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Title: Short passage

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S2-L2

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • In the late 1890s, over 14,000 unique varieties of apples were grown in the US. • The rise of industrial agriculture in the mid-1900s narrowed the range of commercially grown crops. • Thousands of apple varieties considered less suitable for commercial growth were lost. • Today, only 15 apple varieties dominate the market, making up 90% of apples purchased in the US. • The Lost Apple Project, based in Washington State, attempts to find and grow lost apple varieties. States why the decline occurred in the US. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish these goals?
2	Clue	The facts and details were explicit from the main idea of the short passage.
3	Hint	The main idea of the passage is analyzed and interpreted.
4	Step:	Since the rise of industrial agriculture, US farmers have mainly grown the same few unique apple varieties, resulting in the loss of thousands of varieties less suitable for commercial growth.

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Problem

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • In the late 1890s, over 14,000 unique varieties of apples were grown in the US. • The rise of industrial agriculture in the mid-1900s narrowed the range of commercially grown crops. • Thousands of apple varieties considered less suitable for commercial growth were lost. • Today, only 15 apple varieties dominate the market, making up 90% of apples purchased in the US. • The Lost Apple Project, based in Washington State, attempts to find and grow lost apple varieties.

States why the decline occurred in the US. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish these goals?

Clue

The facts and details were explicit from the main idea of the short passage.

Hint

The main idea of the passage is analyzed and interpreted.

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Since the rise of industrial agriculture, US farmers have mainly grown the same few unique apple varieties, resulting in the loss of thousands of varieties less suitable for commercial growth.