Question

Main Idea

Read each paragraph and choose the main idea.


Sandy sings in the church choir. She sings a solo every week.Everyone looks forward to hearing her sing. Last Sunday Mrs Smith said Sandy has the voice of an angel" we all agreed with her. I think she will be famous one day.

 

The main idea of the paragraph is:


a.The church has a choir


b.sandy goes to church


c.sandy is a great singer


d.Sandy song a solo each week


   

Tommy ran down the street chasing his dog. "Bobby! Bobby!" he yelled. He knew he should have checked the gate before letting Bobby into the back yard. His mother has told him a hundred times. How had he forgotten?If he had closed it,Bobby would still be in the  backyard


The main idea of the paragraph is:


a.Bobby ran away,


b.Tommy forgot to make sure the gate was closed.


c.Tommy was forgetful


d.Tommy's mother was bossy.



Joy sat on the beach at the baseball field and waited. She didn't like waiting alone. All of the other kids had been picked up by their parents. Where was her mother? Suddenly, her mother came running to her, "Oh Joy,I'm so sorry. Next time I will make myself a note"


The main idea of the paragraph is:


a.Joy's mother forgot to pick her up.


b.Joy hated sitting alone.


c.Joy plays baseball.


d.Joy's mother writes notes.


I went to the ice cream shop and ate a huge sundoe. When I got home, supper was ready, Mom had cooked my favorite meal, No matter how I tried, I couldn't make myself eat.


The main idea of the paragraph is:


a.I like ice cream.


b.Mom is a good cook.


c.I was too full to eat supper


d.I was sick.



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Answer 1

1. c.sandy is a great singer

2.b.Tommy forgot to make sure the gate was closed.

3.a.Joy's mother forgot to pick her up.

4. c.I was too full to eat supper

Step-by-step explanation:

1. This passage is describing Sandy as a great singer and why she is a great singer. She sings in a church choir and she sings solo every week. Everyone thinks that she is a great singer and that she was the voice of an angel. They are describing her as someone who is successful and they are believing that she will be famous one day.

C) is the correct answer and other answers are not correct because they are considered as details that are leading her to the reputation of a great singer.

2. This passage is telling the readers that Tommy forgot to do an important thing which is closing the gate because of his dog. It is the main idea of the passage because in it we can see that his mother told him a hundred times to close it but he forgot. The central idea of the text is that he forgot to close the gate and his dog escaped.

3. The main idea of this paragraph is that Joy's mother forgot to pick her up and because of that Joy sat on the beach at the baseball field waiting for her mother. Her mother is sorry that she forgot to pick her up and she told her that next time she will make her a note so she does not forget.

4. The main idea of this paragraph is that the person had eaten a huge sundae in an Ice Cream shop and because of that he was not able to eat his favorite meal that his mother had cooked. He tried but he was already full and that is why he could not do it. Other answers are incorrect because they are not mentioned in the passage.