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Native people in early North America liked to play games. Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse. In lacrosse the rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands. You catch the ball in a net on the end of a sti
a) A: Their favorite games were played with a stick and a ball, like lacrosse.
b) Native people in early North America liked to play games.
c) You catch the ball in a net on the end of a stick and use the stick to throw the ball.
d) In lacrosse the rule is that you can't touch the ball with your hands.

Not all plants grow in the same way. Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are called annuals. Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials. Other plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials
a) Other plants grow and reproduce for many years and are called perennials.
b) Some plants grow and reproduce in two years and are called biennials.
c) Not all plants grow in the same way.
d) Some plants grow and reproduce in one year and are called annuals

Animals have defenses against being eaten, and so do plants. Plants like milkweed have strong chemicals that can make animals sick. Poison Ivy has oils in its leaves that will give animals an itchy rash. Blackberries have sharp thorns.
a) Animals have defenses against being eaten, and so do plants
b) Blackberries have sharp thorns all over the plant.
c) Poison ivy has oils in its leaves that will give animals an itchy rash.
d) Plants like hemlock have strong chemicals that can make animals sick

Yellowjackets, a kind of wasp, are a normal part of summer. Their numbers increase all summer, making them a nuisance by late summer. Colonies can reach several thousand individuals. Picnic areas are especially attractive to them, and Yellowjackets w
a) Their numbers increase all summer, making them a nuisance by late summer.
b) Yellowjackets, a kind of wasp, are a normal part of summer.
c) Colonies can reach several thousand individuals.
d) Picnic areas are especially attractive to them, and Yellowjackets will visit these areas regularly.

Insect antennae, also called feelers, do much more than just feel. They help the insect feel objects, monitor motion, and detect smells. They let the insect hear, sense moisture, and feel heat. They can also interpret a variety of chemical cues.
a) They help the insect feel objects, monitor motion, and detect smells.
b) They can also interpret a variety of chemical cues.
c) Insect antennae, also called feelers, do much more than just feel.
d) They let the insect hear, sense moisture, and feel heat.

Alex scored 8 points for his baseball team. He struck out 5 players. He hit 2 home runs and drove in 6 more runs. Alex was declared Most Valuable Player of the game.
a) He hit 2 home runs and drove in 6 more runs
b) Alex was declared Most Valuable Player of the game.
c) Alex scored 8 points for his baseball team
d) He struck out 5 players.

Dogs are often called man's best friend, but they also help humans in many ways. Some dogs hunt or retrieve. Some dogs guide the blind. Others guard animals and property
a) Others guard animals and property.
b) Some dogs guide the blind.
c) Some dogs hunt or retrieve.
d) Dogs are often called man's best friend, but they also help humans in many ways.

Before the Europeans came, women in North America had more power and freedom than women in Europe or Asia. Women owned their own houses. They could get divorced if they wanted to. They didn't lose their children if they did get divorced.
a) Women owned their own houses.
b) They didn't lose their children if they did get divorced.
c) They could get divorced if they wanted to.
d) Before the Europeans came, women in North America had more power and freedom than women in Europe or Asia.

People in early North America ate only wild foods that they could hunt or gather. Inuit people ate a lot of fish and seal meat, and gathered seaweed. Pueblo people ate cactus fruit and pine nuts, and hunted rabbits and birds. Cree people ate fish wit
a) Cree people ate fish with wild rice that they gathered in the wetlands around the Great Lakes.
b) People in early North America ate only wild foods that they could hunt or gather.
c) Inuit people ate a lot of fish and seal meat, and gathered seaweed.
d) Pueblo people ate cactus fruit and pine nuts, and hunted rabbits and birds.

Martin Luther King Jr. was one of America's most important civil rights leaders. He inspired many with his famous, I have a dream speech. He believed in using non-violent methods to achieve his dream of racial integration. He was assassinated at age
a) He was assassinated at age 39
b) He believed in using non-violent methods to achieve his dream of racial integration.
c) He inspired many with his famous, I have a dream speech.
d) Martin Luther King Jr. was one of America's most important civil rights leaders.

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