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Question 1
Which of the following statements from paragraphs 1-6 best represents the central idea of entire text?
Answer: Correct! Go to question 2.
Answer: Incorrect. C is the best answer because it best represents the central idea upon which the evidence is constructed. A is incorrect because it does not explicitly state what the researchers are interested in learning about popcorn. B is incorrect because it talks about what interested many different scientists but not the central research of the two main scientists. D is incorrect because it describes the composition of the popcorn, which is not the central idea of the whole text. Go to question 2.
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Question 2
Which text structure does the author use to show the relationship between paragraphs 4 and 5?
Answer: Correct! Go to question 3.
Answer: Incorrect. The answer is D, Compare and Contrast. In paragraph 4, researchers are interested in improving the taste or experience of popcorn. By contrast, in paragraph 5, the researchers are interested in knowing more about what causes popcorn to act and taste like it does. Both paragraphs discuss the work of researchers and popcorn, but are different with regard to WHAT the researchers are investigating about popcorn. Go to question 3.
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Question 3
Which text structure does the author use in paragraph 6?
Answer: Correct!
Answer: Incorrect. The answer is B, Description. The author uses many descriptive details to make a picture in the mind of the reader about the corn kernels. The details of this description include: they are round, they have a thin layer, and there is endosperm inside the seed.
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