Read a short Pangolin practice preview and answer one question about main idea.
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This animal-conservation preview contrasts a pangolin’s physical defences with threats involving its environment. It provides practice in connecting examples to the writer’s central point.
Pay attention to contrast words. Ask what the animal’s scales can help with and what they cannot address. Then choose a statement broad enough to connect the examples and the conclusion.
Check whether your answer confused one protective feature with protection from every threat. Keep your reasoning within the passage rather than adding facts you know about wildlife.
A pangolin’s scales provide protection, but they do not solve every challenge the animal faces. When threatened, it can curl into a tight ball. This defence can discourage some predators, yet it offers little protection from habitat loss. Protecting a species therefore requires attention both to the animal and to the environment it depends on.
The topic names what a passage discusses. The main idea states what the writer wants you to understand about that topic.
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