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Read a text about alternatives to traditional fertilizers.

Traditional pesticides and fertilizers are the clear winners in driving away insects and enriching the soil for healthy crops. However, they often contain harsh chemicals that are dangerous for animals and the environment. As a result, many farmers have started using "green fertilizers," which reduce the impact on the environment and are much safer for everyone's health, including the farmers themselves. These safe alternatives include natural ingredients like crushed shells or even dried blood. Over time, these fertilizers can also improve the quality of the soil, while chemical fertilizers can cause lasting damage to the earth. How do you know which fertilizers are green? Easy! Just look for the labels "organic" or "natural" at the store.

Select the three details that are included in the text.

Detail	Text 1
Fertilizers are used to support plant growth.
Companion planting does not necessarily require the use of chemical fertilizers.
Green fertilizers improve soil quality using natural ingredients.
Some fertilizers contain harsh chemicals.

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Read a text about lucid dreams.

Dreams can range from the mundane to the horrifying, but lucid dreaming, during which dreamers are aware they are dreaming, is a mysterious category all to itself. Though lucid dreams don't occur frequently, experts estimate that fifty percent of the population have experienced the phenomenon at least once. Fascinatingly, some lucid dreamers can control their dreams at will; they may change the details or plot, or they may switch to a different dream entirely. This leads to an obvious question: can this skill be learned? And can we use lucid dreaming to improve waking lives? Some experts say yes. But with research on lucid dreaming still so scarce, the answers to these questions remain a mystery.

Select the three details that are included in the text.

Detail	Text 1
Some lucid dreamers have learned how to direct the content of their dreams.
Some professionals believe that people could benefit from learning to lucid dream.
Some professionals believe that there are potential drawbacks to developing lucid-dreaming skills.
There is not much published research about lucid dreaming.

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When you study a topic, it's a good idea to read texts from different authors. Think about how the texts are similar and how they are different. The details included in the texts can help you understand the authors' points of view. For example, look at the following details from two texts by different authors:

Text 1
- Many endangered animals live in zoos.
- People can learn about animals at zoos.
- Zoos protect animals from being hunted in the wild.

These details highlight the benefits of zoos.

Text 2
- Many endangered animals live in zoos.
- Zoo life puts animals under a lot of stress.
- Animals in zoos cannot live in their natural habitats.

These details highlight the negative effects of zoos.

The authors can use these details to support different points of view about zoos. The author of Text 1 probably thinks that zoos are valuable to both humans and animals. The author of Text 2 probably thinks that zoos are harmful to animals.

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Three of the details are included in the text:

green checkmark, Some lucid dreamers have learned how to direct the content of their dreams.

The text says, "Fascinatingly, some lucid dreamers can control their dreams at will; they may change the details or plot, or they may switch to a different dream entirely."

green checkmark, Some professionals believe that people could benefit from learning to lucid dream.

The text says, "And can we use lucid dreaming to improve waking lives? Some experts say yes."

green checkmark, There is not much published research about lucid dreaming.

The text says, "But with research on lucid dreaming still so scarce, the answers to these questions remain a mystery."

This detail is not included in the text:

red X symbol, Some professionals believe that there are potential drawbacks to developing lucid-dreaming skills.

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