Separate the Main Idea from a Detail - Practice 2

Ask what most of the passage explains.

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Ask what most of the passage explains. A main idea covers the central pattern; a detail supports one part of it. Avoid a summary that focuses on only one small example.

Worked example

A passage about labels, shelves and a return box may mainly explain organizing a shared collection, not just the color of one label.

Would you believe it?

The words its and it's are different: its can show possession, while it's can mean it is.

Original fiction: A Calmer Book Exchange

The class book exchange had become confusing. Students could not tell which books were available. A sign-out sheet recorded loans. A separate basket held returned books until they were checked. Labels divided the shelves into broad topics. The new system did not make anyone read faster, but it made borrowing and returning books easier to follow.

Question 1 What is the main idea? The class learned to read twice as fast. Only one topic of book was allowed. A clear system improved borrowing and returns.

Question 2 Which detail supports the main idea? The library bought a new building. A sign-out sheet recorded loans. Everyone finished every book.

Question 3 What was put in the separate basket? returned books awaiting checking all empty notebooks only brand-new books

Question 4 Which result is specifically not claimed? clearer borrowing easier returns faster reading

Question 5 Which summary avoids overstatement? Every student now likes every book. The class made its book exchange easier to manage. The class solved every reading problem.

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