Main Idea and Supporting Details

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The main idea is what the text is mostly about.

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What are supporting details?

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Supporting details are pieces of information that help explain or back up the main idea.

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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 does it mean to summarize a text?

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

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What is an example of a main idea?

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Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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What is an example of a supporting detail?

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Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.

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How can you find the main idea in a paragraph?

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Look for the sentence that gives the overall message or topic of the paragraph.

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What is the relationship between main ideas and supporting details?

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Supporting details provide evidence or examples that explain or reinforce the main idea.

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What is a topic sentence?

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A topic sentence is a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.

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What does it mean to infer the main idea?

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To infer the main idea means to understand it based on the details provided, even if it is not stated directly.