Main Idea Of Passage?

1. Myths are stories, the products of fertile imagination, sometimes simple, often containing profound truths. They are not meant to be taken too literally. Details may sometimes appear childish, but most myths express a culture's most serious beliefs about human beings, eternity, and God.

The main idea of this passage is that myths:

1. are created primarily to entertain young children.
2. are purposely written for the reader.
3. provide the reader with a means of escape from reality.
4. illustrate the values that are considered important to a society.

What do you think?

If you think it's 1, find the part of the passage that gives evidence for it.
If you think it's 2, find the part of the passage that gives evidence for it.

And so on.

I think you'll find it easy to choose the correct answer. It's the only one for which you can find solid evidence in the passage given.

CJ

Hello CJ! I think it's number 2 and because I see more of solid evidence in the passage. Can you please tell me if this is correct? Again, thank you for all of your help.

No. It's 4.

CJ

Could it be number 4? Where can I find a similar test online?

AgaristaCould it be number 4? Where can I find a similar test online?

Hi Agarista,

The text samples are from Reading Comprehension questions to be found on various educational websites.
If you google for the first words from above given text ("Myths are stories, the products of fertile imagination") you'll find what you are looking for. I don't know if I can post the url here, but give it a try.

http://www.ncc.commnet.edu/dept/testingcenter/pdf/cptitema.pdf

Corfu Lingua, thank you! That's very kind of you. I should have thought of it myself!. I'll check it right now.

Joychap774. illustrate the values that are considered important to a society.