Main Idea and Theme 2021

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Main idea location in nonfiction text?

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The last sentence of the first paragraph.

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Main idea of the passage: Lightning can strike twice in the same place.

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It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true.

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Theme: Power

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With great power, comes great responsibility.

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Theme of the passage: Reality TV may not be real; events can be staged or scripted.

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You can't believe everything you see.

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Main idea of the passage on reality TV.

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This passage is mostly about how unreal reality TV shows are.

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Main idea of the passage: Automation reduces human labor, offering benefits and drawbacks. It is the course we are taking.

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Automation is both a good and a bad thing for humanity but, either way, it is "the course we are taking."

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Theme of the passage: Automation reduces human labor, offering benefits and drawbacks. What is the caution?

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Beware of what is new, for it is not always good.

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Main idea answers which question?

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What is this text mostly about?

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Theme answers which question?

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What lesson can everyone learn from this text (even if they never read it)?