Working at home sounds like fun. You can work in your pajamas, or you can play the radio as loud as you want. You can even sleep an extra hour in the morning. However, making money at home takes drive and dedication. To be successful you must use basic business practices. You must make yourself work rather than play. To be successful you would probably need to.... : make a schedule and stick to it.. In the seventeenth century, the Incan people of South America had an empire that stretched more than 2,500 miles. They built highways throughout their empire. One of their tunnels extended 750 feet through a mountain cliff. One of their rope suspension bridges is still used today. From this article you cannot tell...... : why the roads were important to the Inca.. From news reports about Russia, you may think that the Kremlin is a large building in Moscow. Actually, there are many kremlins in Russia. Kremlin means "fortress" in Russian. In Moscow the Kremlin is not one building but many buildings inside a walled yard. You can tell that Moscow's Kremlin probably..... : was originally a fortress.. The special material in our body that makes us who we are is called DNA. Except for identical twins, everybody has different DNA. Since DNA is everywhere in the body, DNA patterns are generally better than fingerprints for identifying people. Police sometimes use DNA patterns to identify suspects. From this article you can tell that..... : DNA patterns can help solve crimes.. In a radio interview, Albert Einstein was once asked whether he got his great thoughts while relaxing in the bathtub, walking, or sitting in his office. Einstein replied, "I don't really know. I've only had one or maybe two." From this story you can tell that Einstein...... : thought too much value was placed on his ideas.. Ana carefully filled the bird feeders in her backyard. The many trees that grew on her property were home to various kinds of birds. Ana enjoyed watching the birds and listening to them as they came to eat the seeds she provided for them. This story does NOT tell..... : where the birds lived.. Wind does not push sailboats forward. Instead, the sailboats fall. The sails on the boat form a curve when the wind passes across them. The curve creates an empty space behind the sail. The boat goes forward by falling into the empty space. From this article you CANNOT tell...: how the sails are attached to the boat.. A comet is like a dirty ball of snow. It is made of frozen gases, frozen water, and dust. As a comet approaches the sun, the icy center gets hot and evaporates. The gases made by the evaporation form the tail of the comet. The dust left behind in the process forms meteor showers. You can conclude from the story that....: throwing a ball of snow can turn it into a comet. . Juneteenth is a holiday in Texas. It's also celebrated by some people in California and other western states. It can be traced back to the time Union troops arrived in Texas on June 19, 1865. They brought news that the Civil War had ended and that all the slaves were free. This put an end to slavery in Texas. Juneteenth got its name from some people in Texas who had their own way to say "June 19th." Their way stuck!Before the Union troops arrived, did Texans know the Civil War was over? : No. Juneteenth is a holiday in Texas. It's also celebrated by some people in California and other western states. It can be traced back to the time Union troops arrived in Texas on June 19, 1865. They brought news that the Civil War had ended and that all the slaves were free. This put an end to slavery in Texas. Juneteenth got its name from some people in Texas who had their own way to say "June 19th." Their way stuck!Was there slavery in Texas: Yes. Juneteenth is a holiday in Texas. It's also celebrated by some people in California and other western states. It can be traced back to the time Union troops arrived in Texas on June 19, 1865. They brought news that the Civil War had ended and that all the slaves were free. This put an end to slavery in Texas. Juneteenth got its name from some people in Texas who had their own way to say "June 19th." Their way stuck!Is Juneteenth a holiday in all states: No. Juneteenth is a holiday in Texas. It's also celebrated by some people in California and other western states. It can be traced back to the time Union troops arrived in Texas on June 19, 1865. They brought news that the Civil War had ended and that all the slaves were free. This put an end to slavery in Texas. Juneteenth got its name from some people in Texas who had their own way to say "June 19th." Their way stuck!Did Californians coin the word Juneteenth: No. Alonso is building a weather station. He wants to record details abut the weather in his town. So far he has a thermometer to measure air temperature, a gauge to measure rainfall, and a windsock to check wind direction. He still needs something to measure snowfall.What conclusion can you draw from this paragraph? : Alonzo's weather station isn't finished yet.. Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa. At the age of eight, she was brought to America as a slave. There she learned English and Latin, and she managed to gain her freedom. In 1770, she published her first poem. After that she gained fame as a poet. She even shared her poetry with others when she made a trip to England in 1773.What conclusion can you draw from this paragraph: Phillis Wheatley was good with languages.. Polo is a game played on horseback. Each team has four players who attempt to hit a ball with their sticks. Each player has to handle the stick with his or her right hand and control the horse with the left hand. The team that scores more goals wins. Goals are scored by hitting the ball inside the other teams's goalposts.What conclusions can you draw from this paragraph? : You can't play polo if you do not know how to ride a horse.
