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Duplicate of Main Idea and Summarizing

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