PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/20121. The topic of the article is:(a) Jollibee earned 3.09 Billion in 2010(b) Jollibee Foods Corporation(c) The profit of Jollibee Food Corp. last year(d) Jollibee increased revenues last year2. The main idea of the article is:(a) Jollibee earned 3.09 Billion in 2010(b) Jollibee Foods Corporation(c) The profit of Jollibee Food Corp. last year(d) Jollibee increased revenues last yearAnswer: CA & D are main points because theycontain a verbB is too broad for the actual passageAnswer: DB & C are topics because they do notcontain a verbA is too specific. A main idea should notinclude details like “3.09 billion”3. Which restaurant chain is NOT owned byJollibee Food Corportation:(a) Chowking(b) Greenwich(c) JC Foodspot(d) Mang InasalAnswer: CAll of the other chains are owned byJollibee.4. How many Jollibee brand stores are there inthe Philippines and overseas, combined?(a) 395(b) 1,921(c) 717(d) 784Answer: DRead carefully. The question asks forJollibee brand stores. The article states thatthere are 717 in the Philippines and 67abroad. 717+67 = 7845. This is the term for the key statement beingexpressed by the text or paragraph (in otherwords, the most central piece of informationthe author wants you to know):(a) Topic(b) Main Idea(c) Guiding Sentence(d) Introductory Paragraph6. The main idea of a text or paragraph is usuallyfound in the:(a) introduction only(b) conclusion only(c) introduction and/or conclusion(d) topic sentence onlyAnswer: CAnswer: B3