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The sentence that sums up a paragraph's main idea is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A topic sentence usually comes:Read the answer and worked solution →"Rivers carve valleys and build plains." The main idea is that rivers:Read the answer and worked solution →"Bees pollinate crops, so farms depend on them." The main idea is:Read the answer and worked solution →Drawing a conclusion from clues in a text is making an:Read the answer and worked solution →Ravi took an umbrella and a raincoat. We can infer that it was:Read the answer and worked solution →The shop's lights were off and its gate was locked. We can infer that:Read the answer and worked solution →"The road was wet and puddles lay everywhere." The best-supported inference is:Read the answer and worked solution →In literature, tone is the writer's:Read the answer and worked solution →"Oh great, another rainy Monday!" The speaker's tone is:Read the answer and worked solution →"We regret to inform you that your request is declined." The tone is:Read the answer and worked solution →The feeling a story creates in its reader is called its:Read the answer and worked solution →"Dark clouds hung over the silent, empty street." The mood is:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer's attitude to the subject of a story is its:Read the answer and worked solution →The central message of a story is its:Read the answer and worked solution →A tale shows a liar losing all his friends. Its theme is:Read the answer and worked solution →Rewording a text while keeping its meaning is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence states an opinion?Read the answer and worked solution →In "John arrived late because traffic held him up," "him" refers to:Read the answer and worked solution →Looking through a telephone directory for one number is:Read the answer and worked solution →Glancing over headings and first lines to get the gist is:Read the answer and worked solution →Careful, sustained study of a short text is called:Read the answer and worked solution →In a cloze test, the reader must:Read the answer and worked solution →The voice that tells a story is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A play written for performance on a stage is:Read the answer and worked solution →Language that follows natural speech, without regular rhythm, is:Read the answer and worked solution →"I've told you a million times!" The device is:Read the answer and worked solution →"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" shows:Read the answer and worked solution →In "The bees buzzed around the hive," which word is onomatopoeic?Read the answer and worked solution →"Cruel kindness" joins two opposite ideas and is an example of an:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The sentence that sums up a paragraph's main idea is the:

  1. Closing remark
  2. Topic sentence
  3. Linking phrase
  4. Supporting detail
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Correct answer: B. Topic sentence

1. A paragraph is built around one main idea. 2. A topic sentence is the sentence that summarizes that main idea. 3. A closing remark, linking phrase or supporting detail does not sum up the whole paragraph. **Why not the others:** A closing remark ends the paragraph, a linking phrase connects ideas, and a supporting detail backs up the main idea. _Source: Wikipedia, "Topic sentence", section "introduction" (revision 1310330778)_

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A topic sentence usually comes:

  1. First in a paragraph
  2. Last in a paragraph
  3. Only in the title
  4. After every example
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Correct answer: A. First in a paragraph

1. The topic sentence states the main idea. 2. In expository writing it is usually the first sentence in the paragraph. 3. Readers use it to predict what the rest of the paragraph will say. 4. So it usually comes first, not in the title or after each example. **Why not the others:** Last in a paragraph is possible but unusual, and a title or a position after every example does not describe a topic sentence. _Source: Wikipedia, "Topic sentence", section "introduction" (revision 1310330778)_

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"Rivers carve valleys and build plains." The main idea is that rivers:

  1. Stay the same size
  2. Change the land
  3. Dry up in summer
  4. Cause great floods
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Correct answer: B. Change the land

1. A topic sentence summarizes the main idea of a paragraph. 2. This sentence says rivers carve valleys and build plains. 3. Both actions change the shape of the land. 4. Size, drying up and floods are not mentioned. **Why not the others:** Staying the same size, drying up in summer and causing floods are not stated or implied by the sentence. _Source: Wikipedia, "Topic sentence", section "introduction" (revision 1310330778)_

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