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| 1 | Identify the fragment in the selections below:
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The sunflowers in the yard are huge. |
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Some are ten feet tall. |
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Probably because they get so much water. |
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The birds come and eat the seed in the fall. |
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| 2 | Mark the fragment below. |
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Leo has always wanted to travel. |
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Almost anywhere is fine with him. |
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As long as there is some adventure and new sites to see. |
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Last year he went to Spain. |
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| 3 | Find the fragment. |
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For his next adventure, Leo wants to go to Tibet. |
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This trip will be difficult. |
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Because access into Tibet is limited. |
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Still, Leo hopes he will gaze upon the beauty of Tibet's mountains one day. |
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| 4 | Find the fragment below. |
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It is the year 2050. |
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You want to buy new shoes. |
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Instead of walking into a store filled with shoes to try on. |
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You walk into a room filled with electronic equipment. |
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| 5 | Find the fragment. |
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In Leo's lifetime, technology has really changed. |
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He remembers when there was no television. |
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Kids played outside or played board games. |
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Reading books and playing with toy cars and dolls and jacks and balls. |
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| 6 | Find the fragment. |
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Leo thinks that kids today may have lost a few skills because of technology. |
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Because kids don't have to use their imagination as much to be entertained. |
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TV is an instant entertainment. |
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Watching people replaces going out and doing things with people. |
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| 7 | Find the fragment. |
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Leo thinks that TV has too many commercials. |
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Making people want things that won't truly satisfy them. |
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New clothes, sexy shampoo, and cleaning products don't bring real happiness. |
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The commercials make happiness equal to pretty hair, the right shoes, and a sparkling floor. |
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| 8 | Find the fragment. |
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Loe notices that kids want to eat at fast food restaurants. |
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Mainly because of the toys offered rather than the food. |
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The kids enjoy the toys for a short time. |
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Leo remembers when getting a toy was a big deal. |
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| 9 | Find the fragment. |
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Leo notices too that most beer commercials feature beautiful women. |
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As if drinking a certain kind of beer makes a man more attractive to women. |
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Leo often wonders which beer works best. |
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He thinks that maybe the woman would have to drink the beer in order for the process to work for him. |
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| 10 | Find the fragment. |
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This past summer, Leo went on vacation. |
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He went to the mountains in Northern, New Mexico.
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He had a wonderful time. |
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Camping and hiking and enjoying the stars at night. |
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| 11 | Find the fragment. |
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Leo did not see anyone else in the mountains for a week. |
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It was very quiet there. |
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Not even airplanes or cars. |
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At first it seemed too quiet. |
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| 12 | Find the fragment. |
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After a day or two, Leo could hear himself think. |
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All the noise that filled his head was gone. |
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Even though once in a while a silly jingle from the TV broke the quiet thoughts. |
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Leo enoyed the solitude. |
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| 13 | Find the fragment. |
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Every noise was amplified. |
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After Leo returned home from his quiet vacation. |
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The cars were louder and the TV seemed like an irritating guest. |
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He didn't turn it on for weeks. |
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| 14 | Find the fragment. |
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Leo vowed not to turn on the TV. |
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Unless, of course, there was something special on that he wanted to watch. |
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Sometimes he liked to watch a good movie or sporting event. |
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Still, he had problems turning off the TV after the program was over. |
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| 15 | Find the fragment. |
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Leo realized that for him TV was like an addiction. |
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Gazing at the TV calmed him and made the hours pass quickly. |
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He could spend hours watching TV. |
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Until he became tired and knew that he needed to go to bed. |
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