Main Idea

Main Idea

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Cockroaches are vile, disgusting insects with no redeeming qualities.

• B. Cockroaches are genetically resilient insects with beneficial qualities.

• C. Cockroaches are easy to breed and thrive under almost any conditions.

• D. It’s obvious the world will be taken over by cockroaches.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Slavery is Abraham Lincoln’s legacy.

• B. Abraham Lincoln’s tragic death overshadows his myriad accomplishments.

• C. Abraham Lincoln was a better than average president.

• D. Abraham Lincoln’s legacy is a combination of his personal traits and heroic accomplishments.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Home computers have many uses in the average American home.

• B. Home computers contribute to violent video game usage.

• C. Home computers are used for online social media and medical advice.

• D. Parents and children alike enjoy home computers as they alleviate boredom.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Martin Luther King Jr. created the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• B. Martin Luther King Jr. was a dream analyst.

• C. Martin Luther King Jr. played a significant role in reshaping America’s race relations.

• D. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in racial segregation.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Disco began in Paris and has since had brief resurgences of popularity.

• B. Disco is the most accessible music in clubs around the world.

• C. The French really know how to party.

• D. A blend of many genres of music, disco was most popular in the 1970’s.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Occupational knowledge is paramount when choosing a career.

• B. Teenagers who don’t know what they want to do professionally will be jobless.

• C. Teenagers should work part time so they know what they want to do later as adults.

• D. Adolescents can do many things when thinking about their future line of employment.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Big Macs are disgusting and bad for you.

• B. Americans eat too much fast food as verified with the growing obesity epidemic.

• C. People enjoy the perks of fast food as seen with the expansion of McDonalds.

• D. Peabody, Massachusetts is a tourist trap for burger-loving vacationers.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. It’s obvious had she lived, Anne Frank would be a famous author.

• B. Anne Frank and her family were brave to have hidden from the Nazis.

• C. Anne Frank’s diary was a voice for her struggles.

• D. Anne Frank lived an all-too brief but profound life as recorded in her diary.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Dogs make better pets than cats.

• B. Some breeds of dogs are better than others for city life.

• C. There are many breeds of dogs.

• D. Short-haired dogs are better for cities.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Kings are obsessed with wealth, as epitomized by King Midas.

• B. King Midas was lucky and therefore had the Golden Touch.

• C. King Midas had a heart of gold as evidenced by his generosity.

• D. Although he loved gold, King Midas learned the hard way that wealth isn’t everything.