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The people pick members of the government to represent them. Represent
Act for, speak their mind
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Jon had a sore throat and didn't go to school. His mom took his temperature and he had a slight fever. He also felt very nauseous. He stayed in his pajamas all day and ate soup. What is the main idea of this passage?
Jon is sick.
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A haiku is a simple, short poem. It has three lines. The first line has five syllables. The second line as seven syllables and the third line has five syllables. The haiku has 17 lines altogether. Many haiku are about nature. They talk about things we can see, taste, smell, and touch. How many syllables do the first, second, and third line of haiku have?
5, 7, 5
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Splat! "Oh, rats!" thought Katie as she stooped to clean up the mess. "I hope we have another one." She looked in the fridge and pulled out the carton. One left! Breakfast wasn't ruined after all. What did Katie clean up?
Milk
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I slammed the front door today. I didn't intend to. Now I'm in __________. I forgot to throw out the trash. Now I'm in trouble. I planted my seeds. That was important. I gave my grandmother a picture and she liked it. I helped my dad fix the door. Now I'm not in trouble and I'm ______. 1- a. turning b. yellow c. feathers d. trouble 2- a. keep b. happy c. hopping d. isn't
D. Trouble B. Happy
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The meeting was brief and only lasted 10 minutes. I was able to catch the bus in time. Brief
Quick, speedy
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Rachel was so excited. The school spelling bee was tomorrow. She had been studying for weeks. First, she had practiced all the words from her class spelling lists. Then, her brother picked out words from the dictionary for her to spell. After all of that studying, she was confident that she was ready for the spelling bee. What is the main idea of the passage?
Rachel has been studying for hard the spelling bee.
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The Grand Canyon is a beautiful natural wonder. It is in Arizona. It is deep, wide, and long. It is the largest canyon of the Colorado River. Many people visit the Grand Canyon each year because of the colorful walls of the canyon. Where is the Grand Canyon located?
Arizona
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Derek ran up the court, "I'm open!" he yelled toward the boy with the ball. The boy passed the ball to Derek and he made his shot! The crowd cheered as two more points were added to the scoreboard. What game was Derek playing?
Basketball
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Breakfast is an important meal. After a long night's sleep, our bodies are ready for _______. The word breakfast comes from two words, break and fast. Fast means to go without eating. We slept all night without eating. Now we are to _______ our fast with a good breakfast. 1- a.foot b.food c.fish d.kite 2- a.gray b.cook c.break d.coat
B. Food C. Break
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The storm was going on all night. It ruined so many houses. But, in the morning the storm ceased and people were able to come out of their houses. Ceased
Stopped, ended
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If you want a snack, eat an apple. Apples are fruits that will help you get healthy. They will help you stay healthy, too. They have special fibers in them that reduce cell damage and have no fat or sodium. They only have 80 calories. The best part of it all is that apples taste good. What is the main idea?
Apples are healthy fruits.
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Bananas are unusual fruits, not only because they are starchy instead of juicy, but also because of their unusual growth needs. Although called a tree, the plant is an herb. It must grow for 15 to 18 months before the first fruit can be cut. When the first bunch of bananas are cut, the plant is cut down and left to enrich the earth. New plants develop from the old roots. Bananas are cut before they are ripe and are allowed to ripen when they are shipped. How long does it take for a banana to grow on a plant?
15 to 18 months
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When Ethan woke up, the room was bright with sunlight. He looked at the clock and leapt out of bed. He threw on his clothes, grabbed his backpack, and ran out of the door without eating breakfast. Why was Ethan in such a hurry?
He was late.
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Concrete is a mixture of sand, gravel, water, and limestone. Today _______, buildings, and much more are made with concrete. Many modern buildings use it. Is it a modern invention? No, cement and concrete were used over a thousand years ago. They used it for roads and buildings, also. A _________ today uses very much the same material for modern roads. 1- a.roads b.zoo c.ran d.boxes 2- a.dear b.builder c.taken d.trees
A. Roads B. Builder
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I had a sudden notion to do a cartwheel. I was so excited and happy today. Notion
Desire, want
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Binti Jua is a gorilla. She lives at the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago. Banta was born in a zoo and is famous. She once rescued a child. Zookeepers taught Binti how to be a good mom. When her baby was born, Binti was loving and caring. What is the main idea of the passage?
Binti is a caring gorilla that is famous.
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We can thank Martin Cooper for the cell phone. He invented the first cell phone back in 1973. It was another ten years before cell phones were available for people to buy. The first cell phones cost $3,500 each. They weighed about 2.5 pounds. All you could do with the phones was dial, talk, and listen. How much was the first cell-phone worth?
$3,500
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People kept coming over to visit Rachel's family. They brought food and gifts. Many of the visitors asked Rachel how she liked being a big sister. Why were so many people coming to visit Rachel's family?
They just had a new baby.
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Glaciers are large masses of ice. ______, instead of melting, changes into sheets of ice. The ice becomes heavy and can slide. These sheets of ice can be extremely powerful. They once covered much of the US and all of Canada. They carved valleys, _____, lakes, and moved rocks, stones and boulders, changing the entire appearance of the earth over which they moved. 1- a.Saws b.Bridge c.Park D.Snow 2- a.nesting b.streams c.bus d.supper
D. Snow B. Streams
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Rosa is always very punctual so she should be here soon. Punctual
Arrive on time, prompt
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Wind-up, swing, strike. These are Juan's favorite three words. Juan is 13 years old and pitches for the San Diego Bulldogs. He lives and breathes baseball and is one of the best pitchers in the league. Juan's dream is to one day play for a professional baseball team. Then, he can take care of his family. He will buy his mother and brothers a huge mansion and new cars. Juan's brothers, Adam and Alex, look up to Juan and his mother is very proud of her oldest son. What is the main idea of this passage?
Juan wants to play baseball professionally to help his family in the future.
500
The world's tallest tree is in California and the Redwood National Park. This tree is over 379 feet tall. It is taller than the Statue of Liberty. Once the word got out about the tree, park rangers got lots of phone calls. Tourists wanted to see the tree. The location is a secret, however. The tree must be protected. If too many people come to see it, the dirt around it will not be healthy and the tree will die. Name on thing the tree is taller than.
The Statue of Liberty
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It was May 10th. Jason shut the door to his bedroom. Then he found the present he had hidden in the back of his closet. He wrapped it carefully in pink paper. "Only three days until Sunday!" he thought. Who will Jason give his present to?
His mother.
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Many of the world's battlefields used to have an invisible enemy: the treat of _______. It used to be common to lose more men to disease than to battle. One man who fought diseases that attacked man in the jungle was Walter Reed, an Army captain. He conducted research to fight yellow fever. The Army _____ its large hospital in Washington, DC after him. 1- a.time b.kite c. filling d.disease 2- a.named b.clever c.neared d.gave
D. Disease A. Named