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Summarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game, Part 1 Answers

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Which excerpt best states the central idea of the second paragraph of The Dark Game?

A
Most of the war was fought in states south of Washington, D.C. . . .
B
For the Union soldiers, this meant they had to fight in unfamiliar and hostile territory.
C
This matter of geography affected the spies who worked behind enemy lines.
D
Confederate spies could usually find a safe house, or at least a sympathetic soul . . .
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Which detail should be included in a summary of Elizabeth Van Lew’s role as a spymaster during the Civil War?

A
She was born in the year 1818.
B
Her home was used as a safe house.
C
In 1864, she sent three messages weekly.
D
She put a message inside an empty eggshell.
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A good summary of an informational text must

A
include all the details that the text contains about its subject.
B
state, in the student’s own words, only the most important ideas.
C
evaluate whether the text’s author covered the subject matter well.
D
use phrases and sentences taken directly from the original author.
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Trina is writing a summary of an article on global warming. To write a good summary, what should Trina do? Select four options.think about what the central ideas of the article areparaphrase the central ideas of the articlewrite the central ideas of the article in her own wordsmake the summary the same length as the articlecondense the central ideas into a shorter formuse sentences from the article without quotation marksinclude as many details from the article as she can

A
think about what the central ideas of the article are
B
paraphrase the central ideas of the article
C
write the central ideas of the article in her own words
D
make the summary the same length as the article
E
condense the central ideas into a shorter form
F
use sentences from the article without quotation marks
G
include as many details from the article as she can
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What is the central idea of the first paragraph of The Dark Game?

A
The Civil War was a short conflict between the North and the South.
B
The Civil War lasted longer than people at first expected it to last.
C
During the Civil War, there were many casualties on both sides.
D
During the Civil War, Fort Sumter was overtaken by the Confederacy.
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Read this paragraph from The Dark Game.Another thing that changed very little in the years between the wars was the means of obtaining military intelligence. Although the use of photography and the telegraph brought some technological advances, the craft of spying on the enemy's army still relied on fieldwork. For the most part, intelligence was gathered in simple ways. Prisoners of war and deserters were interrogated. The Union army was always interested in hearing what runaway slaves had to report. And, of course, both armies relied on cavalry scouts, signal intercepts, visual observation, and captured correspondence.

A
During the Civil War, intelligence was gathered in the same ways it had been gathered in previous wars.
B
Photography and the telegraph were some of the technological advances that were used in Civil War espionage.
C
Most espionage during the Civil War was fieldwork that included observation, scouting, and interrogation of prisoners.
D
Enslaved persons that ran away, as well as prisoners from the Union Army, were good sources of information during the Civil War.
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In The Dark Game, how does the author develop the central idea that Elizabeth Van Lew was a spymaster during the Civil War?

A
by including details about the work that Van Lew did
B
by recounting an anecdote that Van Lew tells in her own words
C
by citing an example of Van Lew’s coded messages
D
by illustrating the technology that Van Lew had available to her
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How does this excerpt develop the central idea that Elizabeth Van Lew helped expand the role of women in society? Choose two answers.

A
It states how Van Lew acted as an important leader and manager at a time when women were generally discouraged from taking on those roles.
B
It shows that Van Lew was dedicated to a cause outside of her family and worked hard for her beliefs.
C
It illustrates how Van Lew became the most successful spy during the war and greatly helped the Union Army, though she was a woman.
D
It describes how Van Lew organized women to fight for their legal rights and equal representation in government.

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