Main Idea Flashcard

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Main idea of a passage?

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The most important point of the passage.

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NOT a strategy for identifying the main idea?

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Ignoring the topic sentence

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Inference:

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A guess based on evidence and reasoning.

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NOT a subtopic of main idea?

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Drawing conclusions

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Central theme of a passage?

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Overall message or lesson.

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Determine the central theme of a passage.

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All of the above.

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Main idea example?

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The benefits of exercise

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Purpose of identifying the main idea?

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All of the above

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NOT a clue for identifying the main idea?

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Irrelevant details

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Main idea of this quiz?

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To test your knowledge on main idea