Semester Exam Review

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What is the first question you need to ask yourself when reading?

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What is the text about?

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What is the CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text?

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What the text is MOSTLY about.

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What should you look for to determine the central/main idea?

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Patterns, repeated words, phrases, or related ideas.

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What is the second question you need to ask yourself when reading?

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What does the author want me to know about the topic?

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True or False: The central idea is directly tied to the author's main point or argument.

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True.

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What is a central idea?

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The main point or argument that the author is trying to convey in a text.

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What are clues, hints, and evidence used for in reading?

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To help determine the central idea or main point of the text.

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What is the purpose of the title of a text?

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To give a brief indication of the content or main idea of the text.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To provide a brief overview of the main points or ideas presented in the text.

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What is the difference between a summary and a central idea?

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A summary is a brief recounting of the text, while the central idea is the main point the author wants to convey.