Question

help !

Answer 1

The next question refers to This Mystery Rocks! by Cynthia Schlagel.

The sentences have been numbered to help you identify them more easily.

This Mystery Rocks! By Cyntha Schlagel

1The Drifting Rocks are a strange phenomenon still unexplained by science. 2Located in Death Valley, California, the rocks sit on hot, flat ground. 3Unlike normal rocks, they have trails etched behind them as if they have traveled across the sand. 4Some trails are only a few feet. 5Some trails are over a half a mile long. 6Each trail is as baffling as the next.

7The variety of rock movement has baffled scientists for decades. 8Some rocks seem to roll as they move forward. 9Some take unexplainable routes. 10Large ones have traveled past small ones that have stayed still. 11Some scientists suggest that the rocks are pushed by wind. 12Others believe they slide on small amounts of ice or mud. 13So far, research has not confirmed any theory.

Which choice best describes how the author organized information?

Cause and effect
Chronological order
Fact by fact
Problem-solution

Answer 2

@KyanTheDoodle

Answer 3

This seems to be a simple essay about rocks, with no chronological order.

Answer 4

so what is it?

Answer 5

Well I can't tell you the answer. That wouldn't teach you anything. So far after what I've told you, what do you think it is?

Answer 6

fact by fact?

Answer 7

?? @KyanTheDoodle

Answer 8

Indeed

Answer 9

yay!

Answer 10

i have more questions, do i post them here?

Answer 11

The next question refers to This Mystery Rocks! by Cynthia Schlagel.

The sentences have been numbered to help you identify them more easily.

This Mystery Rocks! By Cyntha Schlagel

1The Drifting Rocks are a strange phenomenon still unexplained by science. 2Located in Death Valley, California, the rocks sit on hot, flat ground. 3Unlike normal rocks, they have trails etched behind them as if they have traveled across the sand. 4Some trails are only a few feet. 5Some trails are over a half a mile long. 6Each trail is as baffling as the next.

7The variety of rock movement has baffled scientists for decades. 8Some rocks seem to roll as they move forward. 9Some take unexplainable routes. 10Large ones have traveled past small ones that have stayed still. 11Some scientists suggest that the rocks are pushed by wind. 12Others believe they slide on small amounts of ice or mud. 13So far, research has not confirmed any theory.

Read the following sentence from This Mystery Rocks!:

Unlike normal rocks, they have trails etched behind them as if they have traveled across the sand.

How does the sentence contribute to the main idea of paragraph one?

It reveals why the drifting rocks are strange.
It explains where the rocks may be found.
It identifies the persons who are named on the rocks.
It offers a solution for why the rocks move.

Answer 12

@KyanTheDoodle

Answer 13

They state in the first paragraph that the rocks are weird and how they are weird. Which answer do you think is the closest to this?

Answer 14

um, A?

Answer 15

@KyanTheDoodle

Answer 16

A?
@KyanTheDoodle

Answer 17

are you there?

Answer 18

hellooo ? please asnwer me :)

Answer 19

Yes. Sorry. I was making a sammich.

Answer 20

lol, so A?

Answer 21

Yep

Answer 22

awesome! i have more, so hold on tight ;)

Answer 23

The next question refers to Shedding Light on a Dark Day, by Robin Meriwether. The paragraphs have been numbered to help you identify them more easily.

Shedding Light on a Dark Day, by Robin Meriwether

On May 19, 1780, the skies over New England turned dark in the middle of the day. For more than two hundred years, New England's Dark Day had been shrouded in mystery. Some blamed volcanoes. Some suggested supernatural events. Some claimed it was a sign from the heavens. No one knew for certain what happened. Many thought the mystery would never be solved.

Researchers at the University of Missouri were fascinated by the case. They began examining trees in all surrounding areas. Fire damage in a Canadian forest finally revealed the truth. Scientists looked at burned tree rings and discovered that huge wildfires once raged in the mountains near Ontario. The savage flames created blankets of black smoke. The smoke traveled high into the atmosphere, darkening the New England skies hundreds of miles away.


A student attempting to identify the main idea of paragraph two wrote the following sentence:

When researchers at the University of Missouri began examining trees in surrounding areas, fire damage in a Canadian forest revealed that huge wildfires in the mountains near Ontario darkened the New England skies hundreds of miles away.

Which sentence best describes the student's sentence?
The student's sentence does not include enough information from the paragraph.
The student's sentence leaves out too many important details from the paragraph.
The student's sentence perfectly and properly captures the main idea of the paragraph.
The student's sentence shows the main idea but does not paraphrase the author's words.

Answer 24

@KyanTheDoodle ?? are you there

Answer 25

please answer, i need to hurry !! @KyanTheDoodle

Answer 26

I don't see anything wrong with the student's paragraph.

Answer 27

so what do you think it is?

Answer 28

?? @KyanTheDoodle

Answer 29

Well again, I can't just simply tell you. I'm giving you hints. What do you think?

Answer 30

The student's sentence perfectly and properly captures the main idea of the paragraph.

Answer 31

c?

Answer 32

I believe so

Answer 33

are you sure?