AnswersBasic English II S2Preparing to Read an Informational Text

Important Details in an Informational Text Answers

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Read the passage.Young people drink juice at breakfast and sports drinks after working out. Soda is sold in giant-sized containers, offering more sugar than anyone needs. Water fountains are often ignored, but they are a valuable resource. Drinking water circulates nutrients, prevents headaches, and makes skin glow. Perhaps the soda machines in every school in America should be restocked with water bottles.

A
Young people drink juice at breakfast and sports drinks after working out.
B
Soda is sold in giant-sized containers, offering more sugar than anyone needs.
C
Water fountains are often ignored, but they are a valuable resource.
D
Drinking water circulates nutrients, prevents headaches, and makes skin glow.
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Read the excerpt from "Machu Picchu: A City in the Sky.”There are many interesting sights throughout the city [of Machu Picchu]. There is the royal area with its palaces. The white stone buildings are decorated with carvings. There are grand temples, like the Temple of the Sun. Visitors can view what is left of the tower where soldiers stood guard. There are stone pyramids where royal people were buried.

A
The palaces of Machu Picchu, with temples, towers, and pyramids, offer a glimpse of ancient royalty.
B
When people visit Machu Picchu, they should include a visit to the emperor at the royal palace.
C
The people of Machu Picchu worshipped at the Temple of the Sun, and its ruins can be visited by tourists.
D
The ruins of Machu Picchu reveal the lives of the common Incan people who served the emperor.
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A summary of an informational text should contain

A
a list of the reader’s opinions.
B
the same wording as the original text.
C
definitions of important vocabulary.
D
a brief overview of the central ideas.
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the history of weight liftingadding weights to workoutsthe body’s muscle groupsavoiding exercise injuries

A
the history of weight lifting
B
adding weights to workouts
C
the body’s muscle groups
D
avoiding exercise injuries

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