Strategies and practice for the HESI A2 Reading Comprehension section: main idea, inference, and passage analysis.
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- What is the "main idea" of a passage?
- The central point or overall message the author wants to convey.
- Where is a topic sentence most commonly located in a paragraph?
- At the beginning of the paragraph.
- What are "supporting details"?
- Facts, examples, or reasons that explain or prove the main idea.
- What is an "implied main idea"?
- A main idea that is suggested but not directly stated in the text.
- What reading skill involves using clues from surrounding text to determine an unfamiliar word's meaning?
- Context clues.
- What is "inference" in reading comprehension?
- A logical conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning rather than directly stated facts.
- What three purposes make up the acronym PIE for author's purpose?
- Persuade, inform, entertain.
- What is "tone" in a passage?
- The author's attitude toward the subject, shown through word choice.
- What is the difference between a "fact" and an "opinion"?
- A fact can be proven true or false; an opinion expresses a belief or judgment.
- What is "summarizing"?
- Restating the main points of a text in a shorter form using your own words.
- What is "paraphrasing"?
- Restating a text's meaning in your own words without changing the original meaning.
- What text structure organizes information by similarities and differences?
- Compare and contrast.
- What text structure explains why something happens and what results from it?
- Cause and effect.
- What text structure presents events or steps in the order they occur?
- Sequence (chronological order).
- What text structure identifies a difficulty and offers a resolution?
- Problem and solution.