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Martin was hungry. He decided to eat breakfast. He took out cereal from the cupboard. He poured the cereal into a bowl. He added milk. He got a spoon from the drawer and ate at the kitchen table. What is the main idea?

Martin is eating breakfast

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Michelle is going to a birthday party on Saturday. She needs a dress to wear. She is on her way to the mall to buy a new dress. She hopes she finds a dress at one of the department stores. What is the main idea?

Michelle needs a new dress.

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Samantha has a hard time reading the board at school. She squints and asks to move closer to the board. Her teacher is concerned. She tells Samantha's parents that she may need glasses. What is the main idea?

Samantha needs glasses

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Andy went to the barber shop. He sat in the chair. The barber cut his hair. Once the barber was finished, Andy paid for his haircut. What is the main idea?

Andy got a haircut.

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Ashley's room was so messy. She made her bed. Then she put her clothes and toys away. Last, she dusted the furniture and then vacuumed the floor. What is the main idea?

Ashley was cleaning her room.

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My dog ran away last night when I opened the door. Every time I open the door my dog tries to run outside. Most of the time I can stop him from going out. Last night there was a cat outside our house and my dog ran after it.

My dog ran away.

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Joe bought a new game. He save up his money for an entire month. He went to the store with his mom to pick out the game.

Joe got a new game

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Amy got a kitten for her birthday. Amy asked for a kitten every year, but her parents told her she needed to show responsibility first. Amy did all her chores and got a kitten.

Amy got a kitten

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Dan made cookies after school with his grandma. Dan's grandma picked him up from school today and they went to the store. She told him they could make something when they got home so he picked out ingredients for chocolate chip cookies.

Dan made chocolate chip cookies with his grandma

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Allie missed a week of school when she was sick. Allie woke up with a fever and a cough. Her mom told her to rest and she fell asleep. She was sick for the entire week and had to go to the doctor.

Allie was sick for a week and missed school.

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Dave made a snowman on his snow day. There was a lot of snow on the ground and it was perfect to pack into a snowball. He and his sister rolled three big snowballs in their front yard. It was the tallest snowman they have ever seen.

Dave and his sister made a snowman

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Brianna spilled her water at lunch. Brianna brought her purple water bottle to school everyday. Yesterday, while she was carrying it she tripped on a chair and spilled it all over the floor.

Brianna spilled her water bottle on the floor at lunch.

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Beth checked out four books from the library. Today Beth's class got to go to the library. She returned all of the books she read and her teacher told her she could get new books.

Beth got four new books at the library.

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Ben lost a tooth while he was eating an apple. For a whole week Ben's tooth was very wiggly. Every day he tried to wiggle it more so it would come out. Finally, his tooth fell out at snack time.

Ben lost a tooth when he ate an apple.

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Chris went to the ice cream shop and got a strawberry ice cream cone. Chris was excited to get an ice cream cone after school. It was very hot outside and he wanted to cool down by eating ice cream with his friends.

Chris got a strawberry ice cream cone with his friends after school.

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Eric forgot his backpack on the bus. This morning Eric was very tired when he got on the bus. He found a seat on the back and fell asleep. When the bus stopped he woke up and went in the school. His backpack was still on the seat.

Eric left his backpack on the bus.

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