Main idea

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Main idea of a passage?

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What the passage is mostly about.

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Determine the main idea by combining supporting details.

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True

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Top tips: big picture, re-read first/last sentences, look for repetition.

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True

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Fun activities at the beach include swimming, snorkeling, beach volleyball, shell collecting, and sunbathing.

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Many fun things to do at the beach.

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Benjamin Franklin's passion for writing led him to establish a printing shop and publish a newspaper, along with 'Poor Richard’s Almanac', which featured humorous tales, weather info, and wise sayings.

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Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.

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Aaron and Angel are friends who look, talk, and sometimes dress alike. People confuse them for each other. What can be said about them?

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Aaron and Angel are alike in many ways.

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Mrs. Gonzales enjoys painting and gives her art to her son.

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Mrs. Gonzales paints pictures.

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Winnie the Pooh loves honey for its sweetness and searches for it in the woods, climbing trees to find and eat it.

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Pooh likes honey.

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Main Idea: Rodeo clowns risk their safety to protect cowboys.

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Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

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Future robots as personal servants.

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Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.