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Every morning before school, Femi delivers newspapers to forty houses on the hill. He has done it in snow and in fog, and in three years he has missed only one day, when he had chickenpox. The customers leave him cards at Christmas.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. Femi is a reliable paperboy whose customers appreciate him.Correct
  2. B. It often snows on the hill.
  3. C. Femi once had chickenpox.
  4. D. Newspapers are delivered before school.

Answer: A. Femi is a reliable paperboy whose customers appreciate him.

One day missed in three years, cards at Christmas.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. It often snows on the hill.
A detail.
C. Femi once had chickenpox.
A detail.
D. Newspapers are delivered before school.
A detail.

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