more attractive. D.Physical appearance is more important to what we
think of others than what we believe it is.
Read the following passage quickly to
determine its main idea.
Which of the following best states the main idea? A. Scanning is reading quickly to find specific information. B. Before you read a passage, you should scan it. C. It is not a good idea to read word by word. D. Scanning is a useful reading skill.
From the passage we learn/can conclude that ________. The last paragraph is chiefly concerned with _________. What’s the best title/headline for the passage?
the United States. C. Old people who are poor or sick should live with their
relatives, not in homes for the aged. D. In the United States, old people who are poor are sick are
Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system. Traffic jams can be terrible. It’s usually quickest to go by subway. The New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. The subway goes to almost every corner of Manhattan. But it is not safe to take the subway late at night because in some places you could get robbed. New York buses are also easy to use. You see more if you go by bus. There are more than 30,000 taxis in New York. They are easy to see, because they are bright yellow and carry Large TAXI signs. Taxis do not go outside the city. However, they will go to the airports. In addition to the taxi fare, people give the taxi driver a tip of 15 percent of the fare’s value.
In the United States, old people who no longer have an income or who suffer from a loss of physical abilities are often forced to give up living alone. They must leave their homes and depend on someone else to give them a place to live and to take care of their physical needs: they must either live with relatives or live in homes for the aged. This loss of independence is a major problem for the aged.
Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
Skills: Find out topic/key sentences
How to find the main idea of a passage
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Which of the following is the main idea? A. Reading short stories is fun. B. Reading can help us know a lot of
places. C. We should do some outside reading in
Reading
TIPS
As a rule, reading work should begin with a general or global understanding of the text, and then move to smaller units such as paragraphs, sentences and words.
To scan is to look for specific information quickly without reading word by word. You have to know what you’re looking for before you begin. When you scan, look for key words, names, dates, or other specifics that mean you have found the information you are looking for. Don’t stop to read everything on a page slowly and carefully. Instead,Scan until you come to the information you need, then read carefully.
forced to live in homes for the aged.
I like reading short stories because they are easy to read and I can finish a whole story within a few minutes. My teacher told us that aside from regular homework, we should also do some outside reading. Thus I chose to read short stories. It doesn’t take much of my time. Books open a lot of doors for us. Aside from entertaining we can also learn from books. When I read books I can go to places I’ve never been to and meet persons I’ve never met or will never have a chance of meeting. It also broadens my mind as it tells me ways to do things that I have never thought of doing. Finally it leads us to know ourselves better.
Sometimes you have to put several key sentences together to get the main idea
Sometimes you can’t find the topic(key) sentence in the passage. You have to sum it up yourself.
A. Main Idea/Best Title
Tips:
Not too general, not too specific !
Question forms:
The main idea/key point/purpose/subject matter of this passage is that _________.
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Reading
STYLES (Involuntary) Rapid Intensive Extensive
Skimmimg Scanning
REASONS
General information about text
Information from text
Pleasure or interest
Sometimes the first sentence of a passage is the topic(key) sentence
Sometimes the last sentence is the topic (key) sentence
Sometimes the topic(key) sentence is in the middle of a passage
Which of the following best expresses the main idea? A. Old people in the United States who are poor or sick