Main texts and secondary texts

Question 1

What is the main idea of a text?

Answer 1

The most important point the author is trying to make.

Question 2

What are secondary ideas?

Answer 2

Supporting details that explain, clarify, or expand on the main idea.

Question 3

Why is it important to identify main and secondary ideas?

Answer 3

For clear understanding, note-taking, summarizing, and critical reading.

Question 4

How do you find the main idea?

Answer 4

Read carefully, identify key sentences, and summarize those sentences.

Question 5

How do you find secondary ideas?

Answer 5

• Ask questions (Who? What?
  When? Where? Why? How?) about the main idea and answer them using the text.

Question 6

According to the exercise, what is energy?

Answer 6

Anything that has the ability to do work.