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เล่มที่ 2 เรื่อง Reading for Main Ideas จำนวน 10 ข้อ เวลา 10 นาที

Read each paragraph carefully. On the blanks below each paragraph, write the number of the sentence starting the Main idea.
- 1Concrete went into foundation of the new houses. 2 It was used for streets and for sidewalks.
3 Tall office buildings sprang up, largely built of concrete, 4 and concrete was used for aqueducts and dams.
Main idea .....……...
- 1The early trains were often fire hazards. 2 The locomotives sent out showers of sparks, so
that the passengers were kept busy putting out fires in their clothing. 3 The sparks often set
fire to the day grass and then, in turn, to the farm buildings.
Main idea ..…….......
- 1 Unfortunately, there are no more lands to be discovered. 2Even the smallest islands can be seen clearly from the air. 3But there is much to be discovered about the oceans, 4and science
is now exploring them.
Main idea .................
- 1 Changes in temperature are sometimes the reason for the movements of animals. 2 Crabs
and lobsters go into deep water in the winter, then return to shallow water in the spring.
3Some birds and bats go north or south, depending on the season.
Main idea......…..
5. 1My friend, Willie likes school. 2 He goes early. 3 He always has his books.My English teacher says4 “Willie is a good student.”
Main idea ..............
Choose the best answer
6.
Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in the side of a stone cliff. The craving is of four U.S.
Presidents. The presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
The main idea of this passage is……..
a. What Mount Rushmore is
b. Where Mount Rushmore is
c. The name of the presidents
d. How many presidents the U.S. has had
7.
Mercury is one of the planets in our solar system. Mercury moves around the sun like the other planets. Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. It is very hot there.
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Mercury is very hot
b. What Mercury is like
c. The planet of the solar system
d. Mercury is the planet closest to the sun
8.
In parts of California, fall is very hot. Often hot winds blow. If somebody starts the smallest fire these winds will make the small fire become a large fire. Because of tall woods these fires spread very quickly.
What is this paragraph about?
a. Hot winds b. Fires in California
c. Fighting forest fires d. California’s dry season
9.
Immigrants are people who come to another country to live. In the late 1800s, many immigrants came to the U.S. They came to build up a better life for their family.
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. The late 1800s
b. Building new homes
c. The U.S. is the new country
d. Immigrants coming to U.S.
10.
Girls all over the world enjoy playing with dolls. Dolls serve as playmates and an outlet for many emotions. This toy is made to look like human beings to help children to identify with the doll.
What is the main idea of the passage?
a. The size of dolls
b. Dolls look like people
c. When dolls were made
d. Girls enjoy playing with dolls
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