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To review what you have learned in this tutorial, answer each of the following questions. Then check your answers below.

1. True or False       In a paragraph, supporting details are always more specific than the main idea.
2. When the main idea is stated in one sentence of a paragraph, that sentence is called the

    a. topic                 b. topic sentence              c. central point

3. To find the main idea of a paragraph, you should first look for the ____.

    a. topic                 b. topic sentence              c. supporting details

4. The question to ask when looking for a paragraph's topic is:

    a. What details support the main idea?

    b. What meaning is the author trying to get across?

    c. In general, who or what is the paragraph about?

5. The topic of a paragraph should be

    a. neither too general nor too specific.

    b. explained at the beginning of the paragraph.

    c. explained by all of the sentences in a paragraph:

Answers

1.   True
2.   b
3.    a
4.    c
5.    a

Source: John Langan
TEN STEPS TO ADVANCING COLLEGE READING SKILLS 3/E
Townsend Press  

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Last update: 07/13/05