1. The correct answer is "It tells you that the author has great talent because she writes good stories for children as well as adults." The paragraph begins by stating that she has received many awards for her books geared towards pre-teens, but continues to say that she has also had great success in writing for adults as well. The author writes for both children and adults and does not mention the quantity of books geared towards children versus adults, which eliminates all of the other choices.
2. The correct answer is "Judy Blume has been a very busy and gifted writer (explicit)." Implicit is when something is implied, but not directly stated, while explicit is when it directly states something. In this case, we know that Judy Blume has received many awards and exceptionally talented, making her a gifted writer. Also, she has written nearly 30 novels in four decades and is described as productive, which means she was quite busy. While the specific words are not used, the main idea is still clearly stated. The first two options are incorrect because the main idea of the paragraph is not that she has been writing for a very long time, although it is mentioned.
3. The best title for this paragraph would be "Forty Years of Blume." This title is the best choice because it talks about Blume's career over the past four decades. While the paragraph does talk about her success as an author, it does not mention multiple awards, which would make the title "Blume's Many Awards" misleading. It also does not discuss the future of her work, other than that she has many stories left to tell. The last option "Bountiful Brilliant Blume" could work as a title, but it is not the best choice.
4. The sentence that could be added to further support the main idea of the paragraph is "Averaging a book a year, Blume's many works have been sold around the world." The paragraph mainly talks about her talent, which would be supported by her works being sold around the world. We also know that she had written 30 books in her 40 years of being an author, which would mean her average would be about one book a year. The other options are incorrect because nothing is mentioned about interviews or the media or about the main characters in her story. In addition, we also know that she writes books for all ages, children and adults.
5. The main idea of the video game is a bird with superpowers. While we know there are nuclear power plants in the game and that radiation leaks are dangerous, neither of these is the main idea of the game. The focus is on the superbird that can eat radiation leaks. However, "a superbird saves the world" is also incorrect because it mentions nothing of saving the world, just keeping the plant from exploding.
