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Functional Skills English Picking Out the Main Point
Questions in this quiz (7)
1You need to read all of a text to find the main point
- ATrue
- BFalse
2You should move your eyes quickly over the text, looking for key words.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Keywords are the most important words in the text
- ATrue
- BFalse
4Don't underline key words in the text
- ATrue
- BFalse
5Paragraphs are groups of sentences and the main point of a text is often in the first paragraph.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6In which sentence is the most important point in the following text?
Hi Jonathon,
I'd like to go the theatre for my birthday next Wednesday.
I was wondering if you wanted to come too?
The play I want to see is called 'Men and Boys'. It's a drama set in World War Two. The tickets are £20 each. I can buy them for us.- AThe first sentence is the most important point.
- BThe second sentence is the most important point.
- CThe third sentence is the most important point.
- DThe fourth sentence is the most important point.
- EThe fifth sentence is the most important point.
- FThe sixth sentence is the most important point.
7What are the key words in this text?
Not much is known about the history of Stonehenge. Nobody knows when it was built, but most historians think it must have been between 3000 and 2000 BC.- ANot much is known
- Bhistory of Stonehenge
- CNobody knows when
- Dit was built
- Ebut most historians
- Fthink it must have been
- G3000 and 2000 BC
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- The main point of a text is what it is about and the most important point usually comes first
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- s.fox
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- English
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