Central Ideas and Details

Question 1

Central Ideas and Details questions strategy

Answer 1

1) Read the question and the passage without looking at the answers

2) summarize the passage and identify tue main idea

3) predict an answer

4) evaluate the options

5) double check

Question 2

What should/shouldn’t you focus in Central Ideas and Details questions?

Answer 2

should:
Main ideas of the passage

shouldn’t
Details

Question 3

Possible traps in central ideas and details questions

Answer 3

1) Partially true answers
Beware of Partially True Answers
Some options might seem correct because they touch on something true from the passage, but they’re not comprehensive. The right answer encapsulates the central point of the entire passage.

Question 4

Possible types of incorrect answers in central ideas questions

Answer 4

1) additional info
**2) contradicts the passage