The correct response is: to help the reader understand the central idea.
Supporting details provide evidence, examples, and additional context that clarify and reinforce the main idea or central concept of the text.
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Which of the following is the role of supporting details in a text?(1 point)
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to give the author's opinion about a topic
to give the author's opinion about a topic
to give information about topics related to the main topic
to give information about topics related to the main topic
to help the reader understand the central idea
to help the reader understand the central idea
to show the reader how to find more details about the topic in other texts
to show the reader how to find more details about the topic in other texts
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.
One impressive cave system is the lava tube caves of Lava Beds National Monument. The caves provide a safe habitat for millions of bats. In order to visit the caves, visitors must first be screened for white-nose syndrome. It is a disease that is fatal to bats.
Which option best identifies the central idea of the paragraph?
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Lava tube caves are found in a national monument.
Lava tube caves are found in a national monument.
The caves are a safe habitat.
The caves are a safe habitat.
Visitors must be screened for white-nose syndrome before visiting the caves.
Visitors must be screened for white-nose syndrome before visiting the caves.
The lava tube caves are part of a cave system that provides homes for millions of bats.
The lava tube caves are part of a cave system that provides homes for millions of bats.
One impressive cave system is the lava tube caves of Lava Beds National Monument. The caves provide a safe habitat for millions of bats. In order to visit the caves, visitors must first be screened for white-nose syndrome. It is a disease that is fatal to bats.
Which option best identifies the central idea of the paragraph?
(1 point)
Responses
Lava tube caves are found in a national monument.
Lava tube caves are found in a national monument.
The caves are a safe habitat.
The caves are a safe habitat.
Visitors must be screened for white-nose syndrome before visiting the caves.
Visitors must be screened for white-nose syndrome before visiting the caves.
The lava tube caves are part of a cave system that provides homes for millions of bats.
The lava tube caves are part of a cave system that provides homes for millions of bats.
The option that best identifies the central idea of the paragraph is: The lava tube caves are part of a cave system that provides homes for millions of bats.
This option encompasses the main points made in the paragraph about the caves, their habitat for bats, and the associated health concerns related to visiting them.
When you tell the most important part of a text, what are you identifying?(1 point)
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the supporting details
the supporting details
facts and events
facts and events
the first sentence
the first sentence
the central idea
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the supporting details
the supporting details
facts and events
facts and events
the first sentence
the first sentence
the central idea
The correct response is: the central idea.
When you tell the most important part of a text, you are identifying the central idea, which conveys the main point or theme of the text.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
About 1.5 million species of fungi exist on Earth. They act as nature’s decomposers. These organisms break down matter and release enzymes and acids that unlock nutrients for plants and soil organisms. You may be familiar with macrofungi, a type of fungus that includes mushrooms. But for the most part, fungi exist as mycelia, tiny threads that snake underground in billions of interconnected threads. They twist and twine with tree root systems, helping tress obtain crucial nutrients. Mycologists call these networks of mycelia "Earth’s nervous system."
Which statement best identifies the central idea of the paragraph?
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The type of fungus called macrofungi includes mushrooms.
The type of fungus called macrofungi includes mushrooms.
Fungi bring nutrients to tree root systems when they twine with them underground.
Fungi bring nutrients to tree root systems when they twine with them underground.
Earth's many species of fungi act as decomposers of matter.
Earth's many species of fungi act as decomposers of matter.
Fungi exist as a web of threads connected underground.
Fungi exist as a web of threads connected underground.
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About 1.5 million species of fungi exist on Earth. They act as nature’s decomposers. These organisms break down matter and release enzymes and acids that unlock nutrients for plants and soil organisms. You may be familiar with macrofungi, a type of fungus that includes mushrooms. But for the most part, fungi exist as mycelia, tiny threads that snake underground in billions of interconnected threads. They twist and twine with tree root systems, helping tress obtain crucial nutrients. Mycologists call these networks of mycelia "Earth’s nervous system."
Which statement best identifies the central idea of the paragraph?
(1 point)
Responses
The type of fungus called macrofungi includes mushrooms.
The type of fungus called macrofungi includes mushrooms.
Fungi bring nutrients to tree root systems when they twine with them underground.
Fungi bring nutrients to tree root systems when they twine with them underground.
Earth's many species of fungi act as decomposers of matter.
Earth's many species of fungi act as decomposers of matter.
Fungi exist as a web of threads connected underground.
Fungi exist as a web of threads connected underground.
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The statement that best identifies the central idea of the paragraph is: Earth's many species of fungi act as decomposers of matter.
This option captures the main concept of the paragraph, which discusses the role of fungi in breaking down matter and their importance in ecosystems, with mention of their interaction with tree root systems.
The picture below shows the Apollo spacecraft that took astronauts to the moon. The spacecraft weighed about 5 million pounds, with motors that produced 7 million pounds of thrust.
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Which statement explains how the spacecraft left the surface of the earth?
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The spacecraft applied a downward force of thrust that was less than the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied a downward force of thrust that was less than the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was greater than the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was greater than the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was equal to the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was equal to the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied a downward force of thrust that was equal to the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied a downward force of thrust that was equal to the downward force of gravity.
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Which statement explains how the spacecraft left the surface of the earth?
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The spacecraft applied a downward force of thrust that was less than the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied a downward force of thrust that was less than the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was greater than the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was greater than the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was equal to the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was equal to the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied a downward force of thrust that was equal to the downward force of gravity.
The spacecraft applied a downward force of thrust that was equal to the downward force of gravity.
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The correct response is: The spacecraft applied an upward force of thrust that was greater than the downward force of gravity.
This statement accurately explains how the spacecraft was able to leave the surface of the Earth by generating enough thrust to overcome the force of gravity.
In the picture, what are the action and reaction forces?
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Gravity pulls the book down.
Gravity pulls the book down.
Gravity pulls down and friction pushes up.
Gravity pulls down and friction pushes up.
Gravity pushes the book up.
Gravity pushes the book up.
The book pushes down on the table and the table pushes up on the book.
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Gravity pulls the book down.
Gravity pulls the book down.
Gravity pulls down and friction pushes up.
Gravity pulls down and friction pushes up.
Gravity pushes the book up.
Gravity pushes the book up.
The book pushes down on the table and the table pushes up on the book.
The correct response is: The book pushes down on the table and the table pushes up on the book.
This statement illustrates Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, the action is the book pushing down on the table, and the reaction is the table pushing up on the book.