reading comprehension

The main idea is the central point or message that the author wants to convey.

Floods can cause tremendous damage, ruining houses, roads, buildings, and leading to mudslides.

To infer means to look for clues in the story and use your knowledge to understand deeper meanings.

The theme is the author's message or the underlying meaning of a story.

A swimming suit, towel, beach ball, and sandals.

The purpose of reading comprehension is to understand, interpret, and analyze written texts.

The main idea can often be found in the topic sentence or is implied through the supporting details.

Supporting details are facts, examples, or descriptions that help explain or reinforce the main idea.

To summarize means to give a brief statement of the main points of a text.

A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false, while an opinion is a personal belief or judgment.