Locate and identify the Stated Main Idea in the passage below. Sociologists have several different ways of defining poverty. Transitional poverty is a temporary state that occurs when someone loses a job for a short time. Marginal poverty occurs when a person lacks stable employment (for example, if your job is lifeguarding at a pool during the summer season, you might experience marginal poverty when the season ends). The next, more serious level, residual poverty, is chronic and multigenerational. A person who experiences absolute poverty is so poor that he or she doesn't have resources to survive. Relative poverty is a state that occurs when we compare ourselves with those around us. Carl, John D., Think Sociology, 1st Ed., 2010. Reprinted and Electronically reproduced by permission of Pearson education, Inc., New York, NY.

What information do newspapers usually print in the first paragraph of an article? o a. any quotes that they are going to use o b. where to look for additional information about the topie o c. all of the significant facts about the story o d. analysis of the story

Which statement best describes how these paragraphs develop the central idea of the article? a- they elaborate on the idea that the offer has been made with youngsters in mind. b- they provide additional information as to why the prize is a wagon instead of something else. c- they support the idea that the wagon is attractive to youngsters and is a worthy prize. d- they introduce the idea that the newspaper is a generous organization. read paragraphs 4 and 5. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it.

Based on this excerpt, the reader is able to conclude that turner feels about his friendship with lizzie.