Summarizing Central Ideas

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What is a summary?

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A summary is the main or most important idea of the text.

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What question should you ask to find the main idea of a text?

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What point is the author trying to make?

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What is true about summarizing?

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A summary is what the passage is mostly about.

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What is the best summary of an invitation to a dinner?

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The teachers at school are having a dinner to which you are invited. It will be at 7 P.M. on June 17 and will cost $7.50 a person.

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What is the central idea of a passage about Thomas Edison?

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Thomas Edison was an important inventor.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize a text means to condense the main ideas into a shorter form.

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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 is the difference between a summary and a detailed description?

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A summary focuses on the main points, while a detailed description includes many specifics.

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How can you tell if you have written a good summary?

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A good summary captures the essence of the text without unnecessary details.

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What is an example of a main idea?

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The main idea of a story about a dog could be that the dog learns to be brave.