IG3 Reading comprehension practice

Front

What is the main idea about soccer?

Back

Soccer is a worldwide sport.

Front

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

Back

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

Front

Summary of Jill's birthday dinner dilemma: Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House, fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace, or pizza at the Pizza Shop.

Back

Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

Front

What is the paragraph mostly about? Options: how long you might expect to live, about the health of females, why people live to be 70, tells that people live to be 100

Back

how long you might expect to live

Front

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.
What is the main idea?

Back

Jenny wants to be a nurse.

Front

What is the main idea of this paragraph? Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Josh hung up a big sign that said,"Happy Birthday, Charles!" Mom made spaghetti for dinner.
It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.

Back

Charles had a great birthday.