1/17 Main Idea & Question Types

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Origins of Halloween: A Celtic festival 2,000 years ago, marking the New Year on Nov 1, celebrated with costumes and bonfires.

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The origins of Halloween.

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Main idea of the passage: Expectation of life after 1985.

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How long you might expect to live.

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Main idea of the passage: Farmers in Japan face limited farmland and many people to feed. Some grow crops on hillsides, but many foods are imported.

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Little land to farm in Japan.

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Main idea of the passage: Babies use both hands, but one may become preferred. How to tell if a baby is right- or left-handed?

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How to tell right- from left-handed babies.

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Main idea:

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The author enjoys spending time with her family.

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Choice made by Shu Fa in "Secret Water"?

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Author and Me

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Shu Fa made a difficult decision. What type of question is this?

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On My Own

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Shu Fa lives with Uncle and Auntie in a dry, dusty village with no water.

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Right There

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Shu Fa sees villagers struggle for water, worrying so much that her hair turns white. Her uncle injures himself fetching water.

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Think and Search

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Character in the story most like you? Type of question?

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Author and Me