Chapter 10: Review Test 5

Determining Topics from Specific Details

A. Read each group of specific details. Then, choose the letter of the best topic for each group.

Specific details: croutons, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sliced turkey, sliced hard-boiled eggs, salad dressing

1. The topic is

a. turkey sandwich.

b. chef 's salad.

c. food.

Specific details: fingerprints, a dead body, a recently fired gun

2. The topic is

a. crime.

b. clues at a crime scene.

c. murder.

Specific details: Star Wars, Star Trek, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

3. The topic is

a. Hollywood movies.

b. television science fiction shows.

c. science fiction movies and television shows.

Specific details: cold and snowing, warm and breezy, hot and dry, hot and humid, cool and breezy

4. The topic is

a. seasons.

b. weather conditions.

c. temperature.

Specific details: lipstick, eye shadow, blush, mascara, makeup remover, cotton balls, eyeliner, brushes, face cream

5. The topic is

a. makeup.

b. beauty products.

c. cleansing products for the face.

Specific details: carrot sticks, celery sticks, pickles, olives, stuffed mushrooms, cheese crackers

6. The topic is

a. finger foods.

b. diet snack food.

c. food.

Specific details: time, snooze button, buzzer, music, timer

7. The topic is

a. time.

b. features of a radio-alarm clock.

c. extra sleep.

Specific details: skim milk, buttermilk, cottage cheese, cheese

8. The topic is

a. beverages.

b. cheeses.

c. milk products.

B. Read the following lists of information. Then choose the best statement of the implied main idea for each list.

9. Stephen King's father abandoned him when he was a toddler.

As an adult, King worked as a janitor; he also labored in a laundry and a knitting mill, pumped gas, and attended college.

He threw a draft of his first novel, Carrie, into the trash without trying to get it published.

His wife fished it out, read it, and told him to finish working on it.

The implied main idea for this list is

a. Stephen King lacked self-confidence.

b. Stephen King is one of our most popular writers.

c. Stephen King overcame hardship and discouragement.

10. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 13 and 19.

According to experts, between 1988 and 1998, more than 65,000 teenagers died in car wrecks.

Many teens are involved in car wrecks because of a lack of driving experience.

Experts say that most of these fatal car crashes were the result of "driver error."

The implied main idea for this list is

a. Lack of experience leads to high death rates for young drivers.

b. There are many dangers for teenage drivers.

c. Young drivers lack experience.