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Directions: Read each paragraph carefully. Circle the answer that best describes
the main idea.The main idea is what all the sentences describe.- Levi Strauss came to the United States in 1847 when he was 17 years old.
Levi needed a job in America, so he worked for his brother selling clothes. He
tried to sell canvas to miners looking for gold in California. Since the miners
needed sturdy work pants, Levi made work pants from denim cloth. Levi’s
idea is still a famous business today, more than 150 years later.
a. Levi came to America in 1847.
b. Levi worked in a mine.
c. Levi made blue denim pants.
d. Levi’s idea is still around today. - Canada is the second largest country in the world. It covers the northern
part of North America. The Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans surround
Canada. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
The United States is the only country connected to Canada.
a. Canada is the second largest country.
b. Canada covers North America.
c. Canada has the most lakes.
d. Canada is north of the United States. - During the Middle Ages, wealthy families lived in castles. A moat
surrounded the castle walls to keep unwanted people out. It was filled with
water and dangerous animals. A drawbridge, held by two heavy chains,
was the only way a person could cross the moat. If the drawbridge was
closed, there was no way to get in or out of the castle.
a. Two chains held a castle’s drawbridge.
b. Moats kept unwanted people out of castles.
c. Moats were filled with water and animals.
d. Wealthy families owned castles during the Middle Ages.