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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?
New students are usually lonely.
Going out for sports helps you make friends.
Li is having a hard time making friends.
Making friends is easy.
3
What is the main idea/summary?
Honeybees like to dance.
Honeybees are hard workers.
Honeybees like nectar.
Honey is made from nectar.
4
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.
5
When you write a summary, you should include all the details.
No
Yes
6
Which is not a main idea signal word?
in conclusion
another title
mostly about
best describes
7
What is the main idea/summary?
The Boy Scouts were started in England.
The Girl Scouts were first named the Girl Guides.
The U.S. often ends up doing what the British do.
Scouting started in England and then came to the U.S.
8
What is the main idea/summary?
All insect behavior can be changed.
Insects are very intelligent.
It may be possible to change insect behavior.
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
9
When you write a summary of a paragraph, you should write what the paragraph is MOSTLY about.
No
Yes
10
When the main idea is not stated in a single sentence, the reader must figure it out.
True
False