Reading Comprehension – Main Idea and Supporting Details

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering the key definitions, rules, examples, and applications of main idea and supporting details, plus related vocabulary and reading strategies.

The __ is what the paragraph, article, or story is mostly about.

main idea

Sentences that give more information about the main idea are called __.

supporting details

Identifying the main idea helps us better __________what we are reading.

understand; summarize

The main idea may appear in a paragraph; sometimes it is stated directly and other times it is .

anywhere; implied

Main ideas are often found at the beginning of paragraphs, but they can also appear in the __ sentences.

concluding

Supporting details give __ information about the main idea.

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