Main Idea in SAT

Students sat in the cafeteria talking loudly. It was lunch time at Green Elementary, and the lunch room was full. The noise and the smell of grilled cheese filled the air. In the corner sat Rudy and Jacob. They were making their daily lunch trades.
"I'll give you my cheese crackers for your pretzels," said Jacob.
"Okay, I'll give you my vanilla pudding for your sugar cookies," said Rudy.
"Deal!" said Jacob.
What is the main idea or main event of the passage?

• Jacob and Rudy trade food at lunch

• Rudy wanted Jacob's sugar cookies

• Jacob had cheese crackers and wanted pretzels

• Students were talking loudly during lunch at Green Elementary

Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind! Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
What is this selection mainly about?

• Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.

• We will be able to talk to robots and they will be able to respond.

•  Robots will be untiring workers.

• Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

What does the main idea of a story tell the reader?

• a specific detail from the story

• The conflict of the story

• What the story is mostly about

• The universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express

What is the main idea?

• Its the authors point of view

• Is what the passage is mostly about

• It is the sequence of the story.

What is the main idea of a passage?

• The author's opinion

• The central point or theme

• The setting of the story

• The conclusion of the story

Which of the following best describes the main idea of a paragraph?

• A minor detail

• A supporting argument

• The primary concept

• An example

In a story, the main idea is often found in which part?

• The introduction

• The body

• The conclusion

• The title

What question does the main idea of a text answer?

• Who?

• What?

• Where?

• Why?

How can you identify the main idea in a paragraph?

• Look for repeated words or phrases

• Find the first sentence

• Identify the longest sentence

• Choose the most interesting sentence

What is the main idea of a story about a boy who learns to swim?

• The boy's fear of water

• The boy's journey to learn swimming

• The boy's favorite swimming pool

• The boy's swimming coach