PLEASE 20 POINTS ONLY 5 QUESTIONS... FIND OUT WHT THE MAIN IDEA IS!! 1. Exercise is essential to our lives but you should always practice good work out ethics & routines, while practicing safety. Failure to warm up can cause injuries to cold muscles. Remember to always use proper lifting procedures when lifting heavy weights and to avoid harm, make sure that you have a spotter with you. You can also avoid injury by working within your limits and avoiding the need to show off for people at the gym.
The main idea of the paragraph is:
a) lifting weights with a spotter is good exercise.
b) the importance of safe exercise practices.
c) showing off at the gym doesn’t help your workout.
d) gyms are unnecessary.
e) none of the above.
2. The fire ant earned its name because of its venom. The insect uses a wasp-like stinger to inject the venom, which causes a painful burning sensation and leaves tiny, itching pustules. Fire ants are painful and destructive pests. These ants will swarm over anyone or anything that disturbs their nests. In addition to causing pain, fire ants damage many crops by eating the plants and by protecting other insects that damage crops. Fire ants are attracted to soybeans, eggplant, corn, okra, strawberries, and potatoes.
The main idea of the paragraph is:
a) fire ants have venom that is very painful.
b) crops are being destroyed by fire ants.
c) fire ants are agonizing & vicious creatures.
d) you can find fire ants in a lot of places.
e) none of the above.
3. Baseball has been a part of Americans’ lives for over 100 years. In 27 out of 50 American cities, there are 29 professional teams and hundreds of minor league teams. It is believed, though not proven, that Americans attend more baseball games than any other professional sport games. Baseball is not only part of American life, but also part of pop culture, fashion, music, and movies. Almost everyone has, or has had, a favorite baseball team or player once in their life.
The main idea of the paragraph is:
a) baseball is a sport that is loved in America.
b) sports are a way to enjoy life.
c) the importance of baseball teams.
d) minor league baseball teams outnumber major league baseball teams.
e) none of the above.

4. It’s a known fact that birds lay eggs. In most cases, little birds lay little eggs. The kiwi is an astonishing exception to this rule. The kiwi is a small bird that lays a big egg. The kiwi is a flightless bird found in New Zealand that weighs about 4 pounds. Its egg, however, weighs about one pound. That’s ¼ of its body weight! If an ostrich laid an egg that was in the same proportion to the ostrich, as the kiwi egg is to the kiwi, an ostrich egg would weigh a whopping seventy-five pounds instead of the usual three pounds!
The main idea of the paragraph is:
a) New Zealand produces a lot of small birds.
b) ostrich eggs are extremely large.
c) flightless birds can produce eggs.
d) the weight of a kiwi egg is about ¼ of its body weight.
e) none of the above.
5. Almost everyone has a computer these days. The first computer was very different from the computers we use today; it was much larger—the size of a whole room—and it did only mathematical computations. Computers have gotten much smaller, much smarter, & more useful over time. A computer correctly predicted that Eisenhower would win the 1952 Presidential election. Computer usefulness grew to the point that “Time” magazine selected the computer as “Man of the Year” in 1982. Ironically, the author of the article wrote his piece on a
typewriter.
The main idea of the paragraph is:
a) computers will always be superior to typewriters.
b) doing math on a computer is a thing of the past.
c) larger computers doesn’t necessarily mean better computers.
d) computers have become more advanced, compact, & relied on through the years.
e) none of the above.