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Read "Startling Starlings." Then select the correct answer.

What is the main, or central, idea of the text?


A murmuration is a group of starlings flying together.​

In a murmuration, starlings dip, dive, and swirl.

Murmurations allow starlings to avoid their predators.​

During murmurations, starlings react to the birds closest to them.

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Murmurations allow starlings to avoid their predators.

Explanation: The passage’s main point is why starlings fly in murmurations (to protect themselves). The other choices describe details (what a murmuration is, how they move, and how they coordinate) that support this central idea.