Research & Note-Taking

Question 1

Read the passage below: "The community garden at Riverside Park plants tomatoes, beans, and carrots each spring. Volunteers water the beds every morning, and the harvest is shared with local schools." Which of the following sentences best paraphrases this information without changing its meaning?

Accepted Answer

Every spring, Riverside Park’s community garden grows tomatoes, beans, and carrots; volunteers water them each morning and give the crops to nearby schools.

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Riverside Park’s garden plants tomatoes, beans, and carrots in the summer, and volunteers water them weekly before donating the harvest to the city library.

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The garden at Riverside Park produces vegetables like tomatoes, beans, and carrots each spring, but volunteers only water the beds occasionally, and the produce is sold at a farmer’s market.

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Each spring, volunteers plant tomatoes, beans, and carrots in Riverside Park’s community garden, water the beds daily, and keep the harvest for themselves.

Question 2

Read the two short sources below. Source A: "A penguin’s feathers keep it warm in icy water. The feathers are oily, which helps water slide off." Source B: "Penguins cannot fly, but they can swim up to 15 miles per hour using their strong flippers." Which note entry best shows organized notes taken from both sources using your own words?

Accepted Answer

• Warmth: Penguin feathers are thick and oily, insulating them in cold water. • Movement: Though flightless, penguins swim swiftly—about 15 miles/hour—using powerful flippers.

Answer

• Warmth: Penguin feathers keep it warm in icy water. • Movement: Penguins cannot fly but can swim up to 15 miles per hour using their strong flippers.

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Penguins have oily feathers that keep them warm, and they can fly at 15 mph.

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Warm feathers help penguins stay warm; strong flippers let them swim fast.

Question 3

Read the paragraph below: "Butterflies begin their lives as eggs laid on the underside of leaves. When the eggs hatch, the caterpillars eat the leaves and grow quickly. After several molts, the caterpillars form a chrysalis, where they change into adult butterflies. The adult butterflies then fly away to find food and mates." Which of the following notes would be the best summary of this paragraph for a science notebook?

Accepted Answer

Butterflies start as eggs, become caterpillars that eat leaves, turn into a chrysalis, and emerge as adult butterflies.

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Caterpillars grow by molting and then become butterflies without any change.

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Butterflies live their whole life on the same leaf where they were born.

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Butterflies lay eggs on leaves and later eat nectar as adults.

Try three questions

Read the passage below: "The community garden at Riverside Park plants tomatoes, beans, and carrots each spring. Volunteers water the beds every morning, and the harvest is shared with local schools." Which of the following sentences best paraphrases this information without changing its meaning?

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