Writing an Analysis of a Nonfiction Text — Unit test

Question 16 • DAEP-English 7 A(20 Day Term)

Which detail from "Thomas Edison: The Master of Improvement” supports the big-picture idea of the passage?

Answer

Humphry Davy created the first electric light and shared his design with Edison.

Unlike Davy and Swan, Edison had no formal schooling. He was quite sickly as a child, so his mom taught him at home.

That way, all of those long-lasting Edison bulbs would have a ready supply of the electricity they required.

Edison was successful because he persevered through challenges to reach his goal of creating a practical lightbulb.

Explanation

A big-picture idea summarizes the main point of a passage rather than giving one specific fact. Choice D says Edison kept working through challenges to achieve his goal of making a practical lightbulb, which captures a broad idea about his success. The other choices give individual details about Edison or earlier inventors.

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