Important point: In each paragraph, one idea is developed; in other words, there is a topic sentence followed by some supporting sentences. The only problem here is that the topic sentence may be in the middle of at the end of a paragraph.

1. Do heading-matching questions last; in this case, you have gotten familiar with the              paragraphs through doing other questions.

2. Underline key words in the heading list

3. Read the shortest/ easiest paragraph.

4. Underline the main ideas in the paragraph

5. Compare with all of the headings

6. Cross out the answers

7. Almost always, one of the paragraphs contain misleading information

8. Note “contrast words” like despite, however, and without in the middle of paragraphs

9. Adjective clauses are limiting in nature; they may change the answer.

It is important to protect all the species of animal wildlife. In areas were mountain lions and coyotes have disappeared, herds of deer have grown too large for the available food supply.  As a result of this, many deer die of starvation. By allowing seeming harmful animals to continue their existence, a better balanced nature can be maintained.

In cold weather, people can dress warmly, stay indoors and turn up the heating. Wild animals, however, must find other ways to survive. Some migrate to warmer climates; others hibernate until the coming of spring. Still others growth thicker coats of fair in the winter. Animals seem well-equipped to survive even under conditions of extreme cold.

                          I.      The science of marriage

                         II.      The importance of honest communication

                        III.     The power of thought

  IV.  The likelihood of marrying again

                         IV.    Technological advances

                         V.      The benefits of avoiding argument

                        VI.    The real predictor for a lasting marriage

A.

Marriage is a much rehearsed topic, and the way married couples communicate in particular has been the subject of many studies. These days, research into marriage often involves hours of recordings, followed by a thorough analysis of data with the help of modern software applications.

B.

One such study analyzed five years’ worth of data, obtained from 750 participating couples. 

At the start of the study, participants who felt they were in a harmonious relationship reported having happy marriages. In other words, low levels of conflict corresponded to a perceived higher degree of happiness. At the end of the five-year period, however, many of these couples had separated or had started divorce proceedings. The outcome of this study suggests that keeping the peace rather than talking about problems and working through them can have harmful effects on a relationship.

C.

In a more recent large-scale study, people were observed over a 15-year period. The researchers recorded the timing of marriages, divorce and remarriages and discovered patterns that helped them estimate how likely divorce was. If participants admitted the possibility of divorce to themselves during the first year of the study, the probability of it actually happening was 10 times greater than for those couples who hadn't thought about it at all. Clearly, once the idea of divorce is in somebody's mind, they are more likely to act on it.

D.

Yet another piece of research confirms that the way men and women feel at the beginning of their marriage makes a difference to its eventual outcome. Those who feel disappointed, perhaps because marriage itself is different from their expectations, or because their lifestyle is not what they had envisaged, are more likely to divorce

E.

Having said that, relationships are complex and their development is the result of many different influences. The end of a marriage is unlikely to be brought about by one particular factor and is more probably the result of the combination of the small incidents that add up over time. It is also worth bearing in mind that in most countries it is the minority of marriages that fail. No one can truthfully claim that their marriage is happy or prefect all perfect all the time, but the fact remains that most married people stay together for life. The secret of a happy marriage, it seems, lies were most people have always thought it does: in the effort made on a daily basis by both partners to treat each other with consideration and courtesy, and to cheerfully accept each other’s faults as well as their good qualities.