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Reading Comprehension Practice-summary/main idea

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General Reading comprehension questions to help review main idea/summary

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1
When you write a summary of a paragraph, you should try to put it in your own words.
No
Yes
2
What is the main idea/summary?
Going out for sports helps you make friends.
Making friends is easy.
Li is having a hard time making friends.
New students are usually lonely.
3
What is the main idea/summary?
The World of Tomorrow is now the world of today.
People in 1939 had never seen a refrigerator make ice.
Many people attended the 1939 World's Fair.
People in 1939 had never seen a dishwasher or TV.
4
Which is not a main idea signal word?
another title
best describes
mostly about
in conclusion
5
What is the main idea/summary?
Honeybees are hard workers.
Honeybees like nectar.
Honeybees like to dance.
Honey is made from nectar.
6
What is the main idea/summary?
Scouting started in England and then came to the U.S.
The Girl Scouts were first named the Girl Guides.
The Boy Scouts were started in England.
The U.S. often ends up doing what the British do.
7
When you write a summary, you should include all the details.
No
Yes
8
When the main idea is not stated in a single sentence, the reader must figure it out.
False
True
9
What is the main idea/summary?
Insects are very intelligent.
It may be possible to change insect behavior.
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
All insect behavior can be changed.
10
When you write a summary of a paragraph, you should write what the paragraph is MOSTLY about.
Yes
No