Main /Central idea

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What is the main idea of the passage about soccer players?

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Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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What is the main idea of Jenny's experience visiting her grandmother in the hospital?

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Jenny wants to be a nurse.

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What is the main idea of the passage about Mary and her kitten?

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Mary’s new pet is a kitten.

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What is a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about called?

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Main Idea

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True or False: The main idea does not need supporting details.

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False

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Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

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Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

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What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

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What point is the author trying to make?

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Identify

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recognize or name

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Recount

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retell; tell again

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Key details mean...?

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important words