Question

what is a question you can ask yourself while reading to help you identify main ideas a.what is the effect of the authors choice of words? b.what extra information is the author giving me to help me understand the main idea? c. what is the most important point the author wants me to understand d. who or what is the text about?

Answer 1

The question that you can ask yourself while reading in order to help you identify the main ideas is, what is the most important point the author wants me to understand. The correct answer would be option C. The main idea is considered as the most significant idea in a story or a paragraph. This sums up all of the other ideas that are being included in the story.