1.
Skim the following paragraphs to get a general idea of the topic and main idea or key
sentence. Then, without rereading the passage, encircle the letter of the best topic. Next
reread and underline the key or topic sentence which gives the main idea. Do the same
with the paragraphs under B and C.
A.
1-2. The Philippines has rich natural resources. It is rich in minerals, including gold,
silver, copper, nickel, and iron. It has extensive forests and agricultural lands. It is one
of the world's largest producers of sugar, bananas, mangoes, and copra. Fish and
other marine products abound in Philippine waters because its 7.103 islands are
surrounded by the China Sea, the Pacific Ocean, and the Sulu Sea.
The topic of the paragraph is;
A. Our Rich Philippine Forests
B. Treasures from the Philippine Seas
© Natural Resources of the Philippines
D. Philippine Gold Mines
3-4. Forests and woodlands provide a home for many plants and animals. Many
people like forests because of the peace and beauty they find there. Beautiful orchids
and wild flowers bloom in the forests. The roots and the soil under the trees take in
large
breathe. As green plants manufacture food, they release oxygen into the air. Forests
filters water so that it is pure as it enters streams and wells. Forests purify the air we
are useful as well as beautiful.
What is the best topic for the above paragraph?
A. Beautiful Orchids and Wildlife
B. Philippine Plants and Animals
C. Floods and Erosion
D. Uses of Forests and Woodlands
5-6 The Philippines was once linked to the Asiatic mainland by land bridges. Its first
inhabitants were the Negritos, the country's aborigines. About 3.000 years ago.
Philippine shores. While the Negritos were dark, the Indonesians had a fairer skin and
successive waves of migration brought seafaring Indonesians and Malays to the
Indonesians were tall and had relatively high-bridged noses. These were the
the Malays were brown. The Negritos were short with flat nose and kinky hair, but the
ancestors of the present Christian and Muslim Filipinos.
What is the whole paragraph about?
A. The Ancestors of then Christian and Muslim Filipinos
C. Asia and the Philippines
B History of the Philippines
D The First Filipinos​