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In some sports, players can be injured easily. That’s
why the rules of these sports require the players to
wear special safety equipment. Football players wear
helmets and pads, soccer players wear shin guards,
and cyclists wear bicycle helmets. Some skiers and
snowboarders also wear helmets. This specialized
equipment doesn’t always protect a player from
injury, but it certainly helps. Injury is possible even
when a player is not competing, so it’s a good idea
for a player to use the recommended safety gear
every time he or she practices.
It is estimated that 60% of the world’s population
speaks more than one language. There are many
different ways to learn a new language. Some people
are born into families who use multiple languages at
home, and they grow up learning two or more languages
at a time. Some people do not start learning a second
language until they go to school and learn it in a class.
Many people go to live in a foreign country where people
speak the language they want to learn. By living among
people who speak a different language, a person can
learn that language quickly because he or she is forced
to try to understand it and speak it.
Why should athletes wear the recommended safety
gear even when they’re not competing?
How does moving to a foreign country help someone to
learn a new language?
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text that contains the answer to the question and then
paraphrase it.
Find the exact sentence or part of a sentence from the
text that contains the answer to the question and then
paraphrase it.
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Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican artist who painted
many self portraits. When Kahlo was 18 years old,
she was in a terrible bus accident. She had to spend
three months recovering in a cast that covered
much of her body. To pass the time, she painted.
Many of her paintings were inspired by the pain she
felt as a result of the accident, and some were
inspired by the traditions of Mexican culture.
Although Kahlo created and sold many paintings
during her lifetime, most people didn’t know about
her art until after her death. Today, her paintings
are worth thousands of dollars.
The human circulatory system is made of all the
parts in the body that help blood to move around, or
circulate. The heart, which pumps the blood, is a
large part of the circulatory system, but there’s
much more to it than that. The heart forces the
blood to move through the veins and arteries. Blood
cells carry oxygen to the parts of the body that
need it and remove carbon dioxide and other waste
products from tissues. Without the veins and
arteries, blood would not be able to move around the
body and the body would not be able to get the
oxygen that it needs.
Where did Frida Kahlo get her inspiration for her art?
What is the role of blood cells in the circulatory
system?
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text that contains the answer to the question and then
paraphrase it.
Find the exact sentence or part of a sentence from the
text that contains the answer to the question and then
paraphrase it.
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Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing
Answer:
Answer:
Quote: “By living among people who speak a different
language, a person can learn that language quickly because
he or she is forced to try to understand it and speak it.”
Quote: “Injury is possible even when a player is not
competing, so it’s a good idea for a player to use the
recommended safety gear every time he or she practices.”
Sample Paraphrased Answer: When a person lives with
people who speak the language that he or she wants to
learn, that person is required to communicate in that
language, which makes him or her learn it faster.
Sample Paraphrased Answer: It’s smart for athletes to
wear safety gear even when they’re not competing
because they can still get hurt while practicing.
Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing
Answer:
Answer:
Quote: “Blood cells carry oxygen to the parts of the body
that need it and remove carbon dioxide and other waste
products from tissues.”
Quote: “Many of her paintings were inspired by the pain she
felt as a result of the accident, and some were inspired by
the traditions of Mexican culture.”
Sample Paraphrased Answer: Oxygen is brought to
different parts of the body by blood cells. Blood cells also
take carbon dioxide and waste away from tissues.
Sample Paraphrased Answer: Frida Kahlo’s pain from her
accident and the customs of her Mexican culture served as
sources of inspiration for her paintings.
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Many things that are made by machines today were
made by hand a century ago. One example is candles.
A candle maker would start by spinning cotton into a
string and braiding it to make the wick of the candle.
Next, he or she would use animal fat to make a
substance called tallow. The tallow could be melted in
a pot. When the tallow became liquid, a candle maker
could set a wick up in a jar, pour in the melted tallow,
and let it harden. If the candle maker wanted to
make a candle that was not inside a jar, he or she
could dip the wick into the tallow and let the tallow
stick to the wick. This made long, skinny candles.
It takes a lot of money to run for a public office such
as president, governor, or mayor. If someone wants to
run for an office but doesn’t have enough money, he or
she can ask for donations to help pay for his or her
campaign. Sometimes individuals or groups will give
money to the candidate that they hope will win. The
candidate uses this money to pay for billboards, small
signs, television commercials, and radio spots. There are
also other campaign expenses like traveling to visit
voters in their hometowns. If a candidate can get his or
her message to enough people and convince them that
he or she is the best person for the job, that candidate
might get enough votes to win the election.
How did candle makers used to make the wick of the
candle?
What can someone do who wants to run for office but
doesn’t have the money needed?
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text that contains the answer to the question and then
paraphrase it.
Find the exact sentence or part of a sentence from the
text that contains the answer to the question and then
paraphrase it.
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Many of the foods that we eat everyday rely on
bees. These fruits and vegetables grow from
flowering plants. In order to produce a fruit or a
vegetable, some flowering plants need bees to visit
them and carry pollen from flower to flower. If
bees do not come to the plant, the plant cannot make
its fruit or vegetable. Some popular foods that rely
on bee pollination are broccoli, apples, lemons,
carrots, and avocados. Unfortunately, bees can be
killed by pesticides and their homes can be
destroyed by new construction. When this happens,
the bee population gets smaller and humans might
lose some sources of food.
When you eat a banana, do you eat all of it, including
the peel? When you eat an apple, do you eat the
core? You may be surprised to find out that the parts
of a fruit or vegetable that are usually not eaten can
be used to make more fruits and vegetables through
composting. Composting involves allowing plant material
to decay with the help of moisture and heat. Plant
material can be put into a special composting bin or
just left in a pile outdoors where it will heat up in the
sun. When the plant material has completely decayed,
it becomes nutrient-rich fertilizer. The fertilizer can
be added to soil to feed a new plant as it grows.
What are some threats to bees’ lives?
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text that contains the answer to the question and then
paraphrase it.
Where can plant material be left for composting?
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paraphrase it.
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Answer:
Answer:
Quote: “If someone wants to run for an office but doesn’t
have enough money, he or she can ask for donations to help
pay for his or her campaign.”
Quote: “A candle maker would start by spinning cotton into a
string and braiding it to make the wick of the candle.”
Sample Paraphrased Answer: If a person doesn’t have the
money needed to run for office, that person can ask
others to assist with the campaign by giving him or her
money.
Sample Paraphrased Answer: To make a candle’s wick,
candle makers took some cotton, spun it into a piece of
string, and then braided it.
Paraphrasing
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Answer:
Quote: “Plant material can be put into a special composting
bin or just left in a pile outdoors where it will heat up in the
sun.”
Quote: “Unfortunately, bees can be killed by pesticides and
their homes can be destroyed by new construction.”
Sample Paraphrased Answer: For composting, the leftover
materials from plants may be placed in a pile outside in the
warm sun or placed into a special composting bin.
Sample Paraphrased Answer: When people build new homes
or use pesticides on their plants, they may be killing bees.
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