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

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

• details

• main idea

• inference

• summarizing

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

• Central Idea

• Summary

• Inference

• Explicit

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

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

• Development

• Summary

• Text Evidence

• Central Idea

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

• Implicit

• Central Idea

• Explicit

• Inference

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

• Inference

• Summarize

• Analyze

• Cite

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

• Summary

• Text Evidence

• Analyze

• Development

The most important idea in a piece of writing

• Explicit details

• Key details

• Main idea

• Implicit details

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

• Inference

• Adage

• Proverb

• Summarize