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Intermediate · B4Domain 1 | Main Idea
In what is now Washington state, the Tulalip Tribes operate the Hibulb Cultural Center. Relying on traditional knowledge to guide the design of exhibits, this institution presents Tulalip history and culture to the tribes’ citizens. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, a tribe in North Dakota, employs a similar strategy in its own cultural center. Both centers contrast with museums that aren’t Indigenous-led; when displaying Indigenous artifacts, such museums tend to anticipate mainly non-Indigenous audiences and rely on Euro-centric strategies for designing exhibits.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
A
When staging Indigenous exhibits, non-Indigenous institutions should follow the example of the cultural centers operated by the Tulalip Tribes and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
B
The cultural centers operated by the Tulalip Tribes and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa differ in strategy from non-Indigenous museums that stage Indigenous exhibits.
C
Whereas non-Indigenous institutions stage exhibits on a wide array of subjects, the cultural centers operated by the Tulalip Tribes and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa serve primarily to present Indigenous history and cultures.
D
The strategy used by the Tulalip Tribes to present history and culture to tribal citizens differs only slightly from the strategy used by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa at its own cultural center.
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Easy · B1Domain 1 | Main Idea
What is a city? The answer depends on where you live! Many countries define an area as a city based on how many people live there. However, not every country uses the same numbers. Albania defines a city as an area with a population of at least 400, while Greece defines a city as having a minimum population of 10,000. Some countries even define cities using other factors, like the number of buildings in the area.
Which choice best states the main topic of the text?
A
What some people enjoy about cities
B
The number of small towns in Albania
C
How different countries define what a city is
D
The country of Greece
3
Easy · B2Domain 1 | Main Idea
The following text is from Angeline Boulley’s 2021 novel Firekeeper’s Daughter. The narrator is an Ojibwe teenager who runs in the morning before going to school. Levi is her younger brother.
My brother complains about my lengthy warm-up routine whenever he runs with me. I keep telling Levi that my longer, bigger, and therefore vastly superior muscles require more intensive preparation for peak performance. The real reason, which he would think is dorky, is that I recite the correct anatomical name for each muscle as I stretch.
What is the main topic of the text?
A
The narrator’s warm-up routine before running
B
A high school teacher whose class the narrator enjoys
C
The career that the narrator’s brother hopes to pursue someday
D
The narrator’s feelings about moving to a new town
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Easy · B3Domain 1 | Main Idea
Animals use many objects as tools to achieve goals more easily. Such goals include grooming, finding food, and protecting themselves. For a long time, people thought tool use was unique to primates. Octopuses and other animals, though, have busted the myth that tool use requires hands. Inventively, octopuses use two halves of a seashell to provide protection or a place to hide. Woodpecker finches also get creative. They use cactus spines to pry insects from hiding places.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
A
Unlike primates, octopuses are exceptionally skillful at using different tools.
B
Contrary to long-held beliefs, primates aren’t the only animals to use tools.
C
Animals find it difficult to use objects as tools.
D
There are many myths about tool use that researchers are starting to challenge.
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Intermediate · B4Domain 1 | Main Idea
Online surveys are a common tool researchers use to collect information. These surveys are usually designed for use on personal computers (PCs), but more people are using smartphones to complete them than they are PCs. This shift in device usage may change how participants interact with online surveys. When researchers Jean Philippe Décieux and Philipp E. Sischka investigated, they found that PC users were more likely to multitask while taking surveys than smartphone users were, but PC users were also more likely to complete the surveys.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
A
People are choosing to take online surveys on smartphones more often than they are on PCs because smartphones are convenient.
B
A study shows that the type of device people use to complete online surveys affects how they interact with these surveys.
C
Researchers prefer online surveys to other ways of collecting information because they think online survey results are more reliable.
D
Researchers are investigating why survey completion rates are higher on PCs than they are on smartphones, despite increased multitasking on PCs.
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