This is page 3 of Reading Plus Answers Level F. View the complete guide with detailed information on page 1, or browse the questions below.
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Which statement best describes the main idea of this excerpt?
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Eclipses are predictable astronomical events.
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The word “eclipse” comes from a Greek word meaning
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To leave behind.
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Put these types of solar eclipses in order from the one that covers the most of the sun to the one that covers the least.
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Total, Hybrid, Annular, Partial.
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According to this excerpt, what happens during a partial solar eclipse?
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The moon passes through the outer section of Earth's shadow.
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A partial solar eclipse happens when
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Only a portion of the sun is blocked.
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Ancient civilizations did not understand solar eclipses. How did they often explain them?
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An animal was eating the sun.
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Mike liked horses but was unable to ride them. Why?
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He was afraid of them.
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Ulysses’ difficult journey home was the result of?
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a punishment of the god.
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Ulysses’ judged that the cave he visited was home to a rich shepherd. How does the author of this story help the reader understand how Ulysses reached this opinion?
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by describing the contents of the cave.
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Why was Ulysses so concerned about what kind of host the owner of the cave might be?
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welcoming guests was a quality valued by both travelers and the gods.