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21 Cards in this Set
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The rain forest is home to many creatures. Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain forest. Blue Morpho butterflies and anteaters also live in the rain forest.
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A) Sloths and tapirs are other creatures that live in the rain forest.
B) The rain forest is home to many creatures. C) Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain forest. |
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Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
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A) They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
B) Soccer players learn how to dribble. C) Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. |
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There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
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(A) There are many fun things to do at the beach.
(B) It is also fun to look for shells. (C) Some people simply like to sunbathe. |
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Babe Ruth was the first baseball player to ever hit 714 career home runs. By 1920 Babe Ruth was considered the greatest homerun hitter for the New York Yankees. In 1927 he hit 60 homeruns in a single season. This was a single season record. Babe Ruth stopped playing baseball in 1935.
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A) In 1927 Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs.
B) Babe Ruth stopped playing baseball in 1935. C) Babe Ruth was the first player to hit 714 home runs. |
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There are four stages in the life cycle of a painted lady butterfly. The first stage is the egg, they are very tiny blue eggs. The second stage is the caterpillar. The third stage is the pupa. This is where the caterpillar forms a hard shell and hangs from a twig until it is ready to turn into a beautiful painted lady butterfly. Painted lady butterflies live almost anywhere.
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A) There are four stages in the life cycle of a painted lady.
B) The first stage is the egg. C) The caterpillar forms a hard shell and hangs from a twig. |
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Austin likes to help his dad every week with the lawn. He helps pick up any twigs that may be in the way so his dad doesn't run over them with the mower. Austin also helps rake the grass into small piles when his dad is done mowing. Sometimes his dad lets him ride the mower all by himself. This is Austin's favorite part of helping.
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A) Austin is a professional lawn mower.
B) Austin likes to help his dad every week with the lawn. C) Austin only helps with the lawn mowing if he gets an allowance. |
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Ants are very busy insects. They work hard every day to build their nest and find food. When ants find food they carry it back to their nest. Sometimes the piece of food they find is bigger than they are. The ants do
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A) Ants are very busy insects.
B) Ants work very hard to find food and shelter. C) Ants find food that is usually bigger than they are. |
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Juan loves to play games. His favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Juan also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he’s alone, Juan likes to play action video games as long as they aren’t too violent.
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a) Juan dislikes violence.
b) Juan likes to think. c) Juan enjoys Monopoly. d) Juan enjoys playing games. |
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Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn’t be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV!
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a) Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria.
b) Books are good. c) All cartoons are bad. d) Some cartoons are bad for Maria. |
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Samantha, I can’t eat or sleep when you are gone. I need to hear your scratchy voice and see your lovely toothless smile. I miss that special way that you eat soup with your fingers. Please come home soon!
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a) Samantha, you have bad manners.
b) Samantha, you should see a dentist. c) Samantha, I miss you. d) Samantha, I have lost my appetite. |
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Ages ago living things like bugs and leaves got trapped in soft tree resin. The resin hardened into what we know as amber. It kept the trapped bugs and leaves in perfect shape. Now scientists are learning much about the distant past from amber samples. Some scientists say they are more useful than fossils.
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A) Where bugs and leaves got trapped
B) What hard resin is called C) Why amber samples are important to scientists D) What scientists think of fossils |
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The peanut is a humble plant with hundreds of functions. Most peanuts are roasted in their shells and lightly salted. About half the peanuts eaten in the United States are ground into a thick paste called peanut butter. The rich oil made from peanuts is good for frying foods and is used for oiling machines and making soaps and paint. Even peanut shells are used to make plastics and to fertilize soil.
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A) Why peanut oil is used for frying
B) How much peanut butter is consumed in the United States C) About the many uses of the peanut D) Why peanut shells make good fertilizer |
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The Marines had a problem in World War II. Orders were sent in code, but the enemy kept learning the code. Nothing could be kept secret. Then someone thought the Navajo soldiers could help the Marines. Since very few other people could speak Navajo, this language was used as a code. No one on the enemy side knew Navajo, so the messages stayed secret.
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A) How Navajo people kept secrets
B) When the secret code was used C) How the Marines used Navajo as a code D) Why the original code had to be changed |
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The spots on a fawn's coat let it hide in shady areas without being seen. The viceroy butterfly looks like the bad-tasting monarch, so birds avoid both. The hognose snake hisses and rolls on its back when it fears another animal. When the opossum is attacked, it plays dead. Distressed turtles hide in their shells until they're sure it's safe to come out again.
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A) How some animals protect themselves
B) Why some harmless animals look dangerous C) Why spots or stripes make animals less visible D) Why birds don't like monarch butterflies |
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It takes more than food to make babies grow up to be healthy and happy. If babies are not patted and hugged, they grow more slowly and are less healthy. Also they will not be as smart or happy when they become adults. Many studies show that love is the most important thing in children's lives.
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A) Why good food is important to babies
B) What makes babies grow up C) That children need love to grow up D) How to have smart children |
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The diamond is a hard element that can cut through almost any metal. That is why it is often used for industrial purposes. Whole diamond stones are set into tools. Dust from crushed diamond stones is used for coating the edges of tools. Care must be taken when exposing diamonds to extreme heat because heat can turn them into graphite. Graphite is the soft material used in the manufacture of lead for pencils.
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A) How to turn a diamond into a graphite
B) How diamonds are used in industry C) How diamond dust coats tool edges D) When diamonds are used in pencils |
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Many people in India don't eat beef, but they still find many uses for cattle. Cows provide milk for drinking and for other dairy products. Young cattle are used for plowing fields and carrying big loads.
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A) How cows are used in India
B) Where some people do not eat beef C) Which cows plow fields D) What milk is used for |
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Virginia Hamilton started writing at a young age. People in her family were great storytellers. She loved to listen to their tales about her African American heritage. When she grew up, Hamilton brought the tales to life in stories. Now she is a famous writer of books for children.
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A) When Virginia Hamilton started writing
B) How Hamilton's family told stories C) How family stories led to a writing career |
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For years food chemists have tasted hot peppers used for chili sauce, catsup, and pizza, but people had a hard time figuring out the spiciness of the peppers. After eating two or three, their taste buds were burning. Now a machine can test different kinds of hot peppers. It measures the chemicals that provide the spicy taste of the peppers.
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A) How scientists measure chemicals
B) How hot and spicy peppers are used C) Why people have trouble tasting hot peppers D) How a machine help the hot-pepper industry |
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Tap dancing started in America. It began as folk dancing that had much kicking and stamping. Over time two kinds of dancing developed. In one kind the dancers wore hard shoes and danced very fast. In the other they wore soft shoes and danced slowly and easily. There wasn't really any tap in tap dancing until 1925. That's when someone put metal pieces on the toes and heels of tap shoes.
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A) How there are two kinds of tap dancing
B) How tap shoes are made C) Where some folk dances came from D) How tap dancing developed |
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The lack of gravity in space makes even simple tasks a challenge. Astronauts have to wear boots that hold their feet to the floor so that they can walk around. Eating is a real chore. Dried and frozen foods are stored in plastic bags. To eat chicken soup, the astronauts cut a hole in one end of the bag and squeeze the soup into their mouths.
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A) Where there is little gravity in space
B) Why easy tasks are challening in space C) Why space food is stored in plastic bags D) How to eat chicken soup |
