Main Idea, Summary and Title — Practice

Question 1

Passage: Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, yet they shelter a quarter of all marine species. They protect coastlines from storms, support fishing communities, and draw millions of tourists. When a reef dies, the loss ripples outward through the ecosystems and economies that depend on it.
The main idea is that

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

Passage: The invention of the printing press did more than speed up copying. By making books cheap and plentiful, it spread literacy beyond the clergy, fuelled scientific exchange across borders, and loosened the Church's grip on knowledge. Few inventions have reshaped society so completely.
Which is the main idea rather than a supporting detail?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

Passage: For decades the tomato was shipped unripe and hard so it could survive long journeys, its flavour sacrificed to durability. Now small farms selling directly to local buyers are reviving older, tastier varieties — proving that when the supply chain shortens, flavour can return to the plate.
Which is the best title?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Passage: The city's bike-sharing scheme began with just 200 cycles and heavy scepticism. Five years on, it runs 12,000 cycles, has cut short car trips in the centre by a fifth, and turned a modest profit. Other cities now send delegations to study it.
Which is the best summary?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 5

Passage: In the small Himalayan village of Kholi, a women's cooperative has revived traditional wool-weaving, giving forty families a steady income and keeping a dying craft alive.
Which best states the main idea?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 6

Passage: The office memo announcing 'increased flexibility' also removed fixed desks, ended the childcare subsidy, and required staff to be reachable at all hours. Employees noticed that every new 'benefit' happened to cost the company less and demand more of them.
The passage mainly suggests that

Accepted Answer

B

Question 7

Passage: Electric cars are often praised as a clean solution to urban pollution, and on the road they emit nothing. But the electricity that charges them is, in many countries, still generated by burning coal, and mining the metals for their batteries carries a heavy environmental cost. The 'clean' car, it turns out, is only as clean as the system behind it.
The main idea is that

Accepted Answer

B

Question 8

Passage: Ah, the modern smartphone — a marvel that lets us video-call across oceans, and also lets us ignore the person sitting right across the table. We have never been so connected, or so alone.
Which title best fits the passage's idea and tone?

Accepted Answer

B

Practice — Main Idea, Summary and Title

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