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