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Skimming to Find the Main Ideas1.
  • Read the title of the selection carefully.
  • 2.
  • Check to see if there are headings and subheadings in the text.
  • 4.
  • Find any lists of points that are set off with numbers or paragraphs that begin with "first," "second," and so forth. Because main ideas are generalizations, the author may begin and end with a statement which generalizes or summarizes the ideas.
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