Mometrix key ideas and details, supporting details, and more

What would be a helpful key idea in helping find the summary?

Found, in the last paragraph, first sentence. It should accurately define the main idea of the passage, though the summary does not need to explain this main idea in exhaustive detail. The summary should continue by laying out the most important details or arguments from the passage

What is a helpful key idea in helping find the topic?

The topic is the subject of a text, or what the text is about

What is a helpful key idea in helping find the main idea?

The most important point being made by the author. Usually found on the first paragraph, last sentence

What is the difference between a topic and a main idea?

The topic is usually expressed in a few words at the most, while the main idea often needs a full sentence to be completely defined

What is a good example of a topic and main idea?

A short passage might have the topic of penguins and the main idea of penguins being different from other birds in many ways

A paragraph’s first sentence is often but not always the main topic sentence and it gives the reader a summary of the content of the paragraph

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What are supporting details?

Also called key points, provide evidence and backing for the main point. To show that a main idea is correct or valid, the author needs to add details that prove their point

Where are supporting details most commonly found in?

informative and persuasive texts

In some cases, supporting details will be clearly indicated with words like for example or for instance, they will be enumerated with words like first, second, third, and last

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What is another thing that is true about supporting details?

They are considered factual and correct, but still not relevant to the author’s point. Conversely supporting details can seem pertinent but be ineffective because they are based on opinion or assertions that cannot be proven

What is meant by the term paraphrasing?

It is considered a strategy that can be used both to increase reading comprehension and to include information when writing

What does paraphrasing involve in?

putting a portion of the text into the reader’s own words. This can be done post-reading as a way to encourage readers to actively engage with the text rather than passively receiving information

What is an inference?

A piece of information that is implied but not written outright by the author

What is a good example and explanation for inference?

After the final out of the inning, the fans were filled with joy and rushed the field. From this sentence, a reader can infer that the fans were watching a baseball game and their team won the game