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