Main Idea, Summary, and Inference

Writers do not always fill in every detail -- they expect the readers to apply their own ideas to help them understand a text. You often need to make _________ when you read.

• summaries

• main ideas

• supporting details

• inferences

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Then look for __________ that support, or back up, the main idea.

• details

• main idea

• inference

• summarizing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which word describes what the author wants you to learn about the subject of the text?

• Central Idea

• Summary

• Inference

• Explicit

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which term describes a conclusion that a reader develops with their own reasoning based on facts presented in the text?

• Summary

• Development

• Inference

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which term describe an overview of the main points of a text?

• Development

• Summary

• Text Evidence

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which term describes something that is not clearly stated or obviously expressed?

• Implicit

• Central Idea

• Explicit

• Inference

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which term means to study in detail and determine the relationship between parts of a text?

• Inference

• Summarize

• Analyze

• Cite

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which term describes how the details in a text build on the central idea?

• Summary

• Text Evidence

• Analyze

• Development

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The most important idea in a piece of writing

• Explicit details

• Key details

• Main idea

• Implicit details

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Brief statement of the main points, telling the story in your own words

• Inference

• Adage

• Proverb

• Summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2