How can a reader identify the main idea of a passage?

A. By looking for supporting details
B. By summarizing the text
C. By focusing on the title only
D. By ignoring the introduction

Answer: By summarizing the text

Additional Information: Summarizing helps distill the central idea from supporting details and examples.

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