Implied Main Idea

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What is the main idea?

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Is what the passage is mostly about

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Three ways to find the main idea: Look for general versus specific ideas, use the topic to lead you to the main idea, use key words to lead you to the main idea.

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True

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General subject as it relates to main idea

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The topic the material is talking about

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How can a reader locate the subject/topic of a paragraph or passage?

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Ask the question who or what is the selection is about, key words and repeated words

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What is the formula for finding the main idea?

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General subject (topic) + what the author say (supporting details) = main idea

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What is the stated main idea? Options: The author come right out and tells the reader the main idea, The author makes you guess what the main idea is, The author underlines the main idea, The author does not have a main idea in the paragraph or passage

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The author come right out and tells the reader the main idea

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Which of the following is not a common word group that will announce a main idea? Several causes of, Various reasons for, For one thing, A number of effects

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For one thing

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Which of the following statement below is incorrect?

• Addition words are used before a supporting detail
• Addition words can alert readers to the main idea
• Addition words tell the reader a list of items is to follow
• Addition words are clues that a reader can use to assume that the detail it introduces fits under the umbrella of a main idea

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Addition words tell the reader a list of items is to follow

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What is an implied main idea?

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An idea that needs to be inferred

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What essential reading skills is being applied when looking for an implied main idea?

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Inferencing