TEST-TAKING TIP
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Find the main idea in a reading passage. Then
look for details that support this idea.
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1. Which statement best sums up the main
idea of the passage?
A. Flexibility is important but impossible to
measure.
B. Flexibility helps reduce muscle strains
and lower-back problems.
C. Maintaining flexibility by stretching is
important, but know your limits.
D. A dislocated shoulder is a painful condi-
tion that can be prevented by
stretching