Main Idea, Summarize & Inference

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Soccer, known as football in some countries, is played in over 200 countries by more than 250 million people. It has been part of the Olympics since 1900.

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Soccer is a worldwide sport.

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Infer means to look for _____________ in the story.

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clues

Front

Floods can cause tremendous damage, ruining houses, roads, and buildings, and leaving mud and debris behind. What is the main idea?

Back

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

Front

Inference:

Back

Use clues and prior knowledge to form an idea.

Front

Before leaving the house, Sue probably...

Back

picked up her umbrella.

Front

NOT part of a summary?

Back

exact words from the text

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Summary:

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Main ideas & important details of a text.

Front

True statement about summarizing:

Back

The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.

Front

Summary should be written:

Back

in your own words with complete sentences.

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False statement about summarizing:

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The Summary is one isolated thought in a passage.