Main Idea and Supporting Details

The writer is primarily discussing the

• danger posed by modern pirates

• cartoon and movie characters

• people of India and Somalia

• pirates who lived many years ago

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

• The History of Piracy

• Sailing the Indian Ocean

• Popular Images of Pirates

• The Problem of Modern Piracy

The writer is mainly interested in explaining to the reader how to

• conserve resources by using less

• compost at home to make fertilizer

• build a large box to hold compost material

• apply fertilizer to a vegetable garden

The writer wants to add some detail to the passage. Which of the following would be most helpful to the reader in understanding the passage?

• the name of the home supply store where the writer shops

• Information about how plants use fertilizer

• The amount of water to add to browns and greens

• The types of vegetables to plant in a garden

The writer mainly discusses

• the amount of money the Arizona Highway Department spends every year.

• a plan to spend $1.25 million to build rope bridges for squirrels.

• the different species of squirrels that live in Arizona.

• various ways of protecting wildlife from vehicle traffic

The writer's main point is that

• squirrels once thought extinct were discovered in Arizona.

• the squirrels habitat is crossed by only a single road.

• the plan to build squirrel bridges will cost a lot of money.

• every year five endangered squirrels are killed by cars and trucks.