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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 this paragraph is best is best expressed as
A limited power of monarchies
B the ideal of liberal government
C functions of trade union
D ruthless ways of dictates
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 .
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
What problem regarding colour does the writer explain in the first paragraph?
A Our view of colour is strongly affected by changing fashion
B Analysis is complicated by the bewildering number of natural colours
C Colours can have different associations in different parts of the world
D Certain popular books have dismissed colour as insignificant
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
For each question, some sentences are given , choose the best answer the expresses the correct sequence of these sentences to form a meaningful paragraph. (i) He was so busy with them that he did not go tie to eat. (ii) Thousands of people came to him and asked different types of questions. (iii) No one cared to see whether he had food or rest that night. (iv) A famous writer once stayed in a small village for a night.
A (iv) +(ii) +(i) (iii)
B (ii) + (iii) + (iv) + (i)
C (ii_ + (iv) + (iii) + (i)
D (iii) + (i) +(ii) + (iv)
In the 3rd paragraph, the writer says that the historian writing about colour should be careful-
A not to analyse in an old-fashioned way
B when making basic distinctions between key ideas
C not to make unwise predictons
D when using certain terms and concepts

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