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WorksheetsMain Idea and Author's Purpose
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 21mins
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1.
Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a)
King Midas loved gold.
b)
King Midas sold lots of gold.
c)
King Midas had a heart of gold.
d)
King Midas hated gold.
2.
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?
What is the paragraph mostly about?
a)
how long you might expect to live
b)
about the health of females
c)
why people live to be 70
d)
tells that people live to be 100
3.
The Constitution of the U.S. has been amended several times to allow more citizens the right to vote. The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, extended voting rights to former slaves. The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote. In 1971, the 26th Amendment granted voting rights to those 18 years and older, changing the requirement that voters must be 21 years old.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
The Constitution has been amended many times.
b)
Women didn’t vote until 1920 but men could vote since the founding of the country
c)
Today, almost anyone can vote.
d)
The Constitution has been amended several times to grant more citizens the right to vote.
4.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
5.
One the most popular musical instruments is the piano. In the traditional musical instrument classification system of string, woodwind, percussion and brass, the piano falls into two categories. It is considered a string instrument because the sound comes from the strings inside the piano. It is also considered a percussion instrument, since the player strikes the keyboard, which signals an internal hammer to strike the strings.
What is the author main point?
What is the author main point?
a)
The piano is both a string and percussion instrument.
b)
The piano is a string instrument.
c)
The piano is a popular instrument.
d)
The strings of a piano makes the sound.
6.
A book of over 1,000 knock-knock jokes
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Reflect
7.
A pamphlet urging people not to eat animals or use products made from animals or animal suffering because the author thinks that is cruel and unnecessary
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Reflect
8.
A politician's speech about how health insurance should be provided to all families
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Reflect
9.
A section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Reflect
10.
A book with facts about all the Presidents of the United States?
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Reflect
11.
A book with information about the digestive system?
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
d)
Reflect
12.
Which sentence has an object pronoun?
a)
The dog ate it.
b)
The dog ate my sister's homework.
c)
It ate my sister's homework.
d)
Sparky ate my sister's homework.
13.
Which sentence has an object pronoun?
a)
Their father sees them.
b)
Their father sees the dog.
c)
Ted's father sees the kids.
d)
Ted's father sees Sparky.
14.
There are seven object pronouns in the English language.
a)
me, you, he, she, it, us, them
b)
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
c)
I, me, you, us, him, her, we
d)
I, she, he, they , her, it, you
15.
Identify the subject pronoun.
They became friends.
They became friends.
a)
they
b)
became
c)
friends
16.
What is the author's purpose in a diary entry about someone living during the civil war?
a)
Reflect
b)
Inform
c)
Persuade
d)
Entertain
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