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Part A

What is a central idea of the Newsela article "Lots of Lottery Winners go Bankrupt"?


Many winners of the lottery often end up with little money or assets.

Choosing advisors for investments is important if one wins the lottery.

It is more likely for a person to be struck by lightning than to win the lottery.

Winning the lottery changes a person's life forever.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail from the text best supports the answer from Part A?


"The jackpot for the rival Powerball game had reached $1.58 billion in 2016."

"Then, the winner has to pay taxes on the earnings."

"One found that a third of lottery winners go bankrupt and lose everything."

"The winner could also choose to get the $1.53 billion in smaller payments instead, getting money every year for 30 years."

Answer :

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The central idea of the Newsela article "Lots of Lottery Winners go Bankrupt" is:

  • A. Many winners of the lottery often end up with little money or assets.

The detail from the text that best supports the answer from Part A is:

  • C. "One found that a third of lottery winners go bankrupt and lose everything."

  • According to the given article, the author talked about the lottery, the chances of winning for an average person, and how the winners spend their winnings.

  • The author makes a claim that a lot of winners of lotteries usually go bankrupt after a while because they either lack good spending habits or they simply waste it all on frivolities and fast cars.

  • He also said that a lot of lottery winners eventually end up bankrupt as they did not have a good  investment plan and thus go broke after a few years.

  • Therefore, the correct answers are A and C.

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