Chapter 3: Mastery Test 8

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A. Skim each of the following paragraphs. Then, identify the idea that correctly states the topic. (Hint: one idea is too general to be the topic; another idea is too specific.)

This activity contains 5 questions.

1. ¹Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley lived from 1818 to 1907. ²She was born in Virginia, and she learned to read, write, and sew while still a slave. ³Her skill as a dressmaker to wealthy women in St. Louis enabled her to buy freedom for herself and her son for $1,200 in 1855. ⁴By 1860, she had established a dressmaking business in Washington, D.C., that attracted the capital's elite. ⁵Her shop boasted a parlor, private fitting room, and upstairs workroom employing a number of seamstresses. ⁶When newly elected President Lincoln arrived in the city, his wife inquired where the leading women had their wardrobes made. ⁷She was told that they went to Elizabeth Keckley.

— New-York Historical Society, Enterprising Women.

a. A dressmaking business c. A successful businesswoman b. Elizabeth Keckley

2. ¹Because nicotine is habit-forming, kicking the smoking habit takes time. ²Half of the battle in quitting is knowing you need to quit. ³This knowledge will help you deal better with the likely symptoms of withdrawal, such as irritability and an intense desire to smoke. ⁴A number of quitting methods are available, including nicotine replacement products (gum and patches), but there is no easy way. ⁵Nearly all smokers have some feelings of nicotine withdrawal when they try to quit. ⁶Give yourself a month to get over these feelings. ⁷Take quitting one day at a time, even one minute at a time— whatever you need to succeed.

—National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, "Don't Let Another Year Go Up in Smoke."

a. Kicking the smoking habit b. The smoking habit c. Withdrawal symptoms

B. Read the following group of ideas and then answer the questions that follow.

a. Law and Order is a high-quality TV crime drama.
b. Each week, the show thoughtfully tracks a murder through the police investigation and the trial of the person arrested as responsible for the murder.
c. The show is entering its 14th season, won an Emmy in 1997 for outstanding drama series, and has been nominated for the award 11 years in a row.

3. Statement (a) is

a. the main idea.b. a supporting detail.

4. Statement (b) is

a. the main idea.b. a supporting detail.

5. Statement (c) is

a. the main idea.b. a supporting detail.

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