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The author's purpose for writing the first paragraph is most likely to: a. inform the reader about air pollution in the United States b. inform the reader about the 9 million children with asthma c. inform the reader about the effects of air pollution and asthma on children
What is inform the reader about the effects of air pollution and asthma on children?
100
Which of the following would most likely cause air pollution? a. pollen b. car fumes c. baked apple pie
What is car fumes?
100
More than __________ kids from California took part in a study about asthma. a. 16 b. 260 c. 3,500 d. 9,000,000
What is 3,500?
100
The best learning comes through "observing" things in nature. a. changing b. seeing c. hearing d. touching
What is seeing?
200
What is most likely the author's purpose for writing the second paragraph? a. to persuade 3,500 children to take part in the study b. to provide information about the children that took part of the study on asthma c. to inform readers about clean air
What is to provide information about the children that took part in the study on asthma?
200
Which of the following places would have air pollution? a. New York City b. Los Angeles c. Chicago d. all of the above
What is all of the above?
200
The main idea of this passage is a. people need to help stop air pollution b. air pollution happens in both towns and cities c. asthma can be caused by air pollution d. children with asthma should not play outside
What is asthma can be caused by air pollution?
200
I like going into the "wild" to study? a. lab b. city c. ocean d. outdoors
What is outdoors?
300
What is most likely the author's purpose for writing paragraph 3? a. to show the effects of air pollution on children's health b. to inform the reader about the doctor's participation in the study c. to persuade the reader to stay away from towns with air pollution
What is to show the effects of air pollution on children's health?
300
What is a way that people could help prevent air pollution? a. driving heavy duty cars and trucks b. recycling and reusing materials c. building lots of manufacturing factories d. utilizing household items like paint and cleaners
What is recycling and reusing materials?
300
The main idea is supported by the following detail: a. most of the kids with asthma lived in areas with air pollution b. playing sports causes asthma c. the study lasted five years d. most of the kids with asthma lived in areas with clean air
What is most of the kids with asthma lived in areas with air pollution?
300
I "recorded" my findings in a journal. a. taped b. used c. locked d. wrote
What is wrote?
400
Which of the following is most likely the author's purpose for writing paragraph 4? a. to persuade more people to move to California b. to inform readers to write their local Congressman to stop air pollution c. to advise parents on the effects of air pollution and the best time for children to play outside
What is to advise parents on the effects of air pollution and the best time for children to play outside?
400
Which of the following is most likely the reason the doctors conducted research for five years? a. In order to watch the growth of the kids over the next five years. b. In the hopes that the asthma would be cured in that period of time. c. So they could get as much information about the effects of air pollution over a long period of time.
What is so they could get as much information about the effects of air pollution over a long period of time?
400
Which of the following is not a detail that supports the main idea? a. Most kids with asthma live in places with polluted air. b. Most kids with asthma live in cities. c. Asthma makes breathing difficult. d. Playing outdoors in polluted areas can cause asthma.
What is most kids with asthma live in cities?
400
The project worked exactly as "planned". a. found b. arranged c. made d. worked
What is arranged?