ISASP ELA Grade 10 Practice Questions - Iowa Statewide Assessment Of Student Progress English Language Arts - Grade 10 Exam

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Read the paragraph: "When the factory closed, Main Street emptied storefront by storefront. The diner still opened each dawn, but fewer trucks stopped for coffee, and the high school band sold fewer pies at fundraisers. In spring, the city council voted to retrain workers for wind-turbine maintenance—an idea that sounded strange until the first graduates found jobs within twenty miles." What is the CENTRAL idea of the paragraph?

A factory closure harmed a town, but a retraining plan began to restore opportunity. Wind turbines are better for the environment than factories. School fundraisers fail whenever factories close. City councils always make popular decisions.

Correct Answer:

A factory closure harmed a town, but a retraining plan began to restore opportunity.

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