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