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    This document contains exercises and answers related to finding the main idea in passages. It includes two main idea practice exercises with passages about fire ants and Rosa Parks, where the student needs to identify the topic, what the author wants you to know, and the sentence containing the main idea. It also contains skimming and scanning exercises about the history of UFO sightings, with questions about Kenneth Arnold, expert explanations of sightings, and beliefs about Roswell. The exercises assess identifying topics, purposes, influences and key details.

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    This document contains exercises and answers related to finding the main idea in passages. It includes two main idea practice exercises with passages about fire ants and Rosa Parks, where the student needs to identify the topic, what the author wants you to know, and the sentence containing the main idea. It also contains skimming and scanning exercises about the history of UFO sightings, with questions about Kenneth Arnold, expert explanations of sightings, and beliefs about Roswell. The exercises assess identifying topics, purposes, influences and key details.

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    This document contains exercises and answers related to finding the main idea in passages. It includes two main idea practice exercises with passages about fire ants and Rosa Parks, where the student needs to identify the topic, what the author wants you to know, and the sentence containing the main idea. It also contains skimming and scanning exercises about the history of UFO sightings, with questions about Kenneth Arnold, expert explanations of sightings, and beliefs about Roswell. The exercises assess identifying topics, purposes, influences and key details.

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    This document contains exercises and answers related to finding the main idea in passages. It includes two main idea practice exercises with passages about fire ants and Rosa Parks, where the student needs to identify the topic, what the author wants you to know, and the sentence containing the main idea. It also contains skimming and scanning exercises about the history of UFO sightings, with questions about Kenneth Arnold, expert explanations of sightings, and beliefs about Roswell. The exercises assess identifying topics, purposes, influences and key details.

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    English For Academic Purpose B

    TUGAS 1 : Finding The Main Idea

    NAMA : Grace Rahelia

    NIM : 462023087

    Main Idea Practice Exercises

    A. 1. What is the topic of the passage?


    Answer: c. Fire ants

    2. What does the author want you to know about the topic?
    Answer: The passage mentions not only the pai caused by their bites but also the
    destructive impact they have on crops, indicating the author wants to convey the
    damaging nature of fire ants.

    3. Which sentence contains the main idea?


    Answer: Sentence (5) In addition to causing pain, fire ants damage many crops by
    eating the plants and by protecting other insects that damage crops.

    B. 1. What is the topic of the passage?


    Answer: a. Rosa parks

    2. What does the author want you to know about the topic?
    Answer: The author wants to communicate the significant impact that one
    individual’s actions can have on society.

    3, Which sentence contains the main idea?


    Answer: Sentence (6) Rosa Parks proved that one brave person can make a difference.

    Skimming & Scanning Exercises

    Read through the article and answer each of the following questions.

    1. What is the purpose of this report?


    Answer: c. To describe the history of UFO sightings.

    2. Why are UFO sightings so controversial?


    Answer: a. They have never been proved.
    Read the text carefully and answer each of the following questions in the form of
    a sentence or a short paragraph.

    1. Why is Kenneth Arnold famous among UFO believers?


    Answer: c. He saw a UFO in 1947.

    2. How do experts explain many UFO sightings?


    Answer: b. TV and movies make people believe they see UFO.

    3. What do many people believe happened at Roswell?


    Answer: d. A UFO landed there.

    Circle that best answer for each question about the reading passage.

    4. Which of the following is true?


    Answer: b. The word “UFO” was first used in 1952.

    5. What influence did the Cold War have upon UFO sightings?
    Answer: d. Top secret air force activities caused more sightings.

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