UNIT 1 CONTENT COURSE

1.1 WHAT IS A TOPIC?
1.1.1 IDENTIFYING THE TOPIC SENTENCE
1.1.2 WHAT IS THE TOPIC SENTENCE?
1.2 PREDICTING AND GUESSING
1.3 READING COMPREHENSION
1.4 READING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION
1.5 READING FOR DETAILS
1.6 WHAT ARE SUPPORTING
DETAILS

1.7 INTERPRETING OR
MARKING INFERENCE

1.8 GRAMMAR (MODAL VERBS)

EXERCISES
Read the following paragraph and use it to answer the questions in the 1-4 test.

A. Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins.

1. Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?





2. Which term best describes the supporting details of a piece of writing?





3. Which term best describes the main idea of a piece of writing?





4. Which term best describes the main idea of a piece of writing?





Read the following paragraph and use it to answer the 5-8 test questions.

B. Students compete in robot sumo contests. They learn how to build their own robots. They compete against their classmates and students from other schools. To win, students must be creative. They must have a good plan for defeating other robots.

5. What is the main idea of this paragraph?





6. The best definition of supporting details would be…





7. Which of the following is a supporting detail of this paragraph?





8. The best definition of main idea would be…






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