Question
Question 11 pts
Which statement below is true about the main idea?
Group of answer choices
The main idea is what the paragraph is about.
The main idea is the author’s opinion.
The main idea is always the last sentence of a paragraph.
The main idea is a detail in the paragraph.
Flag question: Question 2
Question 21 pts
Which chapter title provides the best hint about the main idea of the chapter?
Group of answer choices
Don’t Think About It
In the Last Second
Friends and Family
A Police Officer’s Day
Flag question: Question 3
Question 31 pts
Read the paragraph below and look for the main idea.
Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to. He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money. Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.
Which sentence is the main idea of the paragraph?
Group of answer choices
He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money.
He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.
Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to.
Flag question: Question 4
Question 41 pts
Which strategy is a good way to find the main idea of a paragraph?
Group of answer choices
Read just the last sentence of the paragraph.
Read just the first sentence of the paragraph.
Read the paragraph, looking for the most general statement.
Read the paragraph, noting the most specific detail.
Flag question: Question 5
Question 51 pts
Read this paragraph from the article "The Ancestors of our Domestic Dog," and think about how the main idea of the article is introduced.
The seeming endless contrasts among breeds of dogs may make us hesitate to accept the conclusion that countless naturalists, beginning with Charles Darwin, have drawn: All domestic dogs are descended from a few wild forms--namely, wolves, jackals, and possibly dingos. How can this be? Cats, rabbits, bird, and guinea pigs—all also domesticated—do not appear in such wide variety.
What does the author do to help readers identify the main idea of this paragraph in his article?
Group of answer choices
He states the main idea directly in the title and subtitle.
He repeats the main idea several times throughout the paragraph.
He suggests the main idea indirectly by listing examples and evidence.
He asks a question that the rest of the article will answer.
Flag question: Question 6
Question 61 pts
Why does the author of "Kellar and the Rope Trick" use Kellar's description of the trick, and not a description written by someone else?
Group of answer choices
Kellar's version uses more interesting and imaginative language.
Kellar had actually had someone explain the trick to him.
No one else has ever observed the Indian rope trick.
Kellar was the only observer who saw how the trick was done.
Flag question: Question 7
Question 71 pts
What does this sentence tell you about the main idea of "Kellar and the Rope Trick"?
Observe how the astonishing myth has grown up simply because observers failed to note and report a few "inessential facts" —notably the time and the place.
Group of answer choices
It's not related to how people respond to magic tricks.
It's about Kellar's reasons for going to India.
It's not just about the rope trick or how it's performed.
It's about the myths that exist related to India.
Flag question: Question 8
Question 81 pts
What is the main idea of "Kellar and the Rope Trick"?
Group of answer choices
The Indian rope trick is one of the easiest magic tricks to perform outside.
People should be skeptical about any magic trick performed in India at dusk.
Magic tricks bring out the worst in people because they play on people's stupidity.
Most people tend to see what they want to see, and are easily fooled and impressed.
Which statement below is true about the main idea?
Group of answer choices
The main idea is what the paragraph is about.
The main idea is the author’s opinion.
The main idea is always the last sentence of a paragraph.
The main idea is a detail in the paragraph.
Flag question: Question 2
Question 21 pts
Which chapter title provides the best hint about the main idea of the chapter?
Group of answer choices
Don’t Think About It
In the Last Second
Friends and Family
A Police Officer’s Day
Flag question: Question 3
Question 31 pts
Read the paragraph below and look for the main idea.
Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to. He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money. Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.
Which sentence is the main idea of the paragraph?
Group of answer choices
He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money.
He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.
Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to.
Flag question: Question 4
Question 41 pts
Which strategy is a good way to find the main idea of a paragraph?
Group of answer choices
Read just the last sentence of the paragraph.
Read just the first sentence of the paragraph.
Read the paragraph, looking for the most general statement.
Read the paragraph, noting the most specific detail.
Flag question: Question 5
Question 51 pts
Read this paragraph from the article "The Ancestors of our Domestic Dog," and think about how the main idea of the article is introduced.
The seeming endless contrasts among breeds of dogs may make us hesitate to accept the conclusion that countless naturalists, beginning with Charles Darwin, have drawn: All domestic dogs are descended from a few wild forms--namely, wolves, jackals, and possibly dingos. How can this be? Cats, rabbits, bird, and guinea pigs—all also domesticated—do not appear in such wide variety.
What does the author do to help readers identify the main idea of this paragraph in his article?
Group of answer choices
He states the main idea directly in the title and subtitle.
He repeats the main idea several times throughout the paragraph.
He suggests the main idea indirectly by listing examples and evidence.
He asks a question that the rest of the article will answer.
Flag question: Question 6
Question 61 pts
Why does the author of "Kellar and the Rope Trick" use Kellar's description of the trick, and not a description written by someone else?
Group of answer choices
Kellar's version uses more interesting and imaginative language.
Kellar had actually had someone explain the trick to him.
No one else has ever observed the Indian rope trick.
Kellar was the only observer who saw how the trick was done.
Flag question: Question 7
Question 71 pts
What does this sentence tell you about the main idea of "Kellar and the Rope Trick"?
Observe how the astonishing myth has grown up simply because observers failed to note and report a few "inessential facts" —notably the time and the place.
Group of answer choices
It's not related to how people respond to magic tricks.
It's about Kellar's reasons for going to India.
It's not just about the rope trick or how it's performed.
It's about the myths that exist related to India.
Flag question: Question 8
Question 81 pts
What is the main idea of "Kellar and the Rope Trick"?
Group of answer choices
The Indian rope trick is one of the easiest magic tricks to perform outside.
People should be skeptical about any magic trick performed in India at dusk.
Magic tricks bring out the worst in people because they play on people's stupidity.
Most people tend to see what they want to see, and are easily fooled and impressed.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
1) The main idea is what the paragraph is about.
2) A Police Officer’s Day
3) Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to.
4) Read the paragraph, looking for the most general statement.
5) He asks a question that the rest of the article will answer.
6) Kellar was the only observer who saw how the trick was done.
7) It's not just about the rope trick or how it's performed.
8) Most people tend to see what they want to see, and are easily fooled and impressed.
2) A Police Officer’s Day
3) Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to.
4) Read the paragraph, looking for the most general statement.
5) He asks a question that the rest of the article will answer.
6) Kellar was the only observer who saw how the trick was done.
7) It's not just about the rope trick or how it's performed.
8) Most people tend to see what they want to see, and are easily fooled and impressed.