Main Idea/ Primary Purpose Questions
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| What do main idea questions ask you to identify? | You are asked to identify the core topic of the passage.
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| What do primary purpose questions ask you to identfy? | You are asked to identify the author's intention.
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| Where should you look , primarily, for the main idea of a passage? | Look in the first and last paragraphs of the passage.
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| What types of words most likely introduce the main idea? | Conclusion words such as "therefore", "thus", "so", "hence", etc.
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| Is the main idea always stated explicitly in the passage? | More likely than not, it is not stated explicitly.
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| Why is it important to re-read the first line of every paragraph, and the last line of the first and last paragraphs? | This should give you a general structure or outline of the arguement, with which you can answer the main idea question.
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| When should you eliminate answer choices that are too broad or too specific? | After determining the general structure or content of the arguement.
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| Why should you "tag' your text while regarding the main idea on the test booklet? | Notetaking , while reading, helps you to recall specific details.
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| What do Primary Purpose questions ask ? | What the author trying to do or what the author's intentions are.
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| If the primary purpose is to criticize 2 new books, then what is his intention? | His primary purpose might be to "critique" new studies.
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