요점(Main idea)를 찾는 문제는 'Critical Reading'섹션에서 자주 나오는 문제 중에 하나입니다.
다른 문제보다는 쉽게 답을 찾을 수 있어서 학생들이 꼭 맞추어야 하는 문제이지만 학생들에 따라서 어려운 문제일 수도 있습니다.
아래는 요점문제를 다루는 방법 중 가장 기초입니다.
* 참고로 SAT 출제 문장에 자주 이용되는 책 한권을 소개합니다. 자녀들이 읽으면 도움이 될 것입니다.
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster.
Finding the main idea is one of the keys to successfully attacking an SAT reading section. SAT passages usually present the main idea early and then follow with the supporting details. This is especially true of the easy passages. The main idea of an easy passage is typically found in the first paragraph-that's one of the things that makes it easy. The main idea of a hard passage is often found in the last paragraph-that's one of the things that makes it hard!
Use the following three-step approach to find the main idea of each reading passage.
1. Begin by carefully reading the first paragraph paying particular attention to the first two sentences.
2. Read the first two sentences of each additional paragraph.
3. Finally read the last paragraph paying special attention to the last sentence.
Identifying Main Idea Questions
Main idea questions are easy to spot. The question specifically asks you to identify the primary focus or major purpose of the passage. Here are examples of the format used on recent main idea questions.
- The major purpose of the passage is to …
- The primary purpose of the passage is to …
- The passage is primarily concerned with…
- Which of the following statements best represents a major idea of the passage?
- The main focus of the passage is on the…
- The passage is best described as…
- Which of the following titles best summarizes the content of the passage?
Learning how to find topic sentences is a valuable critical reading skill. In general well-written paragraphs contain one sentence or phrase that is more important than the other sentences.
다른 문제보다는 쉽게 답을 찾을 수 있어서 학생들이 꼭 맞추어야 하는 문제이지만 학생들에 따라서 어려운 문제일 수도 있습니다.
아래는 요점문제를 다루는 방법 중 가장 기초입니다.
* 참고로 SAT 출제 문장에 자주 이용되는 책 한권을 소개합니다. 자녀들이 읽으면 도움이 될 것입니다.
A Room With a View by E.M. Forster.
Finding the main idea is one of the keys to successfully attacking an SAT reading section. SAT passages usually present the main idea early and then follow with the supporting details. This is especially true of the easy passages. The main idea of an easy passage is typically found in the first paragraph-that's one of the things that makes it easy. The main idea of a hard passage is often found in the last paragraph-that's one of the things that makes it hard!
Use the following three-step approach to find the main idea of each reading passage.
1. Begin by carefully reading the first paragraph paying particular attention to the first two sentences.
2. Read the first two sentences of each additional paragraph.
3. Finally read the last paragraph paying special attention to the last sentence.
Identifying Main Idea Questions
Main idea questions are easy to spot. The question specifically asks you to identify the primary focus or major purpose of the passage. Here are examples of the format used on recent main idea questions.
- The major purpose of the passage is to …
- The primary purpose of the passage is to …
- The passage is primarily concerned with…
- Which of the following statements best represents a major idea of the passage?
- The main focus of the passage is on the…
- The passage is best described as…
- Which of the following titles best summarizes the content of the passage?
Learning how to find topic sentences is a valuable critical reading skill. In general well-written paragraphs contain one sentence or phrase that is more important than the other sentences.
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