Main idea - Reading StategiesOnline version Watch carefully the following video and answer the questions. Mira el siguiente video y responde las preguntas. by Angélica C Morales Orozco 1 Why is it important to identify the main idea of a text? Select one or more answers a Because it helps us understand what we are reading. b Because it helps us knowing the author's origin. c Because it gives us information regarding history. d It is not helpful at all. 2 How does the first strategy help us identifying the main idea of a text? Select one or more answers a It tells the reader about the author's details and achievements. b Normally, they provide clues about the main idea of the text. c It supports the history and context the text was written in. d It does not provide any detail about the text's main point 3 Where can be found the topic sentence in a text? Select one or more answers a Implicit in the title and headings of the text. b It is not stated in the text. It is provided by the author in other publications. c In the reference and acknowledge section. d Usually at the beginning of a paragraph. 4 What does the concluding sentence match with? Select one or more answers a Author's background and childhood. b Acknowledge and details. c Topic sentence and title. d Title and author's previous texts. 5 What does the last strategy refers to? Select one or more answers a Ideas stated many times in the paragraph. b Details given in images accompanying the text. c Conclusions related to topic sentence and headings. d Topics and headings. 6 How helpful do you think the video was to understand the strategy? Select one or more answers a Very much b Kind of c Not at all