Main Idea

O tema (main idea) é o elemento principal de uma história. Leia os parágrafos abaixo e tente identificar o tema. Escolha a opção que melhor descreve o tema central de cada parágrafo.

Paragraph 1

Alberto is eleven. He spends all Saturday taking food to the homeless. Instead of playing with his friends, he spends his free time helping others.

______ Alberto does not like to play with his friends.

______ Alberto does not have any friends.

______ Alberto cares about helping others.

______ Alberto is eleven.

Paragraph 2

Penguins are birds. They swim, but cannot fly. Penguins must swim fast to escape from whales and other animals that might hurt them. Penguins live in the cold weather. You may see them if you visit Antarctica.

______ Penguins can’t fly.

______ What are penguins and how they live.

______ Penguins are sometimes attacked by whales.

______ Penguins live in Antarctica.

Paragraph 3

To become a doctor you need to study to get into a university. You need to study to pass the classes. Once you are a doctor you need to study all the time. There are always new discoveries and new information to read about.

______ To pass classes it is important to study.

______ You need to study a lot to be a doctor.

______ In Medicine there are always new discoveries.

______ If you want to be a doctor, you need to pass your classes.

Paragraph 4

David plays soccer every Saturday at the park and watches soccer matches every Sunday on television. If there is a party at the same time as a soccer match, David prefers not to go to the party and watch the game instead.

______ David wants to be a soccer player when he grows up.

______ David does not like parties.

______ David loves soccer.

______ David plays soccer.