Main Idea Practice Flashcard

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Main idea of a text?

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Central idea in a story or text

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Importance of identifying the main idea of a passage?

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Understand the overall message or purpose of the text.

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Strategies for identifying the main idea:

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Identifying the topic sentence, looking for repeated words, summarizing in your own words, and identifying the central theme.

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Supporting details in a passage are:

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Specific pieces of information that provide evidence or examples to support the main idea or thesis.

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Supporting details clarify and strengthen the main idea by providing evidence, examples, and explanations.

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Supporting details provide evidence, examples, and explanations that help to clarify and strengthen the main idea.

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Subject of a passage?

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the topic being discussed, analyzed, or described

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Difference between subject/topic and main idea?

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Subject/topic is specific; main idea is broader, encompassing the overall message.

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Can a passage have multiple supporting details?

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Yes

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Main idea always explicitly stated in a passage?

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No

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Importance of finding the main idea before reading supporting details

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Understand the overall message or purpose of the text.