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The Main Idea of a Text - correct answer Describes the author's main topic and general perspective on that topic. It is expressed within and throughout the text. The reader can recognize the main idea in any text by - correct answer ...

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TEAS EXAM STUDY GUIDE

The Main Idea of a Text - correct answer Describes the author's main topic and
general perspective on that topic. It is expressed within and throughout the text.



The reader can recognize the main idea in any text by - correct answer considering
the main topic and how it is addressed throughout the passage.



On this test, you will be asked - correct answer not only to identify the main idea of
a text, but to differentiate it from topic and theme and to summarize it clearly and concisely.



The main idea is closely connected to - correct answer topic sentences and how
they are supported in a text.



Questions about the main idea may - correct answer also deal with finding topic
sentences, summarizing ideas in the text, or finding the supporting details of a text.



In the sections that follow, - correct answer determine the distinctions between all
these aspects of text and practice answering questions related to them.



To determine the topic, - correct answer ask yourself what you're reading about.



To determine the main idea, - correct answer ask yourself how the author feels
about the topic.



To identify the main idea, - correct answer first identify the topic



The difference between the main idea and topic is simple, - correct answer The
topic is the overall subject matter of the passage; the main idea is what the author wants to say about
that topic.

,The main idea covers - correct answer the author's direct perspective about a topic,
as distinct from the theme.



Theme - correct answer Generally true idea that the reader might derive from a
text.



Most of the time, - correct answer a fiction text will have a theme, while a
nonfiction text will have a main idea.



In a nonfiction text, - correct answer the author speaks more directly about a topic
to the audience-his or her perspective is more apparent.



Analyzing details the author includes - correct answer and looking for similarities
among them guides the reader to the conclusion. By identifying the supporting details the author's main
idea becomes clear.



Summarizing the main idea requires - correct answer focusing on the connection
between the different ideas and how that connection helps the reader draw a conclusion.



A summary is a - correct answer very brief restatement of the most important parts
of an argument or text.



To build a summary, - correct answer start with the most important idea in a text.
To continue building a longer summary, look for supporting details to add.



Remember that when you summarize, - correct answer your text should be much
shorter than the original.



To build an outline of the text - correct answer as you read, jot down words or
phrases that describe the main idea as you're reading and underline important details.



Part of identifying the main idea is - correct answer understanding the structure of
a piece of writing

,When looking at a short passage of one or two paragraphs, - correct answer
identifying the topic sentences and summary sentences will quickly tell the reader what the paragraphs
are about and what conclusions the author wants the reader to draw.



Topic sentences and summary sentences function as - correct answer bookends to a
paragraph or passage, telling readers what to think and then keeping the paragraph tightly together.



The topic sentence is - correct answer generally the first sentence or very near the
first sentence in the paragraph. It introduces the reader to the topic by making a general statement
about that topic, clearly and specifically directing the reader to access any previous experiences with
that topic.



The summary sentence of a paragraph on the other hand, - correct answer
frequently (but not always!) comes at the end of a paragraph or passage, because it wraps up all the
ideas the passage presents.



The summary sentence - correct answer gives the reader an understanding of what
the author wants to say about the topic and what conclusions can be drawn about it.



While the topic sentence acts - correct answer as an introduction to the topic,
allowing the reader to activate his/her own ideas and experiences with the topic, the summary
statement asks the reader to accept the author's ideas about that topic.



Finding a summary sentence, - correct answer will help to quickly identify the main
idea.



Between a topic sentence and a summary sentence, - correct answer the rest of a
paragraph is built by supporting details.



Supporting details can - correct answer come in many forms; the purpose of the
passage dictates the type of information that will be used to support the main idea.

, A persuasive passage may use - correct answer specific facts and data, or it may
detail specific reasons for the author's opinion.



An informative passage - correct answer will primarily use facts about the topic to
support the main idea.



Even a narrative passage will - correct answer have supporting details- the specific
things the author says to develop the story and characters.



The most important aspect of supporting details is - correct answer exactly what
the name says; they must support the main idea.



Looking at the various supporting details and - correct answer how they work with
one another will solidify an understanding of the author's perspective on a topic and what the main idea
of the passage really is.



The supporting details contain important - correct answer information key to
understanding the passage



Supporting details build - correct answer the argument and contain the key ideas
upon which the main idea rests.



While finding the supporting details - correct answer will help reveal the main idea,
it is actually easier to find the most important supporting details by understanding the main idea first;
then the pieces that make up the argument will become clear.



Signal words - correct answer or transitions and conjunctions that explains to the
reader how one sentence or idea is connected to another hint at supporting ideas.



Signal words and phrases - correct answer can be anywhere in a sentence, and it is
important to understand what each signal word means

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