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Main ideas and evidence
A main idea is the central point of a passage. Supporting details explain, illustrate or substantiate that point. Read the whole passage before deciding that its first sentence must be the main idea.
Separate a quotation from your interpretation. When making an inference, identify the clues and state what remains uncertain. Different texts can support more than one reasonable interpretation.
Worked example
Passage: rain filled the creek, the path flooded, and hikers turned back. A supported inference is that flooding prevented travel.
Try it yourself
Read a short article and write its main idea plus two supporting details.
Check your understanding
What best supports an interpretation?
Evidence makes an interpretation assessable.
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