Praxis Prep Reading 5713
1. Topic: what the passage is about (broad)
2. Main Idea: what the author has to say about the topic/ the
author's argument
3. Theme: the main idea in fiction, an idea or perspective that
emerges from how
the author engages with their topic
4. Define Topic Sentence: introduces the topic & sometimes the
main idea
5. Where is a topic sentence usually located?: at the beginning
of a passage/
paragraph
6. Define Summary Sentence: provides understanding of what
the author wants to
say and what conclusions the reader should make.
7. Where is a summary sentence usually located?: at the end
of a paragraph/
passage
8. Define supporting detail: facts, examples, reasons, and other
pieces of information
that are meant to explain the main idea
9. Where are supporting details located?: in the middle of a
paragraph passage
10. define supporting detail signal words:
transitions/conjunctions that introduce
supporting details. They help rule out the topic/main idea--neither
will likely start with
these words
11. examples of supporting detail signal words: In particular
In addition
Besides
In contrast
Therefore
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1. Topic: what the passage is about (broad)
2. Main Idea: what the author has to say about the topic/ the
author's argument
3. Theme: the main idea in fiction, an idea or perspective that
emerges from how
the author engages with their topic
4. Define Topic Sentence: introduces the topic & sometimes the
main idea
5. Where is a topic sentence usually located?: at the beginning
of a passage/
paragraph
6. Define Summary Sentence: provides understanding of what
the author wants to
say and what conclusions the reader should make.
7. Where is a summary sentence usually located?: at the end
of a paragraph/
passage
8. Define supporting detail: facts, examples, reasons, and other
pieces of information
that are meant to explain the main idea
9. Where are supporting details located?: in the middle of a
paragraph passage
10. define supporting detail signal words:
transitions/conjunctions that introduce
supporting details. They help rule out the topic/main idea--neither
will likely start with
these words
11. examples of supporting detail signal words: In particular
In addition
Besides
In contrast
Therefore
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