Reading Comprehension Practice: Main Idea

Front

Which statement best describes the sun?
a) The sun is a planet.
b) The sun is a star.
c) The sun is a moon.
d) The sun is a comet.

Back

The sun is a star.

Front

What does the sun provide to the Earth?
a) Light and heat
b) Water and food
c) Oxygen and carbon dioxide
d) Rocks and minerals

Back

Light and heat

Front

How does the size of the sun compare to the Earth?
Options: a) The sun is smaller than the Earth. b) The sun is the same size as the Earth. c) The sun is larger than the Earth. d) The sun and the Earth are the same size.

Back

The sun is larger than the Earth.

Front

What is the sun mostly made up of?
Options:
- a) Hydrogen and helium gases
- b) Oxygen and nitrogen gases
- c) Carbon and hydrogen gases
- d) Iron and copper gases

Back

Hydrogen and helium gases

Front

How many Earths could fit inside the sun?
Options:
- More than one million
- Only one
- Ten thousand
- None

Back

Only one

Front

How long does it take for the sun to complete one rotation?
Options:
- a) 12 hours
- b) 24 hours
- c) 48 hours
- d) 72 hours

Back

24 hours

Front

True or False: The sun is constantly moving and rotating.

Back

True

Front

Which of the following is NOT true about the sun?
a) It is a huge ball of hot, glowing gases.
b) It provides light and heat to the Earth.
c) It is smaller than the Earth.
d) It is located at the center of our solar system.

Back

It is smaller than the Earth.

Front

What is the topic of the passage?
a) The Earth
b) The solar system
c) The sun
d) The moon

Back

The solar system