Reading comprehension OAR
Main idea - Answer-Describes authors main topic and general concept
Generalizes the author's point of view about a subject
Topic - Answer-Overall subject matter of a passage
Theme - Answer-Generally true idea that the reader might derive from a text
Fiction/nonfiction - Answer-Fiction: Theme
Nonfiction: Main idea
Topic sentence - Answer-First, or very near the first, sentence in paragraph
General statement that introduces the topic, clearly and specifically directing the reader to access any
previous experience with the topic
Summary sentence - Answer-Comes at the end of a paragraph because it wraps up all the ideas
presented
Provides understanding of what the author wants to say about the topic and what conclusions to draw
about it
Supporting details - Answer-Between topic and summary sentence
Support the main idea
Main idea - Answer-Describes authors main topic and general concept
Generalizes the author's point of view about a subject
Topic - Answer-Overall subject matter of a passage
Theme - Answer-Generally true idea that the reader might derive from a text
Fiction/nonfiction - Answer-Fiction: Theme
Nonfiction: Main idea
Topic sentence - Answer-First, or very near the first, sentence in paragraph
General statement that introduces the topic, clearly and specifically directing the reader to access any
previous experience with the topic
Summary sentence - Answer-Comes at the end of a paragraph because it wraps up all the ideas
presented
Provides understanding of what the author wants to say about the topic and what conclusions to draw
about it
Supporting details - Answer-Between topic and summary sentence
Support the main idea
