YOU ARE LEFT WITH ANSWERS CAND D. ANSWER DONLYAUTHORS WRITE TO COMM...

6. You are left with answers cand d. Answer donlyAuthors write to communicate; that is, they wantyouto understand their ideas and arguments. To that end,mentions one example and the passage givesthey usually will try to write as clearly and logically asthree. Answer cdoes not mention any examplespossible. To read these passages efficiently, therefore,specifically, but includes all the examples as wellyou need to get involved with the author in the subject.as the idea of the paragraph. You can concludeGive this author your undivided attention and try tothat the answer is c, and you don’t have to useunderstand what the author took the time and troublestep 7.to write. As you read, ask yourself these questions:Preparing for Main IdeaQuestions

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Who is this person?For extra practice, check out all the test books you can

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Can I detect anything about the author?from the library that have a reading comprehension

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From what perspective does the author write?section and answer as many main idea questions as

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How does the author think?you can until you feel very confident.