Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the…
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Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Pay careful attention.
Supernatural powers have always been a matter of fantasy for people. To escape from the real world and into a more magical one, where there is a super being of noble causes that one can admire. Often it is the consequence of radio-active animal bites or a scientific mishap of some sort that leads to creation or modification of such beings.
But do they truly exist?
Can supernatural powers be a real phenomenon? The topic is worth contemplation. It is urban theory that supernatural powers need not be as imaginative as shooting webs from your fingertips or flying. It can be as simple as having an IQ that is inhuman or having more emotional stability than humanly possible. Though not as colorful, these are also, in fact, supernatural capabilities. And for all we know, any of us could possess such powers.
What is the main idea implied by the author?
- A.
Comic books are wrong
- B.
Humans are meant to be ordinary
- C.
Super natural powers are defined by radio-active animal bites
- D.
It is possible that supernatural powers are not limited to fiction
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In a reading-comprehension "main idea" question, the correct choice states the passage's overall argument or thesis, not a specific supporting detail or illustrative example mentioned only in passing.
Application: The passage opens by describing supernatural powers as typically fictional, tied to details such as radio-active bites or flying, then pivots with "But do they truly exist?" and argues that traits such as an extraordinarily high IQ or exceptional emotional stability are also, in fact, supernatural capabilities, concluding that "any of us could possess such powers." This pivot is the passage's central claim: supernatural powers need not be confined to fiction.
"Comic books are wrong" overstates the author's position; the passage never dismisses fiction, it only adds that such capabilities may also exist in reality.
"Humans are meant to be ordinary" contradicts the author's own statement that any of us could possess such powers.
"Supernatural powers are defined by radio-active animal bites" mistakes a passing illustrative example of the fictional depiction for the author's actual claim.
So the passage's implied main idea is that supernatural capabilities are possible in reality and are not limited to fiction.