Clues to Finding the Main Idea in Textbooks and Articles Titles, heads, and subheads. These announce major subjects and ideas in boldface type. Purpose sentence. Look for a sentence in the first paragraphs of a book, chapter, or article that states what the rest of the text will be about. Pre-outline. Look for sentences listing the ideas that will be…
The Day the World Almost Came to An End What is the significance of the title to the story? Who are the characters of the story? Fro what perspective was the story told? What was happening to the persona? Give examples and identify the way religion was viewed. Where did the story take place? When was the prophesy predicted to…
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Read the following passage carefully. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket. Mount Fuji is the highest volcanic mountain in Japan. It last ___1___ ( erupt ) in 1707 and has long ___2___ ( look ) upon as a sacred mountain by many Japanese. If you ___3___ (…
Read the following passage carefully. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket. Mr Eugene Smith’s young wife ___1___ ( survive ) for only a few days after the birth of her son. However, she had the ___2___ ( console ) of ___3___ ( hold ) the infant in her arms for a…
