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Main Idea and Summary questions ask for the single claim the passage is built to support, or the option that best summarises the whole passage rather than one vivid part of it.
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10 randomised questions, scored at the end. Take it any time — pass 8/10 and this category is done.
How to think about it
Ask what claim every paragraph or sentence is there to serve — that is the main idea.
A correct summary covers the whole passage, not just its most memorable detail.
Reject options that are true but too narrow, and options that are broader than the passage supports.
A summary reports the passage; it does not add a new judgement or recommendation.
The most common trap
Choosing a true-but-narrow detail as the main idea.