what is the main idea of this reading passage
Before beginning a lesson on finding the main idea in a reading passage, teachers should review the differences of writing a summary, the theme, and the main idea. The main idea of a passage is the topic of the passage and the author's main point about the topic. Sometimes the main idea is not directly stated.
These reading comprehension exercises focus entirely on the concept of main Idea and theme. Each passage contains four or five multiple-choice questions focused on main idea.
The main idea tells what a paragraph is mostly about. 1  The main idea is sometimes found in the first sentence of a paragraph. 2  The main idea is sometimes found in the last sentence of a paragraph. 3  The main idea is sometimes not found in any one sentence.