Main Idea Practice Exercises
Read the passages and answer the questions.
Fire ants are painful and destructive 2The fire ant earned its name pests. because of its nom. The insect uses a w stinger to inject te venom. which causes a painful burning sensation and leaves tiny, itching pustules The will ants swarm over anyone or anything that disturbs their nests. addition to causing pain, n fire ants damage many crops by eating the plants and protecting insects that by other damage crops. Fire ants are attracted to soybeans, eggplant, com. okra. strawberries, and potatoes.
1. What is the topic of the passage?
a. Ant bites c. Farming
b. Fire ants d. Pests
2. What does the author want you to know about the topic?
a. Fire ants have a wasp-Ike stinger.
b. Fire ants swarm
c. Fire ants are pests to farmers.
d. Fire ants are painful and pesky.
3. Which sentence contains the main idea? C. 4 b. 2 d. 5
Rosa Parks was an African American woman who worked hard as a seamstress in a department store in the early 1960s. 2One day, tired from work, she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and became a national hero. 'she was arrested and placed in jail for her refusal to move to the back of the bus, where African Americans were forced to sit in those days. The way she was treated gamered national attention'some people say her refusal to give up her seat launched the civil Rosa Parks proved that one brave person can make a difference rights movement
4. What is the topic of the passage?
a. Rosa Parks C. Brave People
d. National Heroes b. Civil Rights
5. What does the author want you to know about the topic?
a. Rosa Parks was a hard working woman.
b. Brave people deserve special attention.
c. Stubborn people always get their way.
d. Brave people can make a difference.
6. Which sentence contains the main idea?