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Pretest: Searching for Identity
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What is the central idea of this passage?
The debate has been around for a long time. Depending on whom you ask, homework is either the most important teaching tool, or it's just
meaningless work. But the truth is that homework has some benefits. First, homework helps students go over what they learned in a calm
and peaceful environment. This review helps them pinpoint their strong and weak points. It also helps them practice the concepts they
learned in school. As a result students are better prepared to understand the teacher in class.
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Homework helps teachers identify struggling students.
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Parents find that homework helps their children learn.
OC. Homework improves learning by reinforcing ideas.
OD. Teachers use homework to finish incomplete classwork.
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Read the summary of the first three paragraphs of “the world on turtle’s back.”[1] in the beginning, there was no land, only the great ocean. [2] the sky-world, the home of the gods, was above the ocean. [3] a sacred tree stood at the center. [4] one of the gods pulled out some of its roots for his pregnant wife. [5] this created a hole in the floor of the sky-world. [6] the man's wife fell through the hole toward the ocean below, clutching the roots in her hand.which is the best way to combine sentences 4 and 5? a) one of the gods pulled out some of its roots for his pregnant wife, which created a hole in the floor of the sky-world.b) one of the gods pulled out some of its roots for his pregnant wife, he created a hole in the floor of the sky-world.c) one of the gods pulled out some of its roots for his pregnant wife which created a hole in the floor of the sky-world.d) one of the gods pulled out some of its roots for his pregnant wife he created a hole in the floor of the sky-world.