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Main Idea- Broad, Main, Narrow

Quiz by Brandon Aldrich

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    What is the main idea of this paragraph?
    Juan likes games.
    Juan likes playing games that require luck and/or skill.
    Juan likes to play Monopoly and chess.
    30s
  • Q2
    What statement is too narrow?
    Juan likes games.
    Juan likes to play Monopoly and chess.
    Juan likes playing games that require luck and/or skill.
    30s
  • Q3
    What statement is too broad?
    Juan likes games.
    Juan likes to play Monopoly and chess.
    Juan likes playing games that require luck and/or skill.
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the main idea of this paragraph?
    Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria.
    Maria is inspired to do bad things because of watching bad cartoons.
    Too much television is bad.
    30s
  • Q5
    What statement is too narrow?
    Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria.
    Too much television is bad.
    Maria is inspired to do bad things because of watching bad cartoons.
    30s
  • Q6
    What statement is too broad?
    Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria.
    Too much television is bad.
    Maria is inspired to do bad things because of watching bad cartoons.
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the main idea of this paragraph?
    Samantha’s son should see a dentist.
    People miss their kids when they aren’t home.
    Samantha misses and needs her son.
    30s
  • Q8
    What statement is too narrow?
    Samantha misses and needs her son.
    Samantha’s son should see a dentist.
    People miss their kids when they aren’t home.
    30s
  • Q9
    Which Statement is too broad?
    Samantha misses and needs her son.
    Samantha’s son should see a dentist.
    People miss their kids when they aren’t home.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which sentence from the paragraph expresses the main idea?
    We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind.
    Eventually we will all have robots that will learn, respond, and work to fulfill our every need.
    Future robots will work.
    30s
  • Q11
    Which sentence is too narrow?
    Future robots will work.
    We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind.
    Eventually we will all have robots that will learn, respond, and work to fulfill our every need.
    30s
  • Q12
    Which sentence is too broad?
    Future robots will work.
    We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind.
    Eventually we will all have robots that will learn, respond, and work to fulfill our every need.
    30s

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