Choose the Appropriate Letter to Identify the Main Idea Implied

Multiple Choice

Choose the appropriate letter to identify the main idea implied by the paragraph. Many surnames of European origin are derived from an ancestor's first name.For example, Richardson means "son of Richard" and Pavlov means "son of Paul." Wilkins means "little William" and Perkins means "little Peter." Places and geographic locations are another source of surnames.Churchill, Dunlop ("muddy hill") , and Sidney, for instance, all reflect places or descriptions of places where ancestors originated.Other surnames come from occupations.Baker, Carpenter, and Knight are all derived from ancestors' professions or status.Still other surnames come from nicknames, physical descriptions, or character traits.Small, Fox, and Stern, for example, are derived from specific characteristics attributed to individuals.Another example is the name Kennedy, which is Gaelic for "ugly head."
Implied Main Idea

A) Many last names are derived from geographic locations.
B) Many European surnames are derived from names, places, occupations, and personal characteristics.
C) There was a time when communities were so small that people were known simply by their parentage, as in "son of Paul" or "little William."