A.

• Scan the paragraph quickly.
• Predict the main idea.
• Read the paragraph carefully.
• Underline words or phrases related to the main idea

Every three minutes a home burns somewhere in Canada. Every day fire destroys property worth approximately one million dollars. In other words, the buildings destroyed by fire in a year would line both sides of a street reaching from Winnipeg to Vancouver. Every hour and a half some Canadian loses his life by fire. Every year the persons who lose their lives by fire are numerous enough to populate a community of more than 10,000.

Adapted from, Intermediate English Skills Development Series Book 3, 3A Main Idea