Main Idea
This is the main message, purpose, or topic an author is trying to convey about a subject in a text.
What is central or main idea?
A detail or statement that is word-for-word from the text and directly supports a claim.
What is explicit evidence?
A sentence that contains only one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
The meaning of a word is determined by the words and phrases surrounding it in a sentence, known as this.
What is a context clue?
The synonym for "begin" and its antonym "end."
What is start?
The purpose of an objective summary is to include only the main ideas while leaving out this.
What is personal opinion?
To "infer" is to make an educated guess or draw a conclusion based on the evidence and this.
What is prior knowledge?
A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) or a semicolon.
What is a compound sentence?
In the sentence, "She was pensive after the loss," the surrounding words help you figure out that pensive means thoughtful or this.
What is sad?
The synonym for "simple" and its antonym "complicated."
What is easy?
When a text is organized by a main topic and several smaller ideas related to it, that structure is called this.
TTEAT
A claim that can be directly verified within the text is considered this type of evidence.
What is explicit or direct evidence?
A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
If you know the root "bene" means good and the root "dict" means speak, you can determine that benediction means this.
What is a blessing or good saying?
The synonym for "generous" and its antonym "stingy."
What is giving?
The process of identifying the controlling idea of a text and supporting details is the first step in creating this.
objective summary
To support the claim that dogs are loyal, a reader would cite a specific event showing a dog's devotion. This is the purpose of the evidence.
What is to support the claim?
This is the type of sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Using a dictionary or glossary is this type of strategy for understanding an unfamiliar word.
What is a reference?
The synonym for "prohibit" and its antonym "permit."
What is restrict, deny, or forbid?
A summary that includes the reader's opinion or emotional reaction would fail to be this type of summary.
objective
An author's use of facts, statistics, examples, or expert testimony all fall under the umbrella of this.
What is supporting evidence?
The term for the clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
If the sentence contains a synonym or restatement, the author is using this type of context clue.
What is a synonym?
The synonym for "futile" and its antonym "effective."
What is useless?