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What is the main idea of the following story?

The crowd began to yell for the girls team as they raced towards the goal.  After passing the ball to another team member,  Maria ,crossed in front of the goal as her teamate kicked the ball toward her at head level.  She jumped in the air and head butted the ball into the net.

Where would be the best place to put the following sentence? 

“With only two minutes left in a tie game, Maria stole the ball from the opposing team.”

(1)The crowd began to yell for the girls team as they raced towards the goal.  (2)After passing the ball to another team member,  Maria ,crossed in front of the goal as her teamate kicked the ball toward her at head level.  (3)She jumped in the air and head butted the ball into the net.

Alex has to write a story about his most embrassing moment for his English class.  What form would be most appropriate?

Meridith has been asked to write a story that will tell why she thinks that no child should be required to go to Summer school.  Which type of writing would be best to use?

   Black bears are named for their color, but they can also be brown and cinnamon in color. Some even have white patches on their chest.  Bears in the Western part of the United States usually are brown, whereas those in the East tend to be black.
The best topic sentence for this paragraph would be:

   Black bears are not always black. Black bears are named for their color, but they can also be brown and cinnamon in color. Some even have white patches on their chest.  Bears in the Western part of the United States usually are brown, whereas those in the East tend to be black.

The best concluding sentence for the paragraph would be:

The rain fell in heavy sheets as the rabbits huddled underneath the bushes.  Tiny, the smallest of all the rabbits, twitched his nose and looked across the field at the farmhouse.  He could hardly wait to sneak into the garden.  He knew that delicious carrots grew there and he planned to be the first one to get them.

What is the setting for the paragraph?

Even though most people hate cockroaches, they help people in many ways.  For instance, scientists use them in the laboratory for testing.  They grow easily in most conditions.  They are used in nutrition and food studies because they will eat almost anything.  They have even been used in experiments for cancer since they grow cancerous tumors like those found in people.
The main idea is located in:

Even though most people hate cockroaches, they help people in many ways.  For instance, scientists use them in the laboratory for testing.  They grow easily in most conditions.  They are used in nutrition and food studies because they will eat almost anything.  They have even been used in experiments for cancer since they grow cancerous tumors like those found in people.
Which is NOT a supporting detail in the paragraph?

Mandy struggled to keep warm in the frozen woods.  She huddled against a massive tree to keep the cold north wind off of her.  She had been trapped in this wilderness for two days and knew that if she was going to survive she must find food tomorrow and melt some of the snow to drink.
The paragraph describes Mandy trying to stay alive: this is what part of the story?

Mandy struggled to keep warm in the frozen woods.  She huddled against a massive tree to keep the cold north wind off of her.  She had been trapped in this wilderness for two days and knew that if she was going to survive she must find food tomorrow and melt some of the snow to drink.
Which sentence would be the BEST concluding statement?

You have been asked to write a letter to the principal of your school explaining why the student council should be allowed to miss school to go to a city council meeting.  What format should your letter take?

        
      2) So then the Sun broke out from behind the cloud and shone as brightly as his could.  This caused the traveler to get so hot that he took off his coat.  As you can see, tenderness often works better than roughness.

      3) The Wind and the Sun were arguing about who was stronger when they saw a traveler coming down the road.

      4) So the Sun hid behind a cloud while the Wind began blowing as hare as he could at the traveler.  But the more he blew, the more the traveler clung to his coat.  At last, the Wind cried, “I can’t do it”.
(Aesop’s Fables)

Put the sentences above in the correct sequence:

(1) Take out two pieces of bread. (2) Spread peanut butter on one slice and jelly on the other.  (3) Put the two pieces together with the peanut butter and jam on the inside.  (4) Enjoy your PB & J sandwich.
In order to make the sequence more clear tell me what transition word you would use at the beginning of sentence (3)

Joey loved watching the birds that would come to his backyard birdfeeder. (___________) He also began giving them names like: Bob, Sally, & Raphael. 
Which detail ,if put in the blank above, would improve the effectiveness of the story?

(1) Joey loved watching the birds that would come to his backyard birdfeeder.  (2) He would spend hours counting them and looking up their names in his father’s bird book.  (3) He could even tell the differences between the different species and began giving them names like: Bob, Sally, & Raphael.  (4) Birds are very resourceful.
Which sentence is an irrelvant, or unecessary detail?

The man drove his car.  The man drove his car fast.  The man drove to the store.
What would be the best way to combine these sentences to improve the writing style?