Main Idea Practice

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The main idea is what the story or text is mostly about.

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What are supporting details?

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Supporting details are facts or statements that provide more information about the main idea.

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True or False: Key details give important facts to support the main idea.

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True

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What is the purpose of supporting details?

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To give you more information about the main idea.

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True or False: The main idea does NOT need supporting details.

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False

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What is an example of a supporting detail for getting enough sleep?

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Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize a text means to give a brief statement of the main idea and key details.

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Why is it important to identify the main idea?

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Identifying the main idea helps you understand the overall message of the text.

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What is a detail?

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A detail is a specific piece of information that supports the main idea.

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How can you find the main idea in a paragraph?

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Look for the topic sentence or the sentence that expresses the main point.