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"Disappearing OhioButterflies Affects AllInsects"
by Vicky Stein
Across the state of Ohio, thousands of volunteerscientists have been hiking familiar trails for morethan 20 years with a specific task. As they walk theirchosen trail each week from April to October, theyidentify and count every butterfly they can see withina certain distance of their path. Later, they submitthat information to The Ohio Lepidopterists, anonprofit dedicated to conservation and appreciationof butterflies, skippers and moths.
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Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Which
best
paraphrases the excerpt?
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Volunteers in Ohio are professional
scientists with more than 20 years of
experience. They hike certain trails and
do specific tasks from April to October.
They count butterflies they see on the
trail. When they get home, they give their
information to a nonprofit group. This
group is for the conservation and
appreciation of butterflies, skippers, and
moths.
For more than 20 years, thousands of
volunteers have hiked trails across Ohio
with a purpose in mind. Between April
and October, as they walk on the trail
they have chosen, they identify and count
every butterfly they can find within a
certain distance. They then send their
butterfly data to a nonprofit group called
The Ohio Lepidopterists, who conserve
and appreciate butterflies, skippers, and
moths.
A nonprofit group in Ohio uses volunteers
to collect data. These volunteers hike
trails between April and October. They
count and identify butterflies. The
nonprofit group uses the data for
conservation and appreciation.
For more than 20 years, volunteers in
Ohio have helped in butterfly
conservation by identifying butterflies on
hiking trails between April and October.
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Phytoplankton health is important to predictingharmful algal blooms, called HABs. HABs can growand multiply quickly when they eat materials thatwash into the ocean from land. They produce toxinsthat make animals and people sick and reduceoxygen levels in the water when bacteria feed ondead algae.
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Use the excerpts to answer the question.
Understanding phytoplankton health canhelp predict harmful algal blooms, orHABs. When substances from land washinto the ocean, they sometimes becomea feast for algae, allowing them to eat,grow, and multiply rapidly. HABs cangenerate harmful toxins that sickenmarine wildlife and humans as well asdeplete oxygen in the water as bacteriafeed on numerous dead algae.
The second paragraph is a paraphrase of thefirst one. How should it be improved?
(1 point)
It should use the terms present in the
original text.
It should have words such as “because of
this” or “leading to” to show structure.
It should use scientific words that are
difficult to understand rather than easy to
read synonyms.
It should be shortened to include only key
details.
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What is the definition of the word
summary
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a critical analysis of a text
the most important idea in a text
a concise description of the main ideas of a text
the material or form a writer uses to create a text
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What is the definition of the word
objective
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(1 point)
opinionated
unjust
unbiased
hypothetical
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What is the
best
way to write an objective summary of a nonfiction book?
(1 point)
by providing a detailed analysis of the book’s content and language
by providing the book’s central ideas and supporting details in an unbiased way
by giving clear opinions about the book’s central ideas and prose style
by evaluating how well the book explains the historical time period

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions based on the provided excerpts and definitions:

Question 1: Which best paraphrases the excerpt?

• Answer: For more than 20 years, thousands of volunteers have hiked trails across Ohio with a purpose in mind. Between April and October, as they walk on the trail they have chosen, they identify and count every butterfly they can find within a certain distance. They then send their butterfly data to a nonprofit group called The Ohio Lepidopterists, who conserve and appreciate butterflies, skippers, and moths.

Question 2: The second paragraph is a paraphrase of the first one. How should it be improved?

• Answer: It should have words such as “because of this” or “leading to” to show structure.

Question 3: What is the definition of the word summary?

• Answer: a concise description of the main ideas of a text

Question 4: What is the definition of the word objective?

• Answer: unbiased

Question 5: What is the best way to write an objective summary of a nonfiction book?

• Answer: by providing the book’s central ideas and supporting details in an unbiased way