Directions: Answer these questions to check your knowledge of the important terms, concepts, and skills in this chapter.

1	When authors do not state the main idea as a single sentence in a paragraph,
	A)	they imply their main point.
	B)	they provide enough information for the reader to reason out the main idea.
	C)	the reader must formulate a sentence that expresses the main idea.
	D)	all of the above
2	Combining into a single sentence two sentences from the paragraph that together express the complete main idea is
	A)	Formula 1.
	B)	Formula 2.
	C)	Formula 3.
	D)	none of the above
3	Adding essential information to a sentence in the paragraph that almost states the main idea is
	A)	Formula 1.
	B)	Formula 2.
	C)	Formula 3.
	D)	none of the above
4	Which of the following does not belong in a formulated main idea sentence?
	A)	the topic
	B)	the author's most important point
	C)	details
	D)	none of the above
5	You should begin a formulated main idea sentence with
	A)	"The author's main point is . . ."
	B)	"The author wants us to know that . . ."
	C)	"The main idea is . . ."
	D)	none of the above
6	When you use Formula 3, you
	A)	write a general sentence that sums up the details.
	B)	combine several ideas into one sentence.
	C)	both a and b
	D)	neither a nor b
7	Before you can formulate an implied main idea sentence, you must first
	A)	understand every word in the paragraph.
	B)	use the context.
	C)	determine the topic.
	D)	all of the above
8	In order to formulate the implied main idea of a paragraph, you should ask yourself,
	A)	"What does this word have to mean?"
	B)	"Who or what is the paragraph about?"
	C)	"What is the author's one most important point about the topic?"
	D)	"What additional information does the author provide to help me understand the main idea completely?"