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7. You can figure out that
a. pearls are very quickly produced
b. pearls are very valuable and precious

c. pearls are very abundant on Earth
d. pearls are very large in size

8. Which of these is a fact?

a. Japanese people love pearls.
b. Pearls are formed inside mollusks.
c. It is easy to dive underwater to gather pearls.
d. Cultured pearls are better than natural ones.

9. The passage was mainly written to
a. convince students to buy pearls
b. inform students about pearls
c. describe to students where to dive for pearls

d. explain to students how to make pearls

10. The word cultured could also mean
a. educated

b. rude
c. attractive
d. scattered

True or False
Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

1. All mollusks live in the ocean. T F

2. Culturing pearls is a major industry in Japan. T F

3. The conch produces silvery pearls. T F

4. A pearl is the size of a grain of sand. T F

5. Cultured pearls have been produced since the early T F

1800s.

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