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Bridge Day 1: Topic/Main Idea
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1) One of the statements in each group is the main idea. Each other statement is an illustration, example or reason that supports the main idea. Circle the letter of the statement that is the main idea for each group.
A
Longwall mining can be damagaing to the environment and dangerous to human beings.
B
Because longwall mining remove more coal than other methods, it creates a greater risk of mine cave-ins.
C
A longwall mine can span miles, destroying the foundations of numerous homes above.
D
Longwall mining disturbs underground water supplies, causing freshwater wells to go dry.
2) One of the statements in each group is the main idea. Each other statement is an illustration, example or reason that supports the main idea. Circle the letter of the statement that is the main idea for each group.
A
Inmates who escaped to the mainland found themselves in jungle so forbidding that some called it the green hell.
B
Many Devil's Island inmates died of tropical diseases.
C
Conditions within and around Devil's Island made it one of the world's most notorious prisons.
D
The penalty for killing a Devil's Island guard was public beheading by guillotine.
3) One of the statements in each group is the main idea. Each other statement is an illustration, example or reason that supports the main idea. Circle the letter of the statement that is the main idea for each group.
A
After air conditioning became standard, the architecture of northern homes spread south.
B
Air conditioning changed many aspects of twentieth-century American life.
C
Air conditioning was a major factor in Sunbelt population growth.
D
Air conditioning enables industry to continue regular manufacturing hours throughout hot summer months.
4) One of the statements in each group is the main idea. Each other statement is an illustration, example or reason that supports the main idea. Circle the letter of the statement that is the main idea for each group.
A
To flourish, sequoia seedlings need a site cleared of other vegetation - for instance, by fire.
B
Larch trees have developed tough bark that can withstand the flames of fast-moving wildfires.
C
Some plants can withstand or benefit from wildfires.
D
Wildfire heat can melt the snow from pinecones, enabling them to release their seeds.
5) One of the statements in each group is the main idea. Each other statement is an illustration, example or reason that supports the main idea. Circle the letter of the statement that is the main idea for each group.
A
Fictional pirates steal gold and gems; pirate loot normally consisted of molasses, sugar, and enslaved Africans.
B
There is little evidence that pirates commonly forced prisoners to walk the plank, as they do in movies.
C
Although pirate fiction has focused on Caribbean pirates, China Sea pirates were the best organized and most feared.
D
In various ways, actual pirates contrast with fictional ones.
6) One of the statements in each group is the main idea. Each other statement is an illustration, example or reason that supports the main idea. Circle the letter of the statement that is the main idea for each group.
A
Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer, written in 1935, couldn't be published in the U.S. until 1961; was considered obscene
B
In the U.S., censorship has been more common than many people realize.
C
Since its publication in 1884, Mark Twain's Huck Finn has been targeted in numerous censorship campaigns for racism.
D
Because of government censorship, James Joyce's Ulysses had to be smuggled into the U.S.
7) One of the statements in each group is the main idea. Each other statement is an illustration, example or reason that supports the main idea. Circle the letter of the statement that is the main idea for each group.
A
At the height of the Roman Empire, pearls were so precious that a general financed a military campaign by selling one earring
B
According to Hindu mythology, the god Krishna created the pearl by reachinig into the sea for his daughter's present.
C
Cleopatra crushed one of her large expensive pearls, to show Marc Antony she could eat the most expensive dinner in the world
D
For thousands of years, humans had regarded pearls as wealth.
8) Which of the following does NOT describe main idea?
A
Primary purpose
B
The main point
C
Author's purpose
D
Important detail
9) The best synonym for topic is...
A
Subject
B
Primary purpose
C
Important detail
D
Supporting detail
10) One of the statements in each group is the main idea. Each other statement is an illustration, example or reason that supports the main idea. Circle the letter of the statement that is the main idea for each group.
A
The ADA forbids denying people employment because of their disabilities.
B
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is an important piece of legislation.
C
The ADA mandates that schools accommodate students with learning disabilities.
D
The ADA requires that all public buildings be accessible by wheelchair.
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