HELP 1. You and your friend read a book about three animals that travel hundreds of miles to find their way back home. They face danger, illness, and injury, yet eventually arrive alive to greet their heartsick owners. Which of the following is the main idea of this book?

A. Three animals on a journey
B. Three animals with superpowers
D. Three animals run away for an adventure
C. Three animals risk their lives to return home

2.Walking is not the most exciting form of exercise a person can take on for fitness. Yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment. That makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise. Walking is less likely than other exercises to cause injury to leg tendons and muscles. All it requires is a good pair of sneakers—no cables, stylish outfits, or weights required. Of course, a person could increase the benefit of a workout by adding weights or speed walking.

Identify the main idea of this paragraph.

Walking is a difficult and safe exercise for beginners.
Walking is an easy and safe exercise for beginners.
Walking is a boring and dangerous form of exercise.
Walking is an exciting and very effective form of exercise.

2.Walking is not the most exciting form of exercise a person can take on for fitness. Yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment. That makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise. Walking is less likely than other exercises to cause injury to leg tendons and muscles. All it requires is a good pair of sneakers—no cables, stylish outfits, or weights required. Of course, a person could increase the benefit of a workout by adding weights or speed walking.

Explain whether the main idea is explicit or implicit in this paragraph.

It is explicit because it is directly stated in the paragraph.
It is explicit because it is not directly stated in the paragraph.
It is implicit because it is directly stated in the paragraph.
It is implicit because it is not directly stated in the paragraph.

3. Walking is not the most exciting form of exercise a person can take on for fitness. Yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment. That makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise. Walking is less likely than other exercises to cause injury to leg tendons and muscles. All it requires is a good pair of sneakers—no cables, stylish outfits, or weights required. Of course, a person could increase the benefit of a workout by adding weights or speed walking.

Which of the following sentences comes closest to stating the main idea in this paragraph?

Yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment.
That makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise.
Walking is less likely than other exercises to cause injury to leg tendons and muscles.
Of course, a person could increase the benefit of a workout by adding weights or speed walking.

4. Walking is not the most exciting form of exercise a person can take on for fitness. Yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment. That makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise. Walking is less likely than other exercises to cause injury to leg tendons and muscles. All it requires is a good pair of sneakers—no cables, stylish outfits, or weights required. Of course, a person could increase the benefit of a workout by adding weights or speed walking.

How does the third sentence ("That makes walking...") support the main idea of the paragraph?

It points out that walking is a good introduction to exercise for beginners.
It says that walking is too easy for people who have experience with exercise.
It points out that beginning exercisers may not like walking because it is too easy.
It says that walking is less costly than other activities because it needs no equipment.