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The main idea of a paragraph lies in its---.
A first sentence
B topic sentence
C body
D conclusion
The main idea of the paragraph is that e-mail--
A is not always the easiest way to connect people from distant offices .
B causes people to be unproductive when it is used incorrectly.
C is effective for certain kinds of messages but only managed wisely
D has charged considerably since it first began a decade ago.
The main idea of the paragraph is that E-Mail
A causes people to be unproductive when it is used incorrectly
B has changed considerably since it first began a decade and a half ago
C is not always the easiest way to connect people from distant office
D is effective for certain kinds of messages but if managed wisely .
How many examples does the writer use in the paragraph to support the main idea?
A one
B two
C three
D four
Which of the following adjectives is not used to describe the main idea in the paragraph ?
A irritating
B titesome
C time consuming
D annoying
Which component of a paragraph introduces the main idea?
A Concluding sentence
B Transitional device
C Supporting details
D Topic sentence
Cartoonist Schulz as a boy was teased by others for being small and not very good at sports, and art. He had few friends and was too shy to talk to a red-haired girl be admired. Later in life, schulz used his childhood experiences in his successful comic strip Peanuts : the strip's main character, the sad and lonely Charlie Brown, represents Shulz as a little boy. What is the main idea of the passage?
A Peanuts was the most widely read comic strip
B Schulz was a very famous cartoonist.
C Schulz turned the pain of his youth into success
D Peanuts featured children as its only characters
"The new religion was to have united all, but pleased none." The idea expressed here can be best restated as -
A The religion succeeded in uniting al, but could please none.
B The religion aimed at uniting all, but could please only a few
C The religion aimed at uniting all, but failed to please anybody.
D None of the above.
Which pair complements that best the idea expressed by 'Clarify : Confusion' ?
A Retreat : Victory
B Criticise : Euphoria
C Mediate : Altercation
D Extend : Ephemera
Imagine that the author decides to change this passage so that it talks about a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger. Assume that the cheese goes directly on top of the hamburger patty . If the author wants to include a paragraph about how the food stylist designs the cheese and palces it on the meat patty , this new paragraph would best fit into the passage-
A between paragrph 4 and paragraph 5
B between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3
C between paragraph 3 and paragraph 4
D between paragraph 5 and paragraph 6

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