5. in 1972, five men broke into offices of the democratic party in washington, d.c. members of the media and congress connected the burglary to members of president nixon’s reelection campaign. nixon and his staff denied the accusations and committed illegal acts to hide the truth. as the house of representatives debated impeaching nixon, he resigned in disgrace rather than face a vote of impeachment. this episode will forever be known as the watergate scandal; named after the office building that was burglarized.
what is this paragraph mostly about?
a. the watergate scandal
b. president nixon
c. the u.s. congress
d. impeachment

6. the characteristics of a hurricane are powerful winds, driving rain, and raging seas. although a storm must have winds blowing at least 74 miles an hour to be classified as a hurricane, it is not unusual to have winds above one hundred and fifty miles per hour in a major hurricane. the entire storm system can be five hundred miles in diameter, with lines of clouds that spiral toward a center called the \eye.\ within the eye itself, which is about 15 miles across, the air is actually calm and cloudless. but this eye is enclosed by a towering wall of thick clouds where the storm’s heaviest rains and highest winds are found.
what is the central idea presented in this paragraph?
a. hurricanes are more destructive than tornadoes.
b. hurricanes have very dangerous characteristics.
c. hurricanes have winds of at least 74 miles an hour.
d. the eye of a hurricane is about 15 miles across.

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5. in 1972, five men broke into offices of the democratic party in washington, d.c. members of the media and congress connected the burglary to members of president nixon’s reelection campaign. nixon and his staff denied the accusations and committed illegal acts to hide the truth. as the house of representatives debated impeaching nixon, he resigned in disgrace rather than face a vote of impeachment. this episode will forever be known as the watergate scandal; named after the office building that was burglarized.
what is this paragraph mostly about?
a. the watergate scandal
b. president nixon
c. the u.s. congress
d. impeachment

6. the characteristics of a hurricane are powerful winds, driving rain, and raging seas. although a storm must have winds blowing at least 74 miles an hour to be classified as a hurricane, it is not unusual to have winds above one hundred and fifty miles per hour in a major hurricane. the entire storm system can be five hundred miles in diameter, with lines of clouds that spiral toward a center called the \eye.\ within the eye itself, which is about 15 miles across, the air is actually calm and cloudless. but this eye is enclosed by a towering wall of thick clouds where the storm’s heaviest rains and highest winds are found.
what is the central idea presented in this paragraph?
a. hurricanes are more destructive than tornadoes.
b. hurricanes have very dangerous characteristics.
c. hurricanes have winds of at least 74 miles an hour.
d. the eye of a hurricane is about 15 miles across.

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# Brief Explanations:
For question 5: The paragraph details the events of the 1972 break-in, its ties to Nixon's campaign, cover-up, and explicitly names this the Watergate scandal. Nixon, Congress, and impeachment are only supporting details, not the main focus.
For question 6: The paragraph outlines key features of hurricanes (wind speed, size, eye, surrounding weather). Options C and D are single specific details, and option A is not mentioned. Option B summarizes the overarching focus on hurricanes' dangerous traits.
# Answer:
5. A. the Watergate scandal
6. B. Hurricanes have very dangerous characteristics.

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