Read the following paragraphs and answer each of the questions by choosing the letter of the correct answer.

Question

(1) You can use the following three techniques to stay focused as you read. (2) First, visualize the
material by forming mental pictures of the concepts as they are presented. (3) For instance, if you read that a voucher1 system can help control cash disbursements, picture a voucher handing out dollar bills. (4) Second, read it out loud—especially complicated material. (5) Some of us remember better and understand more quickly when we hear an idea instead of seeing it in print. (6) Third, get a “feel” for your subject. (7) For example, if you’re reading about a paramecium2 in your biology text, imagine what it would feel like to run your finger around the long, cigar-shaped body of the organism and feel the hairy little cilia as they wiggle in your hand.

1. The topic of this selection is
a. reading.
b. visualization.
c. techniques for staying focused while reading.
d. reading out loud.

2. The main idea is stated in
a. sentence 1.
b. sentence 2.
c. sentence 3.
d. sentence 4.

3. How many major supporting details develop the main idea?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6

Answer 1

1. c.
2. a.
3. b.