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Many roads have long histories.

Some roads began as paths for

people or cows and horses. Then

carriages and early cars used them.

Some of these dirt roads were paved

and became modern roads. Some are

even highways now.

A) what the history of some roads is

B) what dirt roads were likeC) how highways are built today

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One kind of starfish is called a sun

star. It may have seven or more rays.

The rays look like the lines around

the sun. This starfish grows to be

over twelve inches wide. Like the

setting sun, it is also red.

A) how many rays the starfish has

B) why children like starfishC) how one starfish is like the sun


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The blue whale is the largest creature

that ever lived. It is also the most

powerful animal in the world. The

blue whale can pull as much weight

as four hundred people pulling

together at the same time. It can

even pull more than a powerful train

engine.

A) how strong the blue whale is

B) where the blue whale livesC) what the blue whale eats



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Most birds do not sing when it is

raining very hard. This is also true

when there is a strong wind. Birds do

not sing much when it is very hot or

very cold. Just before or after a

storm, many birds sing more thanusual.

A) when birds sing and do not sing

B) why birds like to singC) when birds sing the most

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Arbor Day, a day for planting trees,

began in Nebraska in 1872. Most

states plant trees for Arbor Day in

the spring. In some states, though,

Arbor Day is in the winter. Florida

schoolchildren plant trees in January one of the best times for tree

planting in that state.

A) what is done on Arbor Day

B) which state plant trees in springC) what time of year is warm in Florida


The apple is the favorite of all fruits

that grow on trees. It is dressed in

many colors green, pink, yellow,

and red. Almost everyone likes its

taste. The apple can be eaten cooked

or raw. It can be grown almosteverywhere. There are almost ten

thousand kinds of apples.

A) how wonderful apples are

B) where apples are grownC) what apples tastes like



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A long time ago, there was a very

heavy rainfall. It took place in the

country of India, far away. In one

month, thirty feet of rain fell, enough

to cover a city. In one year, enough

rain fell to drown a nine-storybuilding.

A) what one rainstorm was like

B) how rain helped IndiaC) why people liked rain


There is a cactus plant shaped like a

barrel. It is called the barrel cactus.

Another kind of cactus has little

hooks from which it gets its name,

fishhook cactus. One cactus plant

looks like a human brain. It is calledthe brain cactus.

A) how the fishhook cactus got its name

B) where to find the barrel cactusC) how three cactus plants were named


Elephant keepers care for elephants

just as they would care for children.

The keepers feed the elephants,

clean up after them, train them, and

scold them when they dont behave.

Besides a mix of oats, corn, andmolasses, each elephant eats

seventy-five pounds of hay a day!

A) how keepers care for elephants

B) what elephants eat besides hayC) when elephants are fed each day



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There is a plant in our country that

doesnt have any green leaves. This

plant grows about eight inches tall.

At the end of each stem is a white

flower. The stem is also white. The

plant looks like many white claypipes. It is called the Indian pipe.

A) why American Indians smoke pipes

B) why American Indians named plantsC) what the Indian pipe looks like


Is it a good idea to use a garden hose

to dig a hole? The strong steam of

water from the hose washes away

the earth, making a deep hole.

Sometimes, though, the dirt washes

up behind the hose and covers it.Then it is difficult to get the hose

out!

A) how to use a hose for watering

B) why a hose is not good for diggingC) how to turn a hose on or off easily


Our eyelashes help keep bits of dust

from getting into our eyes. They act

as umbrellas. They keep rain from

getting into our eyes. They also keep

sunlight from our eyes. Eyelashes are

like frames. Like frames around apicture, they help to make our eyes

beautiful.

A) how picture frames help us

B) how eyelashes help usC) what eyelashes look like



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The monkey dog is only about a foot

high. Big bushy eyebrows hang down

over the little dogs eyes. Hair is all

over its face. The monkey dog likes to

jump about. It is very playful. People

say that the monkey dog is more like

a monkey than a dog.

A) where to buy a monkey dog

B) what the monkey dog is likeC) how big the monkey dog is


When a baby gets its teeth, it likes to

chew on something. Long, long ago,

people used a coin as the babys

teaching ring. They just took a silver

dollar and made a hole in it. Then

they put a string through the hole

and looped it around the babys

neck.

A) what babies teeth are like

B) why babies chewC) how teething rings were made


Things that are far away look small.

Things that are near look bigger.

Draw pictures of three blocks that

are the same size. The one that looks

biggest is the nearest block. The

block that looks the smallest is

farthest away.

A) how to find something big

B) why things look big or smallC) why children like blocks


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