main idea practice

Main Idea Practice

Choose the topic sentence

A. Carbon-fiber boats and oars can improve rowing

performance.

B. High-tech equipment increases the performance

of athletes.

C. New swimsuit designs are modeled after

sharkskin and enhance speed.

D. Ultra-aerodynamic bicycles result in faster times

for cyclists.

The topic sentence

A. Carbon-fiber boats and oars can improve rowing

performance.

B. High-tech equipment increases the performance

of athletes.



D. Ultra-aerodynamic bicycles result in faster times

for cyclists.

A. Carbon-fiber boats and oars can improve

rowing performance.

B. High-tech equipment increases the

performance of athletes.



D. Ultra-aerodynamic bicycles result in

faster times for cyclists.

Put the following sentences in order beginning with the topic

sentenceA. Elite sports such as polo, hunting, and riding were

frequently a part of the daily leisure of the upper

class.

B. Folk sports consisted of foot-racing and fist

fighting – activities that were consistent with a

commoner’s daily life.

C. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, sport could be

divided into two categories: elite and folk.

The sentences in order beginning with the topic

sentenceC. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, sport could be

divided into two categories: elite and folk.

A. Elite sports such as polo, hunting, and riding were

frequently a part of the daily leisure of the upper class.

B. Folk sports consisted of foot-racing and fist fighting –

activities that were consistent with a commoner’s daily

life.


sentenceA. Ancient Romans built bridges, aqueducts, and domes

using the arch.

B. G. Eiffel, designer of the famous tower, applied the

concept of the arch to his structure.

C. Many famous buildings share a basic construction

element: the arch.

D. The Hoover Dam is a sideways arch that uses water

as the compression force.


sentenceC. Many famous buildings share a basic construction

element: the arch.

A. Ancient Romans built bridges, aqueducts, and domes

using the arch.

B. G. Eiffel, designer of the famous tower, applied the

concept of the arch to his structure.

D. The Hoover Dam is a sideways arch that uses water

as the compression force.


sentenceA. Also, the philosophy promoted social unity.

B. As a result, self-discipline was highly revered.

C. Founded by the Greek philosopher Zeno,

Stoicism stressed living a virtuous life in

harmony with natural laws.

D. Third, Stoics, who believed in a divine power,

viewed human desires as dangerous.


sentenceC. Founded by the Greek philosopher Zeno,

Stoicism stressed living a virtuous life in

harmony with natural laws.

A. Also, the philosophy promoted social unity.

D. Third, Stoics, who believed in a divine power,

viewed human desires as dangerous.

B. As a result, self-discipline was highly revered.


sentenceA. Another is the absurd phrase, “All snakes dig tunnels,” which

helps government students recall the list of specialized courts:

appeals, small claims, divorce, and traffic.

B. Mnemonics is a memory-enhancing strategy which active

learners practice to help them remember lists.

C. One traditional example is HOMES, a memory trick to remember

the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

D. Yet another is SPA, which is used to help students remember the

chronological order of Greek philosophy, since the letters signify

“Socrates taught Plato, who taught Aristotle.”


sentenceB. Mnemonics is a memory-enhancing strategy which active learners

practice to help them remember lists.

C. One traditional example is HOMES, a memory trick to remember

the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

A. Another is the absurd phrase, “All snakes dig tunnels,” which helps

government students recall the list of specialized courts: appeals,

small claims, divorce, and traffic.

D. Yet another is SPA, which is used to help students remember the

chronological order of Greek philosophy, since the letters

signify “Socrates taught Plato, who taught Aristotle.”

Put the following sentences in order beginning with the topic sentence

A. A kinesthetic, or hands-on learner, needs movement to facilitate learning.

B. Another style is auditory.

C. Cognitive psychologists studying effective study strategies have discovered three

major learning styles.

D. Consequently, they often need to walk around as they read particularly challenging

chapters, or they could make flash cards to move and match concepts and

definitions.

E. Finally, a third style is kinesthetic.

F. In addition, these same learners find that reading aloud is very beneficial to their

style.

G. One predominant style is visual.

H. Students who rely on listening to absorb information have found taping lectures

and replaying them at various times of the day helpful.

I. These visual learners use clues they can see and thus frequently doodle in their

notes and use colored markers to highlight important concepts.


sentence

C. Cognitive psychologists studying effective study strategies have discovered three major learning

styles.

G. One predominant style is visual.

I. These visual learners use clues they can see and thus frequently doodle in their notes and use

colored markers to highlight important concepts.

B. Another style is auditory.

H. Students who rely on listening to absorb information have found taping lectures and replaying

them at various times of the day helpful.

F. In addition, these same learners find that reading aloud is very beneficial to their style.

E. Finally, a third style is kinesthetic.

A. A kinesthetic, or hands-on learner, needs movement to facilitate learning.

D. Consequently, they often need to walk around as they read particularly challenging chapters, or

they could make flash cards to move and match concepts and definitions.

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