Text-Dependent Questions
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A.
PART A: Which statement expresses the main theme of the poem?
Most scientific discoveries are made accidentally, rather than through
intentional work.
Science requires just as much creativity and innovation as it does understanding
of chemistry.
You need the right tools and supplies in order to make inventions and scientific
discoveries.
Scientific discoveries and new inventions come from experimentation and
patient trial and error.

Read the sentence from a student’s essay about “the treasure of lemon brown.” greg sees his father differently after he speaks with lemon brown. what revision should the student make to clarify the main idea of this sentence? replace “sees his father differently” with “appreciates his father.” add the phrase “at the end of the story” after the word “differently.” change the wording of “speaks with” to “has a conversation with.” remove “after he speaks with lemon brown” from the sentence.