Main Idea- Broad, Main, Narrow
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- Q1What 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
- Q2What 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
- Q3What 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
- Q4What 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
- Q5What 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
- Q6What 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
- Q7What 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
- Q8What 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
- Q9Which 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
- Q10Which 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
- Q11Which 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
- Q12Which 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