The answers to this section begin on page 133.See how many of the following questions you can answer correctly... Finding the main idea or theme of a written piece is one of the most imp
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See how many of the following questions you can
answer correctly
60 PETAL : FLOWER
a recliner : chair
b leaf : tree
c basket : ball
d material : fabric
e avocado : guacamole
61 SHELF : BOOKCASE
a arm : leg
b stage : curtain
c bench : chair
d key : piano
e lamp : bulb
62 FISH : SCHOOL
a wolf : pack
b tiger : jungle
c herd : peacock
d raven : school
e dog : collie
63 SCALE : WEIGHT
a yardstick : length
b width : depth
c length : width
d size : area
e mileage : speed
64 WATERMELON : FRUIT
a collar : leash
b dog : companion
c fish : bowl
d Dalmatian : canine
e apple : orange
65 FOOT : SKATEBOARD
a tire : automobile
b lace : shoe
c ounce : scale
d walk : jump
e pedal : bicycle
66 STRETCH : EXTEND
a tremble : roll
b thirsty : drink
c shake : tremble
d stroll : run
e stitch : tear
67 KANGAROO : MARSUPIAL
a salmon : mollusk
b zebra : horse
c rhinoceros : pachyderm
d beagle : feline
e grasshopper : rodent
68 STARVING : HUNGRY
a neat : thoughtful
b towering : cringing
c progressive : regressive
d happy : crying
e depressed : sad
69 DERMATOLOGIST : ACNE
a psychologist : neurosis
b child : pediatrician
c ophthalmologist : fracture
d oncologist : measles
e allergies : orthopedist
70 FRAME : PICTURE
a display : museum
b shelf : refrigerator
c mechanic : electrician
d nail : hammer
e fence : backyard
Trang 271 SEARCH : FIND
a sleep : wake
b explore : discover
c draw : paint
d think : relate
e walk : run
72 PHARMACY : DRUGS
a mall : store
b doctor : medicine
c bakery : bread
d supermarket : discount store
e toys : games
73 LAYER : TIER
a section : segment
b dais : speaker
c curtain : stage
d chapter : verse
e cotton : bale
74 METROPOLITAN : URBAN
a bucolic : rural
b sleepy : nocturnal
c agricultural : cow
d autumn : harvest
e agrarian : generous
75 TEACHER : SCHOOL
a actor : role
b mechanic : engine
c jockey : horse
d judge : courthouse
e author : book
76 PERSIAN : CAT
a alligator : crocodile
b zebra : reptile
c parakeet : bird
d rat : marsupial
e fly : bee
77 RUN: JOG
a trot : race
b swim : dive
c dance : ballet
d juggle : bounce
e rain : drizzle
78 SKEIN : YARN
a squeeze : lemon
b fire : coal
c ream : paper
d tree : lumber
e plow : acre
79 TAILOR : SUIT
a scheme : agent
b edit : manuscript
c revise : writer
d mention : opinion
e implode : building
80 CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA
a jockey : mount
b thrasher : hay
c driver : tractor
d skipper : crew
e painter : house
81 JAUNDICE : LIVER
a rash : skin
b dialysis : kidney
c smog : lung
d valentine : heart
e imagination : brain
82 COBBLER : SHOE
a jockey : horse
b contractor : building
c mason : stone
d cowboy : boot
e potter : paint – A N A L O G I E S –
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a finicky : thoughtful
b cautious : emotional
c envious : desiring
d shy : familiar
e ridiculous : silly
84 INTEREST : OBSESSION
a mood : feeling
b weeping : sadness
c dream : fantasy
d plan : negation
e highlight : indication
85 MONK : DEVOTION
a maniac : pacifism
b explorer : contentment
c visionary : complacency
d rover : wanderlust
e philistine : culture
86 SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER
a fallacy : dismay
b genre : mystery
c satire : anger
d mimicry : tears
e horror : fear
87 VERVE : ENTHUSIASM
a loyalty : duplicity
b devotion : reverence
c intensity : color
d eminence : anonymity
e generosity : elation
88 SOUND : CACOPHONY
a taste : style
b touch : massage
c smell : stench
d sight : panorama
e speech : oration
89 CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
a reduction : diminution
b induction : amelioration
c radicalization : estimation
d marginalization : intimidation
e proliferation : alliteration
90 DELTOID : MUSCLE
a radius : bone
b brain : nerve
c tissue : organ
d blood : vein
e scalpel : incision
91 UMBRAGE : OFFENSE
a confusion : penance
b infinity : meaning
c decorum : decoration
d elation : jubilance
e outrage : consideration
92 PROFESSOR : ERUDITE
a aviator : licensed
b inventor : imaginative
c procrastinator : conscientious
d overseer : wealthy
e moderator : vicious
93 DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
a fallible : cantankerous
b erasable : obtuse
c malleable : limpid
d capable : inept
e incorrigible : guilty
94 FROND : PALM
a quill : porcupine
b blade : evergreen
c scale : wallaby
d tusk : alligator
e blade : fern
Trang 495 METAPHOR : SYMBOL
a pentameter : poem
b rhythm : melody
c nuance : song
d slang : usage
e analogy : comparison
96 DIRGE : FUNERAL
a chain : letter
b bell : church
c telephone : call
d jingle : commercial
e hymn : concerto
97 FERAL : TAME
a rancid : rational
b repetitive : recurrent
c nettlesome : annoying
d repentant : honorable
e ephemeral : immortal
98 SPY : CLANDESTINE
a accountant : meticulous
b furrier : rambunctious
c lawyer : ironic
d shepherd : garrulous
e astronaut : opulent
99 DOMINANCE : HEGEMONY
a romance : sympathy
b furtherance : melancholy
c independence : autonomy
d tolerance : philanthropy
e recompense : hilarity
100 AERIE : EAGLE
a capital : government
b bridge : architect
c unit : apartment
d kennel : veterinarian
e house : person – A N A L O G I E S –
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reading comprehension It is, however, easy to confuse the main idea or theme with the subject Basically, the subject of a piece of writing is what that piece is generally about, plain and simple—
the facts and information However, when you look past the facts and information to the heart of what
writ-ers are trying to say, and why they are saying it, that’s the main idea or theme For example, the subject of this introduction is about distinguishing between a subject and a main idea or theme; the main idea or theme is why
it’s important to be able to recognize that difference
S E C T I O N
Main Ideas, Themes
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