Paragraph Comprehension

In order to do well on the Paragraph Comprehension section of the test, you need to focus on the types of questions they are asking.

One type of question is a main idea question.

 

Main Idea
A main idea question is very common.  It asks you what the story was mostly about.
It could be presented in different ways.

 

Some examples of main idea questions include:
What was the main idea of the story?
What was the story mostly about?
What would be a good title for the story?

 

In order to figure out the main idea of a story, focus on the first sentence of each paragraph and the last sentence of the story.