1. It is the most important idea or central theme of a paragraph.
A. Theme B. Summary C. Main Idea D. Sentence
2. The sun is the star of the solar system. Around it the earth and all the planets revolve. It is a huge ball of hot gases which gives us heat and light. The paragraph is about __________.
A. sun B. ball C. planets D. solar system
3.Based on the selection, the main source of light is the _____.
A. sun B. stars C. earth D. gases
4. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A. The sun is the star of the solar system.
B. The eight planets revolve around the sun.
C. One of the planets is the earth that we live in.
D. The sun is a huge ball of hot gases which gives us heat and light.

5. Mark wanted to be a great skater. But he did not want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Mark’s dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, “Mark is the best skater in the whole world.” What is the main idea?
A. Mark was the best skater at the park.
B. Mark practiced very hard to become a great skater.
C. Mark was a great skater without doing the hard work.
D. Mark wanted to learn how to skate so he can compete.

(6-7) Today, in most cities, smoke and exhaust fumes fill the air and endanger the health and well-being of the people. Smoke and exhaust fumes contain harmful by-products from gasoline burned in cars and from factories. To control air pollution, smoke ordinances have been passed. Smoke-belching vehicles are checked and factories are required to reduce fumes emanating from them.
6. Pollution is not good for our ________.
A. mind B. spirit C. cities D. health
7. Smoke and exhaust fumes are usually abundant in ________.
A. cities B. farms C. towns D. barangays
8. The summary of the paragraph is ______.

A. Air pollution is a serious problem to our health.
B. Smoke and exhaust fumes contain much harmful gas.
C. Smoke-belching vehicles and factories are being checked.
D. To lessen air pollution, the government has passed smoke ordinance.

9. Long ago, the only power that man knew was to use his own power, his muscles and strength. But he has found ways to make nature help him with his work. He has discovered ways to use the power of the wind and the sun, animals, water, coal and oil. Now, man enjoys many comforts because he has made use of the powers of nature to help him. He has invented many kinds of machines to do most of his work. What is the summary of the paragraph?
A. The only power man knew before was to use his muscles and
strength to do his work.
B. Man has discovered a number of ways to make his work more
interesting and much easier.
C. Man invented machines to do all his work for him and because of
this, he leads a very easy life.
D. Early man depended only on his own muscles to do his work but now
he has made use of the powers of nature and machines to do his
work easier and faster.
10. The moon shines not because of its own light, but by the reflection of light it gets from the sun. Now, the moon looks down to us as if it were a ball of light. Viewed from a faraway place, the earth would look as if it were shining. When men finally succeeded in landing on the moon, they saw the earth as a much bigger moon.What is the summary?
A. The moon gets its light from the sun.
B. The moon looks down to us as if it were a ball of light.
C. Both the earth and the moon get their light from the sun.
D. The earth would look like a much bigger moon when viewed from the moon.