Question 4 Nights and Dragons—
From the memoir of author Abigail Prynne

As I started my research, I discovered many skeptics. Scientists presented evidence to show why dragons could not—and did not—exist. They explained that it would be impossible for dragons to fly because they would be too big. They laughed at the idea of dragons breathing fire. They pointed out that no other animal has ever done this. They said that if dragons had lived, someone would have found remains somewhere in the world. No bones about it, there were plenty of logical explanations. It would have been easy for me to accept that the only place dragons ever existed was in the imaginations of those who believed.

What is the main idea of text?

Scientists have lots of evidence to explain why dragons don't exist.
Scientists say it would be impossible for dragons to fly because they would be too big.
They laughed at the idea of dragons breathing fire.
They said that if dragons had lived, someone would have found remains somewhere in the world.

Question 5

The main idea of a text

is not always directly stated
is always stated in the first paragraph
usually appears in the conclusion
is found in the body of the text

Question 6
To help clarify the main idea, important words may be highlighted with the use of

captions
images
sidebars
bold print

Question 7
Images and captions are text features which often appear in articles. Writing in complete sentences, explain how images and captions can help you understand the main idea.