though.
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_____________________________ The rocks are big, smooth, and round. Sometimes the rocks at the beach are covered with water. But you can see them when the ocean tide is low and the water goes down. That's when the beach looks like it's covered with thousands of bowling balls.
a. At Bowling Ball Beach, you can see rocks that look like bowling balls.
b. You can spot sea otters and other animals at Bowling Ball Beach.
a. At Bowling Ball Beach, you can see rocks that look like bowling balls.
Choose the sentence that does NOT support the main topic: In Mexico, children often have a piñata at their birthday parties.
a. The piñata is filled with candy and hung from a tree.
b. Some trees have a lot of branches.
c. Children put on blindfolds and take turns hitting the piñata with a stick.
d. When the piñata breaks, the children grab the candy that falls out.
b. Some trees have a lot of branches.
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__________________________ These birds are good at remembering things. They can collect and hide stuff, and they remember where they put it. Crows can also work together to chase away other animals. Some crows can learn to make and use tools.
a. Crows build the best nests.
b. Crows are some of the world's smartest birds.
b. Crows are some of the world's smartest birds.
Choose the sentence that does NOT support the topic: There is a lot to learn if you want to be a race car driver.
a. The first race car driver to win the Indy 500 was Ray Harroun.
b. Most race car drivers first learn how to race go-carts when they are young.
c. Then the drivers go to driving school and racing school.
d. Many race car drivers also take classes to learn how cars work.
a. The first race car driver to win the Indy 500 was Ray Harroun.
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___________________________ Many people use tea leaves to make a tasty drink. Some people make soap out of tea leaves. Tea leaves can even help you get rid of bad smells. You can rub a wet tea bag over your hands to get rid of many stinky smells when you cook.
a. Tea leaves can be used for many things.
b. Different people around the world love to drink tea.
a. Tea leaves can be used for many things.
Choose the sentence that does NOT support the topic: An octopus can hide in many ways.
a. It can make big ink clouds to keep hungry animals from seeing it.
b. It can fit its soft body into tiny cracks and holes.
c. It can also change color to blend in with things on the seafloor.
d. An octopus also has three hearts.
d. An octopus also has three hearts.
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___________________________ Esther's owners got her when she was just a piglet. They thought she would stay small forever, but Esther kept growing. They wondered how big she would get. So, they called her Esther the Wonder Pig. After three years, they had a 600-pound pet pig.
a. A pet pit named Esther learned to do many tricks.
b. A pet pig named Esther grew to be very large.
b. A pet pig named Esther grew to be very large.
Choose the sentence that does NOT support the main topic: We learn many things from dinosaur fossils.
a. The word dinosaur was invented by a scientist named Richard Owen in 1842.
b. Bone fossils help us see what dinosaurs looked like.
c. Footprint fossils show us how dinosaurs walked and moved.
d. Fossils of teeth tell us what some dinosaurs liked to eat.
a. The word dinosaur was invented by a scientist named Richard Owen in 1842.
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__________________________ Sometimes a horse will point its ears up. This means the horse is interested in something. If its ears are pointing down, the horse feels calm. But if a horse's ears point straight back, it is angry. This is a sign that the horse may kick or bite.
a. A horse's ears can tell you how the horse feels.
b. Different animals show their feelings in different ways.
a. A horse's ears can tell you how the horse feels.