Main Idea
Textual Evidence
Idioms & Grammar
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100

What is the main idea of the entire passage?

Happy News is a website that gives good news only instead of bad news.

100

More women read Happy News than men.

lines 16-17

100

to create; to start

set up

100

not equal; one-sided

unbalanced

100

By the end of the first month online, Happy News had more than how many readers?

70,000

200

What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

Readers can find good news on the Happy News website.

200

Byron Reese thinks news sources don't give a balanced view of the world.

lines 5-6

200

agree with

to have the same idea or opinion as someone

200

suffering; sadness

misery

200

About how many percent of readers of Happy News were women?

60 percent

300

What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

Byron Reese set up the website to balance out bad news in the media with good news.

300

Many news websites don't get fan mail.

lines 19-21

300

on a daily basis

every day

300

without hope; extreme sadness

despair

300

Who is the man who came up with Happy News?

Byron Reese

400

What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

Reese says that Happy News is not trying to stop people from learning about problems or issues, but trying to provide a balanced picture of the world.

400

Many people think that bad news is necessary and helpful for people.

lines 10-12

400
The students (always work / work always) during the breaks.

always work

400
duty; required job

responsibility

400

True or False? Byron Reese thinks that Happy News should also provide bad news.

False

500

What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

Happy News has a lot of readers and even gets fan mail.

500

Byron Reese agrees that bad news is also needed.

lines 13-15

500

The athletes (often work out / work out often) at the gym.

The athletes often work out at the gym.

500

place to get things from

source

500

True or False?  Happy News was created to show that the bad news in the media was not always true.

False

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