Chapter 4: Review Test 5
 
Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details

A. Read each of the following groups of ideas. Then answer the question that follows each group.

      Group 1

A. The atomic bombs dropped on two cities in Japan let loose a power never seen before.
B. A total of 130,000 people died because of the bombs.
C. The force of each bomb was greater than 20,000 tons of dynamite.
D. The atomic bomb

1. The main idea is found in  

 
 
 
 


      Group 2

A. Plastic surgery is often used to improve a person's looks.
B. Skin grafts replace burned or damaged skin.
C. Plastic surgery
D. One type of plastic surgery, called rhinoplasty, reduces the size of the nose.
2. A supporting detail is found in  

 
 
 
 


      Group 3

A. A person's fingerprints are just like a signature.
B. Fingerprinting
C. Fingerprint records can be used by law enforcement to identify criminals.
D. Fingerprinting is a science that uses the pattern of ridges on the fingertips to identify a person.

3. The topic is found in  

 
 
 
 


      Group 4

A. Yellow journalism
B. Yellow journalism uses emotion instead of facts to sell newspapers.
C. For example, a newspaper may mislabel a picture for a shocking effect.
D. Some think that the popular National Enquirer uses yellow journalism

4. The topic is found in  

 
 
 
 


      Group 5

A. People who exercise regularly feel better.
B. Exercising reduces the chances of developing heart disease.
C. Exercising
D. Regular exercise has clear benefits.

5. A supporting detail is found in  

 
 
 
 


Some questions in this exercise may have more than one correct answer.





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