MCQ #1
Let’s see how each of the options is aligned with a misconception
Option B: CORRECT. The main idea here is to highlight the after-effects of a heart attack. The additional sentence describes the bakery, which is irrelevant to the main or central idea of the paragraph. Therefore, it can distract the reader.
Option A: Incorrect. The fact that Saritha works at the bakery is already clear. However, choosing this option could either mean that the student has not understood that or thinks that the ‘main idea’ of the paragraph is about the bakery itself, which is incorrect.
Option C: Incorrect. The additional sentence does provide extra details that are not in the paragraph, therefore, it cannot be called ‘more of the same ‘. At the same time, the details are irrelevant, because of which it distracts from the main idea. Therefore option C is incorrect. Choosing this option means that the student is not clear that extra details can distract readers.
Option D: Incorrect. The passage has significant personal details about Saritha and the challenges she is facing after the heart attack. The additional sentence contains extra information about the bakery and does not help in any way in making the passage more personal. Therefore, option D is incorrect. Choosing this option means that the student is not clear about what makes a paragraph ‘personal’.
