Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Questions

Which of the following best summarizes the contents of the passage?

Incorrect.

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Although the author is favorable towards Professor Aronson's work, he or she does not make any statements about how others must conduct their research.

Incorrect.

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This answer choice is too narrow. Professor Aronson's treatment of different ethnic and socioeconomic groups is the topic of the third paragraph.

Incorrect.

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This passage does not compare Professor Aronson's research to research on the second-wave women's movement.

Good!

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The first paragraph introduces the topic of Professor Aronson's research and the second and third paragraphs each specify one aspect in which it is important and innovative - criticism of other research and attention to differences among subjects.

Incorrect.

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This answer choice is too narrow. Professor Aronson's critiques of previous research are the topic of the second paragraph.

Research of the post feminist generation must be conducted in a manner similar to that of Professor Aronson: pay attention to the mistakes of past research and to the differences in ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

Professor Aronson's research on the post feminist generation is beneficial to researchers because of the way it treats differences in ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

The importance in Professor Aronson's research on the post feminist generation is a result of her criticism of other's research and her attention to differences among her research subjects.

Professor Aronson's research on the post feminist generation is more beneficial than past research on the effects of the second-wave women's movement because of its attention to different ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

Professor Aronson's research on the post feminist generation is important because it shows the weaknesses of previous research on feminist topics.